Barbados/Ship

I am finally able, not only to do my blog, but also import pictures.  Took long enough!!  Anyway here is a picture of part of the lobby of the ship.

For more than 3 centuries the island was under British rule making it one of just a few Caribbean Islands to be continuously controlled by a single nation.  English tradition mixes with African heritage brought by sugar plantation slaves create a unique Bajan culture.  The capital is Bridgetown and is a center of Caribbean finance and tourism.  It is a major port of call for many cruise lines.  While sugar has been the islands major export for 300 years, Mount Gay Rum has produced one the world's finest spirits  and the oldest rum distillery.

Gary is too sick to do much of anything here.  However, we did take a car into town and just walked around.  Had lunch on the ship and Gary went back to the cabin, hopefully to get some sleep.