The flight was delayed by an hour (because the plane had to get de-iced in Toronto on its way down), and as a result we sat on the tarmac for a couple more hours after landing, and didn’t get home until around 2am 🙁 Neil: Incredibly uncomfortable seats! Maybe try WestJet instead of Rouge, next […]
Nolan: A lot of the sunsets we saw were very nice and colourful. If you look closely, you can see the door where the port pilot enters to guide ship into the port. No window screens so mosquito coils and citronella oil were necessary. Lara: To me the coils and citronella oil did not really […]
Bought some sorrel and made the Bajan Christmas drink. Nolan: It was good, but kind of sour and I added too much sugar syrup. Christmas presents in Barbados! Nolan: When I first opened the present and saw the book, I was interested and so I started reading it. It turns out it is quite interesting! […]
Well camouflaged crab. Lara: Sea urchin!! SPIKY WATCH OUT!!!! Nolan: Lara, Dad and I went on a long walk on the beach while Felix stayed home sick with Mom and Grandpa 🙁 Dad almost stepped on the other sea urchin we saw on the walk. Lara: Rocky road!! Nolan: Lara thought that those cool rock […]
Uncle Tony came by to drive us to the grocery store and back!! View from the balcony. We stayed on the second floor of the Sandbox apartment on Brighton Beach Rd. North, St. Michael. It had two air-conditioned bedrooms (most nights, the 3 kids and Grandpa shared a room).
Lara found a recipe for a Christmas cookie she wanted to try … it started out with everyone involved. And then she finished it up …
Lara: Mommy? It says on this sticker that birds’ feathers are heavier than their bones. LL: What? Really? ?!?! Lara: Ya, birds’ bones are hollow, so they’re really light. That’s why birds can fly and humans can’t. Our bones are not hollow! Learnt something new today!