Barbados

Barbados couldn't have been the perfect vacation destination while Seattle is a chilly 40degF and rainy. It's even better when your expenses in Barbados is fully paid for. Can you imagine a 6 day business trip in Barbados, flying there directly from Seattle, and staying at the Hilton Resort?

Barbados - a former British Colony - drives on the left side of the road. It is the most easterly Caribbean Island with temperatures between the high 70s and high 80s all year round. Anyone visiting the island will immediately take note that the Bajans/Barbadians are running on island time. Order your food 30 minutes before you feel hungry.

Canon EOS Rebel T1i 17-55mm
Canon PowerShot D10 Underwater Camera

Sunset taken while snorkeling in the Caribbean Sea - beach at the hotel. Canon D10 Auto Beach

View of palm trees, pool, beach, bar, and Caribbean Sea from hotel lobby.  f/8 3.2 sec ISO-3200

View of beach at dusk from hotel lobby. f/8 3.2 sec ISO-3200

View of hotel's infinity pool overlooking beach. f/8 3.2 sec ISO-3200

Poor crab sunbathing on top of a white wall in the middle of the day, at the hotel. Canon D10 Auto

Flowers at the Andromeda Botanical Gardens. f/5 1/320 sec ISO-400

Flowers at the Andromeda Botanical Gardens. f/2.8 1/200 sec ISO-400

Toads in a pond at the Andromeda Botanical Gardens. f/2.8 1/160 sec ISO-100

Tour of Harrison's Cave. f/2.8 1/6 sec ISO-3200

Stalagmite and stalactite in Harrison's Cave. f/2.8 1/50 sec ISO-3200

Barbados' NE coastline on the way to the Andromeda Botanical Gardens. f/8 1/250 ISO-100

Sunset after an afternoon rain. f/4.5 1/800 sec ISO-100

The wharf in Bridgetown, Barbados. f/22 1/50 sec ISO-100

Atlantis Submarine. f/22 1/60 sec ISO-100

Atlantis Submarine tour underway. f/11 1/250 sec ISO-100

View of ship wreck at 146ft in Caribbean Sea during the Altantis Submarine tour. f/8 1/40 sec ISO-400