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| Page Views: 356 Last Visit to Barbados: November, 1996 | Trip Report Costs from Thanksgiving 1996 by grandmaR - last update: Aug 14, 2005 |
| Barbados shaped pool at the Edgewater Inn |
|  | 11-26-96 Left from BWI on November 26th and flew to Miami, and then to Barbados.
We exchanged $216.00 US for Barbados dollars in the airport - we got B$400.00 The rate is fixed at B$1.98 to $1.00 US, so it is almost B$2 to $1 US or IOW, you can divide all the B$ amounts in half. The charge at the airport for changing the money was about $15.00US
The round trip tickets for the two of us, with our 20% discount were $615.90 ($307.95 each)
The taxi from the airport to the Edgewater Inn was B$60 including the tip.
We were supposed to have dinner on arrival included, and they had left sandwiches. We tipped the waiter B$1.00
Our room was B$133.88 |
| Taken from the deck where we had breakfast |
| | 11-27-96 A continental breakfast each morning was free.
The car rental people came to the hotel to do the paperwork, and it cost us B$460 to rent a small hard top (not a minimoke) for a week. Licenses were an additional B$10 each.
First we went to the Barbados museum and got a Heritage Passport which was B$36.00 each. We also bought a better Barbados map for B$20.00
Filling up the car - we paid B$29.00 for 19 litres of fuel
We went to the Brown Sugar for lunch. It cost B$63.00 plus B$5.00 tip.
Drove to Bridgetown
Parking B$ tip to attendant for parking on the street B$2.00
Shopping at Cave Shepard
Barbados map B$19.95
Gifts
*cut glass candlesticks B$87.00 plus B$25.00 shipping
*emerald earrings B$215.00
*topaz ring B$140.00
Dinner at Kingsley Club B$120.00 |
| Bob's closeup of Morgan Mill |
| | 11-28-96 Breakfast - tip B$2.00
Drove up the east coast - Morgan Mill donation B$1.40
Snacks B$3.60
St. Nicholas Abbey - on Heritage pass
Farley Hill two admissions and book B$5.00
Barbados Wildlife and Greade Hill B$ 40.00
Two Tonic waters B$6.00
Small leather purse for gift at Folkestone B$6.00
Admission Folkestone and tip B$3.00
Lunch and snack Groceries B$ 35.00
Sunglasses to replace ones Bob forgot B$11.00
1627 Dinner and show for two B$180.00
Print for gift $10.00 US |
| | 11-29-96 Breakfast tip B$2.00
Andromeda Gardens - admission for 2 B$20.00
Best of Barbados shopping for gifts B$254.05
Lunch in park
Sea Shell Studio shopping for gifts B$1002.00
Dinner at Hotel B$50.00@ |
| Rocks and surf near the Animal Flower Caves |
| | 11-30-96 Breakfast tip B$2.00
Gas - 9.7 liters B$15.00
Animal Flower Cave entrance B$5.00@ plus B$2.50 tip
Drinks for lunch B$5.00@
Gas 6.5 liters B$10.00
Dinner at the Round House for two B$112.70 |
| Bob ahead of me on the nature walk |
| | 12-01-96 Breakfast tip B$2.00
Nature Walk (included) tip B$8.00
Bajan buffet brunch at Edgewater for two B$86.40
phone call $B0.25
Gas for the car B$5.00
Parking at Grantley Airport B$0.75 |
| Driving to the airport in the rain |
| | 12-02-96 Leaving Turned car in at airport
Departure tax for two B$50.00
Gifts bought at duty free shop
* B$2.25 hot sauce
* B$24.00 tie |
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Gillybob Wed Jan 7, 2009 19:17 UTC
Good tips and great photos - looking forward to my first visit in 4 weeks! Gillybob greetings | CALSF Mon Apr 30, 2007 02:30 UTC
Thanks for sharing your tips especially the driving tips! | easterntrekker Fri Apr 27, 2007 01:37 UTC
Nice Barbados pages . We went a few years ago and enjoyed it so much . Your pictures are better than mine!! | tracymg Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:51 UTC
Great tip. Very helpful. Thank you. |
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