Barbados – My Ticket to Adventure

Last week, as our team was gearing up for the Outdoor Adventure Show in Toronto, my boss asked me to accompany him to Barbados for a short research trip. Working trip or not, I love my job.

Like most people, I've always thought of the Caribbean as Shangri-la for winter weary travelers. But it's so much more. While the west coast is all about sipping a maiti on white sandy beaches, the east coast is a study in adventure travel and eco-tourism. I love that you can park yourself anywhere on the island and do it all – boogy boarding, horseback riding, hiking through lush, tropical forests.......Did I mention that I really love my job?

We've stationed ourselves at the Bougainvillea Beach Resort. It's close enough to the nightlife at St. Lawrence Gap but far enough away to enjoy being lulled to sleep by waves pounding the shoreline. Justin, the surfer dude with great hair who mans the water sports booth at Bougainvillea, wants me to go wake boarding and turtle snorkeling, but considering how big the waves are today, I might just try out some body surfing first and see how that goes.

  We've only just arrived, but I'm already salivating at all that's available. While this is a research trip, I'm not above taking some time to explore – in the name of research, of course.

I love my job!

Julia Rosien,
Nomadik Editor