Hopefully you read part one of my Barbados trip since it's now time for part two, featuring a lot more snaps! If you haven't gathered by now, Barbados is beautiful. I wanted to visit for more than a decade, my friend has family there and I remember begging her to take me when we were just 16 ha ha. Good things come to those who wait, and thanks to my travel fairy godmothers (and godfathers), one awesome competition and one lucky tweet, my dream came true.
My beach photos were taken on Dover beach but we did have the opportunity to visit some of the more popular beaches on the island. A few notable ones are Mullins beach which is really cute but extremely small, Accra beach which is nice and the incredible Bathsheba beach - possibly my favourite I visited. Accra beach is home to Champers Restaurant, a delicious restaurant where we ate the best food we've had in 5 years. The last meal I tasted that was this good was in Hoi An, Vietnam back in '09. A girl never forgets.
It's rated #1 on Tripadvisor for restaurants in Christ Church and deservedly so. The staff were extremely friendly and we were on the decking with a view of the sea. So romantic! Definitely make a reservation here if you visit the island.
We also headed to Oistins on Friday night for the famous Oistins fish fry. The area comes to life and tourists and locals flock there to party, eat good food and be entertained! If you head to Barbados, you must swing by. We tasted yummy flying fish, jerk chicken and ribs. We aren't the biggest seafood fans but had tons of fun anyway, there was lots of street dancing aka drunk locals on stage WERKING it. Amazing.
Our hotel had a bunch of cool pools but I'm much more of a 'jump in the sea' kind of girl. One of my favourite days on the island was when we went on the Jammin' Catamaran Cruise. We had two snorkelling stops and one for swimming.
It was essentially a party cruise! We had unlimited free punch and heard lots of jammin' tunes. The crew were hilarious and definitely made our trip that much more exciting. It was super windy so no cute floppy hats allowed, I strapped this one to my head and attempted a last minute fishtail braid to stop my hair from going everywhere.
Several rum's later...
We only saw a handful of turtles but they were adorable. It's funny how they look kind of miserable but I love them. There were lots of drunk Americans on board (makes a change, it's usually us Brits) so it was also fun to people watch. I remember screaming 'don't let leopard pants get me!' ...That girl was loco.
I had such a wonderful trip and I'm sad it's over. I definitely want to visit Barbados again, next time I plan to go with my friend so we can explore more of the island. Bajans are so friendly and the staff at Ocean Two were fantastic. It's situated in St. Lawrence Gap which is the lively area full of restaurants (our favourite being Harlequin Restaurant) and bars.
I'm definitely going to hit up Crop Over next time, perhaps I'll even bump into Rihanna! ;)
Sunset at Dover beach.
My incredible competition prize also included a HTC One. This phone has been rated the top phone on the market and after playing with it for a month, I can see why. I've never had a phone with a decent camera so it was perfect for taking snaps when I was out and about with my DSLR. Here are some of my favourite HTC One pictures:
1. Jammin' punch / 2. Shameless selfie / 3. Sam trying to balance / 4. Dusk beach scene / 5. Sending my love / 6. Ocean Two hotel / 7. Walk on Bathsheba beach / 8. Oistins Fish Fry / 9. Rainbow fun
I hope you've enjoyed my posts and I have one more outfit post lined up. If you're thinking of heading to the Caribbean soon, I definitely recommend Barbados and Ocean Two. Feel free to ask me any-travel related questions.
Thanks so much to HTC, Roc Nation, Ocean Two and the Barbados Tourism Authority for organising one of my favourite holiday's ever! I'm such a lucky Rawr girl.
T - Needs another vacation. ;) XoX
