Still chillin'/workin' in Barbados


Here's the view at the end of the
St. Lawrence gap here in Barbados.
I'm still enjoying the Bajan cooking
(macaroni pie), and I'm working
pretty hard, but it's still better than
being offshore.

Comments

Heather said…
Man! I'm jealous!
3:09 PM
Anonymous said…
Me too! Last ime I got offshore, I flew out of Gueydan, Louisiana, then came right back. Gueydan is NOT the Louisiana equivalent of Barbados...

Mostly Cajun
7:38 PM
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