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>> GOOD EVENING.
A LOT OF US WOULD RATHER BE SOMEPLACE ELSE RIGHT NOW.
OUR SUGGESTION FOR THE NEXT HALF-HOUR?
BARBADOS.
♪ >> THIS, TO ME, IS MY PERFECT DAY.
WHO COULD GET TIRED OF THIS?
WE WILL GUESS NO ONE, UNLESS A TROPICAL PARADISE JUST IS NOT YOUR THING.
WHAT IS CERTAIN, BARBADOS IS QUITE THE SITE FOR THIS WINTER WEARY TRAVELER.
>> BARBADOS IS A CORAL ISLAND OFF OF THE VOLCANIC CHAIN THE REST OF THE ISLANDS ARE ON.
BECAUSE OF THE CORAL, IT IS NICE AND WHITE AND THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTS OFF OF THE SAND AND GIVES US A FANTASTIC COLOR.
>> THIS FORMER BRITISH COLONY HAS A BIG PERSONALITY THAT BELIES ITS 166 SQUARE MILES.
INLAND, HILLTOP PISTONS AND HISTOR ARCHITECTURE BLED WITH MILES OF SUGARCANE FIELDS AND BLOOMING GARDENS.
THE CAPITAL OFFERS HARBORSIDE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, AND A CITY CENTER MEANT FOR STROLLING.
>> IT IS SMALL BUT ALSO SWEET.
YOU CAN COME AND WALK THE STREETS.
IT’S SAFE.
>> WE BOARDED THIS 60 FOOT TO -- 62 FOOT CATAMARAN WITH A KITCHEN AND FOUR BEDROOMS.
IT IS HELMED BY CAPTAIN BRUCE SLATER.
THE CREW OFFERS PRIVATE DAY CHARTERS AS WELL AS SOME PAMPERING.
>> IS NOT A LOT OF STRESS OR THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT HERE.
>> WE SAIL ALONG THE WEST COAST, SNORKELING AND SWIMMING WITH GREEN SEA TURTLES.
>> THEY LIKE PEOPLE?
>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, YES.
CAPTAIN SLATER EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN WATERS.
THE EAST COAST IS THE ATLANTIC SIDE, THE ROUGHER SIDE.
YOU HAVE 3000 MILES OF OCEAN COMING FROM AFRICA AND CRASHING ON THE COAST.
THE WESTERN SIDE IS ATTRACTED, FLAT, AND ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CLEARWATER.
>> HEADING BACK, THERE IS STILL TIME TO HEAD TO THIS EAST COAST FISHING VILLAGE.
HERE, OUR GUIDE SHOWS US A POCKET OF OCEAN WHICH ATTRACTS SURFERS THE WORLD OVER.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE LOTS OF SURFING COMPETITIONS.
THE PROFESSIONALS, THE WAVES ARE BIG AND DANGEROUS IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
>> IT CAN BE JUST AS THRILLING FOR NON-SURFERS.
IT’S SHORELINE IS DOTTED WITH CURIOSITIES.
WINDING ROADS LEAD TO HIGHER GROUND AND LOVELY VIEWS.
MORE THAN 600,000 VISITORS FLOCKED TO BARBADOS EVERY YEAR.
HE SAYS HIS ISLAND IS WELL-SUITED TO TOWARDS HIM, NOT JU BEAUTY -- TOURISM, NOT JUST BEAUTY.
>> PEOPLE ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND WILL HELP YOU.
THEY WILL EVEN INITIATE HELP.
SHAY: PULL OVER BY A THICKET OF TREES, ISLANDERS ARE SAMPLING A LOCAL FRUIT AND HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THE FLAVOR.
>> SOMETIMES IT’S VERY SWEET.
IT’S MORE LIKE AN APPLE.
SHAYNA: DAYS END EARLY IN BARBADOS.
GENERALLY, BUSINESSES CLOSE AT 5 P.M. EXCEPT FOR SHOPPING COMPLEXES LIKE THE LUXURY LIME GROVE.
SHAYNA WE ASKED OUR GUIDE WHERE EVERYONE GOES TO EAT.
HE SAID EVER AND COMES HERE ON THE WEEKEND.
>> IS THE NUMBER ONE SPOT TO BE AT.
IT’S A SMALL FISHING VILLAGE.
THEY DO ALL KINDS OF FISH, THE WORKS.
YOU CAN GET THE BEST LOCAL FOOD THERE.
SHAYNA: THEY ALSO ALLOW PLENTY OF PEOPLE WATCHING DANCING AND MUSIC.
BOTH QUESTIONABLE.
[OFF-KEY SINGING] SHAYNA: AND NOT SO BAD.
MAYBE NEXT TIME, RIHANNA COULD MAKE AN APPEARANCE.