Trini! Claimed he was a night watchman at a funeral home! He really was the "Mascot" of "Scotty's", a Bajan restaurant we went to eat for our first evening on the island. One of the few places we found open. Helped us select our food from the menu, got our drinks for us, told us where to pay, and helped us to our seats. Took our leftovers to his house down the street after fingering through them BEFORE we had finished our meal. That way he was guaranteed more food. We're hoping our dining experience would turn out better the next night!
Ben! A very fine, courteous, young man! Had to be to put up with all the crap we gave him when he was our waiter at the "Oriental Restaurant" in St. Lawrence Gap. The language barrier was tough to break, since he had only been on the island for a short time, but with a lot of laughs, we did it. I'm sure he was glad to have us leave even though he was pleasant to us the entire evening!!
Henderson Reece! Fabulous artist, warm human being, and a really good Facebook friend of mine. Loved talking with him about his family and his art.
Anderson Barrow! Native to the island and the closest thing you could find to a gypsy. Roamed the island beaches with his young green monkey trying to make a buck. Always on the lookout for the beach patrol who more than likely chased him off the beaches more than once. Could have a photo taken of yourself with the monkey for a few dollars or you could take a photo of him with the monkey for a few more dollars. Not quite sure what he will do when the monkey becomes too unruly for the customers. Oh yeah, I paid him the big bucks for a photo of him and the monkey, but I still enjoyed it!
Angel? Not sure if Angel is this fellow's name, but both time we visited Oistens' Friday night fish fry, he was there with his shirt on declaring Angel's Cafeteria. With muscles as large as his, I would be glad to call him whatever he wanted me to call him. Friendly and accommodating guy who looked like he REALLY enjoyed doing what he was doing; grilling lobster, shrimp, chicken, pork, and of course, flying fish.
Chicken George! Yep, that's what they call him! The guy with 18 children to 17 different women. I wrote a story a few weeks ago about him and his beach bar. He was a colorful character, as colorful as his beach bar. He HAS to be part of the folklore of the island. Anyone with a name like Chicken George and that many children just has to be.
Sharon, Shawn, Jack and Jordan! Part of the crew of the Ocean Mist that we were fortunate enough to sail on during our stay. Ever meet someone who you felt so at ease with and who treated you like you were their friend forever? That's how we felt when we met this husband, wife and two children. What a wonderful family who run a cruise operation in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. We were so luck to get to meet them, and to learn about the island from them. Only wish we had met them earlier in our stay. We would have cruised with them again!
Richard! A true ambassador to the island of Barbados. His friendly smile welcomes you and his charisma touches your soul. So interesting to talk with about not only his island and his jewelry, but about life.
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