Barbados for a week, despite the rain and a bouncy anchorage in Carlisle Bay, we had a wonderful time on the island. It does feel ever so, ever so British. Speightown, our first port of call, was a riot of colours. Bridgetown, the capital, had everything to please, fabulous beach and historic buildings. Loved the buses and the people in them, they were great fun and a good way to see places like Oistins and Silver Sands cheaply. St Nicholas Abbey was beautiful, nothing religious in it, unless rum is your creed, but a beautiful plantation. Shame we had to leave so soon!