Grenada - Gold Coast: La Longue Route
Sunday 23rd August, West Yorkshire, UK. Yorkshire. Weren’t expecting that, were you? Nope. Me neither. Where does this fit into the grand Grenada-Barbados-Brisbane plan? Well....... Not Brisbane I packed up and left Gráinne, Karl and Grenada behind. Nothing fun about that but at least it went smoothly, the airport was deserted and the plane with all 10 of its passengers took off an hour early. Arriving at the very large, modern and completely empty airport in Barbados was very strange but, again, all went smoothly with no PCR required and my driver waiting to take me to the hotel where my room was just fancy enough to distract me temporarily from feeling sad and miserable and lonely. This was my “Covid Special” arrival hotel where I could have been tested if required so I indulged in a couple of nights of the luxury resort experience before moving on to something a little more modest. Barbados was lovely. Beautiful island and very friendly locals. Gorgeous beaches. Flatter and more d