Decisions Decisions!

 
 

Now for a little information. In order to get a vacation for the Summer it has to be requested by December 1.  Therefore my decision about when to go had to be made right after Thanksgiving. As  mentioned in a previous post Australia was on the list, so were South Africa, Barbados, Costa del Sole, Paris, Provence. There may have been even more, but this was the list I faced the Friday after Thanksgiving.

It seemed that to be fair to those I work with no  more than 3 weeks off would be taken by me.( only 2 nurses could be on vacation at one time). The days of July18- August 7 were chosen  and approved. That alone kicked South Africa and Australia off the list. It takes 2 days to get to them and 2 back....Not the kind of vacation I was looking for... long trip in a tourist class plane seat with layovers ....Nope. Another minus the airfare...ridiculously high.

One of my most favorite trips included a week in Paris. Lovely City, but not even the Parisians like it much in Summer....So off it came. Provence and Costa del Sol...would love to rent a villa with a large group of  friends in either place we all would have a lovely time that way. While thinking this through  it really became apparent to me that I wanted low key, chill, and easy, not a that kind of outing at all. ...beach, ocean, shade, hammocks, iced drinks with coconut and umbrellas, palm trees, casual,  maybe some Reggae. I was looking for.........

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Barbados

Another reason for a trip to Barbados being my vacation choice: I have a couple of great Facebook friends from Barbados.We had "met" over several years and most were people that I exchanged views and thoughts, photos, songs, and news-clips with on a mostly daily basis.  A Virtual FB friend  Brad and I were chatting about my upcoming vacation. When I suggested visiting he gave me an enthusiastic positive response, letting me know he thought I would really love Barbados. When asked the others agreed.. During dinner one night with a fabulous woman named Sue, the only Bajan FB friend I had really seen  in NY,.as an aside,  we had met when Bobbi (another virtual  Bajan friend who I really look forward to seeing!) suggested we friend each other. Sue and I were instant Sisters.  Sue was organizing a group  to Barbados during Crop Over, and the dates overlapped my vacation time! There was a whole list of places to stay and things to do to choose from and it was strictly a la carte...Could be as busy or as at leisure as I wanted to be and this group already had a leader. So we started to talk and laugh and plan  about it over dinner one night and then chatted some more...More of the Bajan group chimed in all with plans for me and things I must do and see. More dinners with Sue and exchanges with all the above ........OK I am in...Lets go!