Walking Bridgetown, Barbados

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Unfortunately, our tour was cancelled. By the time we received the bad news, all the other intriguing options, like rum-tasting, were sold out.

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So we decided simply to walk around Bridgetown, the Commonwealth nation’s capital, about 1,600 miles from Fort Lauderdale. Learn more

The Deep Water Harbour port was over-booked, so Nieuw Statendam docked on the industrial side, and we rode a shuttle bus to the cruise terminal.

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The clear turquoise water sparkled. Families crowded the beaches. Several boats floated beyond them.

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We explored Independence Square, which commemorates the island nation’s break with Britain.

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A statue honors the Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow, Barbados’ first Prime Minister, known as the “Father of Independence”.

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