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Barbados’ east coast is far quieter than the tourist friendly west coast; this is the place to head for if you want quiet seclusion and that authentic desert island feeling. To be honest your peace is definitely going to be shattered – regularly – every few seconds in fact – as the coastline faces the Atlantic and the water hides countless rocky outcrops and reefs. Atlantic rollers crash onto the beach sending mists of cooling spray into the clear blue skies (not that anyone is complaining). This is surfer’s paradise in every sense of the word, with the most popular venue for hanging ten being the ‘Soup Bowl’ home of the Independence Classic Caribbean Surfing Championship and the Junior Longboard Classic Open.
For the beach bum this is heaven; beautiful sandy beaches fringed by palms with looming hills and mountains in the background; a wonderful view out over the spectacular Atlantic, broken only occasionally by impressive rocky protuberances and tiny atolls; the cooling Atlantic breeze, fine sea spray and in many cases virtually no-one else around. Prime spots include Bath in St.John, a favourite with families with young children due to the picnic and playground facilities and Bathsheba and Cattlewash, which are seemingly never ending and have a backdrop of unfeasibly lush vegetation. Two things to be wary of are the breezes, which keep you cooler and can lead you to stay too long in the sun and the strong Atlantic currents – strictly strong swimmer only! But don’t be put off, the incredible beauty of your surrounding will more than make up for this.
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