FRIDAY, MAY 7TH--BARBADOS

I am writing this a day later. Rebecca and I went on different tours yesterday afternoon in Barbados. I got back too late to write as had to get ready for dinner. For some reason after eating my lunch in the Compass Rose I did not feel well all afternoon. Probably not due to the food there however. Rebecca, Cynthia, & John did the “Harrison’s Cave & Arlington House” tour which they said was good, especially the cave. I went on the “Capture Barbados Photo Tour” hosted by a well known local photographer. Well, I was not very impressed. I felt it was a way for him to sell this photographs. We did make some stops where I hope I got some good photos. I haven’t looked at them yet. We have been on Caribbean cruises many times so have seen the islands and are not impressed any more. Dinner last night was in the Compass Rose restaurant with our friends and next door neighbors here on the ship, Caroline & Don. Don and I love soft shell crabs so I made a special order for them as our appetizers. They were GREAT! Not sure what the deal was last night but service was slow. More people boarded the ship in Barbados so dining room was fuller than it has been in a while. As usual lately the menu did not have anything we really wanted so Rebecca & I ordered Cajun blackened salmon and emphasized not to over cook it as usual. IT WAS! I sent it back just as I have had to do every time I have ordered fish in Compass Rose the past 4 months. The last time Paulo, restaurant manager, assured me it would not be over cooked again. Weird thing is I can order the blackened salmon from room service for lunch and it is PERFECT! By now it was 9:45 (the show starts at 9:30) and we have not even ordered dessert yet. We had arrived in the dining room at 7:30. We all skipped dessert as wanted to see some of the show. Guess you would say our dining experience last night was a disaster. Marius, one of the head waiters, assured me tonight would be better. Can’t get worse. Ok, enough of that. An ex-Broadway singer, Teri Sager, was the headline entertainer. Everyone has their opinion and we all thought she was average at best. Caroline had worked in NYC as a talent evaluator and she was not impressed either. So today was not a good one for me. Must be time to go home?