BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS (Port No. 2, 1/10/12)

CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE, CITY OF BARBADOS

• GEOGRAPHY 101
          • Land Mass/Continent: Barbados is a small island nation in the Caribbean; the easternmost island of the Caribbean
          • About Bridgetown: Bridgetown is the capital and largest city in Barbados, and the center of business and tourism
          • Estimated Population: 96,578
          • Distance From Home (San Diego, CA): 3,851 miles
          • The Water That'll Get Us There: Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean


• ITS PLACE IN HISTORY/INTERESTING FACTS 

UNESCO World Heritage Site

           • Currency:  Bardabian Dollar (BBD)
          • Official Language:  English
          • Local time: 
          • Per Central Bank of Barbados:  Per capita income $7,350
          • On 6/25/11, Historic Bridgetown became a UNESCO World Heritage Site (a place listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as of special cultural or physical significance)
          • A touch of England in the tropics, and a unique fusion of African and British cultures - its settlement by the English began in 1628, and the island gained its independence in 1966
          • Cricket is the national sport
          • They serve high tea
          • Motorists hug left
          • Where Dominica was a volcanic island, Barbados is a coral-based island
          • It has vast amounts of sugar cane
          • "You can't beat the rum in Barbados"
          • The only city outside continental North America that George Washington visited
          • They proudly have no fast food restaurants and no private resort beaches
          • Their Central Bank boasts that income is more equitably distributed than in most countries, and there's a well-developed national safety net for the disadvantaged
          • They also claim that there is a relatively low crime rate and a virtual absence of social and political unrest -- and further that civil and democratic rights are firmly entrenched in their society
          • Tourism video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOFJQ3hKmco (Barbados:  The Last Authentic Carribean Experience)

• CLIMATE
          • Bridgetown a warm, sunny place, which features a stable tropical climate, with wet and dry seasons
          • Average low for January: 70
          • Average high for January: 82

• HIGHLIGHTS/THINGS TO SEE
          • Barbados is known for its tutles, snorkeling, the Barbados Green monkeys and other wildlife
          • Attractions also include the zip line, Harrison's Cave, Atlantis Odyssey Submarine, Barbados Beach Break, and the Caribbean Cigar Co., Parliament buildings and Mount Gay Rum Refinery (the oldest in the world)

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS