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<\/a>Virginia, our guide at St. Nicholas Abbey<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Don, our guide at the sea-cave, mon.<\/p><\/div>\n
The homes in Barbados are, for the most part, tiny. Some are brightly colored, some have flowers or a small patch of lawn that gets cut with a weed whipper. Some have antennas and others have huge satellite dishes (that make me think of Mumbai or soccer, and I don’t really know why).<\/p>\n
<\/a>Typical Home<\/p><\/div>\n
Lots of men have long hair, either braided or in dread locks. Some wear a hat, almost like a tall Dr. Suess hat, with (I’m guessing) their hair tucked inside.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Man wearing a hat<\/p><\/div>\n
The school children wear uniforms to school. School gets out around 3 PM and there are hordes of kids, all ages, swarming around the little markets and along the road either walking or waiting to catch the bus.<\/p>\n
<\/a>School girl in her uniform sipping on an after school drink.<\/p><\/div>\n
The buses go screaming fast. The “national” buses are big blue buses or big yellow buses. The small yellow buses are some other company owned bus. The national bus is $1 per ride and is quiet. The unofficial bus is $2 a ride and the play terrible music loudly.<\/p>\n