Barbados: Day 2

Keith and I are doers not sitters. So, on day 2 of our vacation we woke up to this and then got ready for our Land & Sea tour. The land part consisted of us riding around the island with 9 other people in this

and seeing things like this

National Flower

People take their livestock to someone else's property to graze for the day.

Sugar Cane is a major crop in Barbados. Sugar Factory

Someone was building a boat in their yard.

Bathsheba

This looks like a man's profile. See it?

Morgan Lewis Mill is the only intact sugar mill in Barbados and one of two in the entire Carribean. The walls are boulders held together by egg whites and coral dust.

Before leaving the land part of the tour to take to the sea, we went "off-roading" in the zebra Land Rover.

Look closely and you can see the large needles that cover both sides of this palm.

Ready to get in the water with our vests and snorkel gear
to swim with the turtles!
From the catamaran we saw The Cliff

(top 50 restaurant in 03, 04, and 05)
After our land and sea adventure we went to the Sandy Lane Gold Cup horse race

where we blindly placed bets on horses 6 and 8.

This dog put on a pre-race show.
We won!
Finally, we enjoyed a delicious and local dinner at Brown Sugar
and ended the day with this sunset.

Barbados: Day 1

As ya'll know, Keith and I just spent 7 (wonderful) days in Barbados. As ya'll also know, I'm kindof (ok, majorly) picture crazy. How do I even begin to share our 700+ pictures? My solution: day by day.

So, without further ado, Day 1...

After sitting through 2 accidents on I-65, a short night in Louisville, and 2 plane rides, we made it!Our ride for the week.

Notice the steering wheel is on the wrong side.
"H" on the license plate = Tourist

We were always excited to see other "H"s on the road!

View from our room!

The famous Friday night Oistins Fish Fry:

Every Friday night in the fishing village of Oistins, the fishermen bring their catch from the day and grill the fish at one of dozens of open air stalls. The National Dish: flying fish

and macaroni pie

After dinner we took in some local entertainment

and did some "window shopping"

We couldn't have asked for a more fun first day/night!

Family

When Keith and I returned from our trip, I got a phone call that family was in town from Mississippi for the weekend. I was so excited to see Sharon, Paula, and Aunt Lane (Memi's sister) who I hadn't seen since Keith and I got married a year and a half ago. Memi was very close with all of her sisters and brothers and I grew up seeing them all frequently. It was good for my heart to see them and reminisce, and Keith was such a good sport for putting up with all the story swapping. I hope that it isn't another year and a half before seeing them again!

Preview

Spring Break 2010

Keith and I decided that there's no reason to skip Spring Break just because we have real jobs...

so we're going to BARBADOS!!! Tomorrow. Be back in a week!

We like food

With swimsuit season fast approaching, Keith and I are...
eating. A lot. Here's a sampling:


*Guacamole
A few weeks ago on a Whole Foods shopping trip Keith found guacamole mix from Frontera Grill, a great Mexican restaurant in Chicago. We were so excited! I recently made homemade guacamole using the Frontera ingredients, and it was delicious. I probably ate an entire avocado's worth of guacamole in one sitting.


*Sushi
Last Saturday night we headed to Virago for our monthly dinner date with Joey and Lauren. Virago is known for its sushi. I had never been, and I was excited about my meal. After 3 hungry hours we were finally seated (long story). At least the Aloha roll was incredible (tempura shrimp, coconut, bacon, pineapple, and macadamia nuts). And we had good company. In addition to Joey and Lauren, we got to catch up with 3 of Keith's college friends- Brent, Andrew, and Garrett.


*Shrimp and Grits
Keith renewed my Cooking Light subscription- yay! This week my new issue came in the mail. We didn't wait more than 24 hours from receiving the magazine before trying our first recipe- shrimp & grits. My favorite! Get the recipe HERE and go make it. Seriously. So good! And so easy!


*Homemade French Toast and Bacon
Breakfast of champions! Ok, maybe not, but it was a great way to start a routine work day. I may just have to start getting up early and cooking a real breakfast more often!


A few weeks ago, we were asked what our "go-to" recipe is. We struggled to answer. Later, we talked about it and realized that we rarely cook the same meal twice. Not because it wasn't good, but because there are so many to try! If anyone has a tried and true recipe, send it our way!