ISLAND DIARIES: #ILIVEWHEREYOUVACATION

I came across this blog more than once in my reading and absolutely love the stories and photos ...they truly capture Barbadian inspired moments and the fun that Malou Morgan has as she goes about every day life. Barbados is way too small , everyone knows everyone !

Warning: This may potentially be one of those cliche Caribbean dream living posts full of colourful underwater and sunset photos.

I took the afternoon off of work on Tuesday, after a bank holiday weekend spent working, to celebrate a dear friend's birthday.

It was one of those 'Phuck it' moments where I switched off my phone, brought out the GoPro, fully relaxed and really and truly appreciated living in paradise.

This feeling was amplified with the rare sighting of 3 stingrays and 2 beautiful turtles; all playing together and hanging out. I nearly passed out from a combination of sheer excitement and holding my breath a bit too long trying to snap as much footage of these creatures as possible.

After the underwater excitement and the collection of a few beers from the nearby catamaran, we were inspired to attempt yoga poses on our boards.

Thanks to the power of Banks Beer, both Jess and Angie were able to get their poses done after only one attempt.

For any of you who know me well, I am far from a yogi on dry land, so this was a pretty unrealistic attempt for me, and I looked like a drunk penguin even without a sip of beer. The snaps below are a testament to my determination though...even if it took me 10 attempts.

 I finally got a split second tree pose done, thanks to the help of Jess holding my board steady for me but I thought it only fair to include some more 'realistic' shots...

Days like these help to remind me to stop and enjoy the sunshine every now and again. We had friends visiting from NYC, who repeatedly asked us whether this is how we spend every Tuesday.

Thanks to our friend Ryan of WhatSUP Barbados for the boards that contributed to a great afternoon with a great group of people!

Photo cred: Ryan of WhatSUP Barbados

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ISLAND DIARIES: SAIL AWAY

Why only spend one day celebrating your birthday when you can do it twice as nice?

We celebrated Jess' birthday again [our first celebration was SUPing on Tuesday afternoon] on Calypso Cruises with a group of friends and I couldn't believe our luck with the weather! The day started off dark and stormy, but eventually the sun peaked through the clouds and gave us the perfect amount of rays. When you're used to sunshine every day, people start to panic when there's 'rainy' weather for more than a day...

I can't believe how lucky I am to live here and I feel even luckier getting to do something like this twice in one week. There's nothing quite as amazing as spending the day on a boat with great friends, eating delicious food and feeling the salt on your skin. 

Having friends visit from overseas is always the perfect excuse to go full out 'tourist' and enjoy the special things that this little rock has to offer. Catamaran cruising is high on the list of things we enjoy most about island living, and Calypso Cruises has been a favourite amongst my group of friends for a long time now. Not only are the crew really cool, but the food and 'vibes' are unbeatable and they offer a local, discounted rate on top of that.

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