| Barbados has an abundance of fantastic beaches and | | | | there were some real big rough waves. The waves |
| as much as I like lazing about on a sun longer, or on a | | | | produced by the Atlantic Ocean at Foul Bay were |
| beach blanket I get a little bit bored after about an | | | | way too rough for the kids to use their boogie |
| hour or so. I may be close to 40 years old, but I | | | | boards, so I ended up with one of the redundant |
| have no intention of slowing down or allowing myself | | | | boards. |
| to slowly waste away. | | | | Now thanks to the mighty Atlantic Ocean I'm now |
| Since I moved to Barbados near the end of June I | | | | hooked on boogie boarding, I was totally amazed at |
| have discovered a fun water sport that I get a wee | | | | the speed that I was propelled along the water at, |
| buzz out of called boogie boarding. A boogie board is | | | | even though half the time I would end up tossed up |
| basically a 3 foot long board, which is made out of | | | | in the air like a rag doll. I got a real adrenalin rush |
| polyethylene, which you lye down on and ride the | | | | from the riding the waves at high speed, what a |
| waves into the shore. | | | | difference it was compared to the previous years |
| I first tried boogie boarding last year when I was | | | | efforts at the Southern Palms. |
| staying at the Southern Palms, down at St Lawrence | | | | Even my pet Staffie tried to do a bit of boogie |
| Gap in Barbados. But the waves on the Caribbean | | | | boarding, as I was riding a wave into the shore, she |
| Sea were a little bit too gentle to really get much of | | | | grabbed hold the front of the board trying to drag it |
| a buzz out of boogie boarding; they were fine for | | | | ashore. Unfortunately she took a chunk out of the |
| little kids. | | | | board and cut my thumb, the board now looks as if |
| I had spent the first part of the day working hard | | | | a shark has bitten it. I think she is probably the first |
| from about 7am until 3pm. There is no point in | | | | Staffordshire Bull Terrier boogie boarder that |
| escaping the rat race of Scotland, if you don't spend | | | | Barbados has ever seen. |
| some quality time enjoying what Barbados has got to | | | | Boogie boarding really is great fun and is a great |
| offer. So, myself, wife, our Staffie, and a couple of | | | | break from just lazing around on the sand or |
| kids headed to Foul Bay, which is a beautiful little | | | | swimming in the sea. Maybe one of these days I will |
| beach on the Southeast coast of the Island. | | | | be ready to attempt some advanced boogie |
| Foul Bay is easy enough if to find, there is even a | | | | boarding ticks or techniques. |
| road sign, which tells you where to turn off to reach | | | | Living in Barbados makes me feel alive and no more |
| it. There is also good parking at foul bay, picnic | | | | so than when I am at a beautiful near deserted, |
| tables, a toilet and a shower. What I like best about | | | | pristine beach, boogie boarding and enjoying the |
| Foul Bay is that you only have to walk for about 1 | | | | sunshine. Foul Bay in Barbados really is a wonderful |
| minute or less, from your car and you are on a | | | | beach, but I wouldn't recommend going too far into |
| beautiful beach, which I have very rarely seen with | | | | the water unless you are a very strong swimmer, |
| more than a handful of people on it at one time. | | | | because the waves and currents are a wee bit |
| I had only been in the water for about 5 minutes and | | | | strong and rough. |
| was having a lot of fun body surfing the waves, | | | | |