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[goneclear]

Which beach is this? It's beautiful!

 

That Is a picture oF Accra beach facing west.

[davekathy]

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We’ll be on the Explorer Of the Seas 15 March 2009. We will be in Barbados Sunday 22 March 2009. We have nothing planned. Since this will be our fourth time to Barbados we were going to leisurely get off the EOS and walk around Bridgetown for a little shopping. Before returning to the ship we want to stop in one of the bars and have a Banks Beer or two. Is it true most if not all the shops are closed on Sunday? What about the bars (the Bridge House)?

[phinfan63]

That Is a picture oF Accra beach facing west.

 

Thanks! I think that we have decided to spend our day at that beach ~ it is too pretty to pass up!

[Aplmac]

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We’ll be on the Explorer Of the Seas 15 March 2009. We will be in Barbados Sunday 22 March 2009.

We have nothing planned.

Since this will be our fourth time to Barbados we were going to leisurely get off the EOS

and walk around Bridgetown for a little shopping. ===> Might be a few stores open

Before returning to the ship we want to stop in one of the bars and have a Banks Beer or two.

Is it true most if not all the shops are closed on Sunday? ===> Pretty much!

What about the bars (the Bridge House)?

Shopping will be limited

but yes there may be a few stores open to accommodate the cruise ship people

particularly if there's more than just one ship in port,that day.

 

Don't think you'll have much luck with the bar thing, but you never know..

[NHRedSoxFan]

[Caribbean Sunsets]

Wow...beautiful beaches! I'll just have to go back (did a turtle tour when I was there) so I can experience one of these beaches first hand!

[Aplmac]

It's rather a long way out there (on the Barbadian scale of things..)

 

 

 

 

Five Tall Boys in a row?

 

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[Aplmac]

We got in to Barbados around 0700 hrs. to find it like this...

 

That's Fred.Olsen's BRAEMAR

 

 

 

 

 

looking Northward up the West Coast..over the new Coast Guard Station

 

 

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[Aplmac]

[Aplmac]

[NHRedSoxFan]

[NHRedSoxFan]

[Aplmac]

Wow! -so much like my shot!

 

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[NHRedSoxFan]

aplmac - we probably have a lot of the same subjects photographed. Post another one and I'll see if I can match it.

[Aplmac]

aplmac - we probably have a lot of the same subjects photographed.

Post another one and I'll see if I can match it.

This one was taken inside that same church

 

[Beachbum1944]

Accra Beach

[Beachbum1944]

Accra Beach

Edited March 5, 2009 by Beachbum1944

[NHRedSoxFan]

This one was taken inside that same church

 

 

I've been inside but didn't take a picture.

 

How about St. Lucy's...

 

[Aplmac]

..but do you have a bird in church?

 

dumb Dove..

[Aplmac]

Leaving Barbados behind..

 

 

That's Carnival SPLENDOR and Celebrity SUMMIT

[NHRedSoxFan]

No. I can't match that. I've got churches & birds, but no birds in a church.

 

I do, however, have a Barbados pig! How about you?

 

[Aplmac]

No. I can't match that. I've got churches & birds, but no birds in a church.

 

I do, however, have a Barbados pig! How about you?

 

Sorry no pigs...but I do regularly have Monkeys in my back garden(seriously!)

 

 

Here's one skipping across Mrs. Connell's roof, next door

 

 

And here's another one making his way along the top of the chain link fence at the bottom of my garden.

 

Sometimes they come to the window right here by my computer desk

and stare in the window...like ...any spare bananas?

 

 

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[ming]

".......across Mrs. Connell's roof, next door".

 

Any relation to Neville Connell?

[Aplmac]

".......across Mrs. Connell's roof, next door".

 

Any relation to Neville Connell?

Yes. Neville was Director/Curator of the Barbados Museum in the 1950s and 60s.

His particular interest was fancy Victorian glassware, if I'm not mistaken.

 

 

Mrs. Connell next door was marr. to Col. Connell of the (then-)Barbados Regiment

 

 

Col. Connell's bro. was Sydney(married to Lorna, dau. Judith)

-they lived at the top of 4th. Ave.,Belleville, in a large house with tennis courts.

I used to roam their two-storey house as a young boy in the mid-1950's!!

 

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Neville might be another bro.

He is definitely related, I've heard her speak of him.

 

 

 

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Small world. :)

 

 

 

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Edited March 22, 2009 by aplmac

[ming]

You’re fortunate to have such a famous neighbour, Mr. aplmac.

 

I met Mr. Connell in the early ‘60’s, he was a good friend of my father. We lived in Edinburgh at the time and went on holiday to Barbados where I was introduced to Mr. Connell and his family.

 

I distinctly remember him giving me an after-hours tour of the museum.

 

I also seem to remember him having something to do with the flag of Barbados (?), but the details escape me now.

 

A fine neighbour you have, Mr. aplmac.

 

...And a small world, indeed.