| Bathsheba, the name evokes images of a mystical | | | | every weekend, surfers can be seen practicing their |
| place and in Barbados it is a special place. Bathsheba | | | | maneuvers on the waves while spectators lounge on |
| on the east coast of Barbados has dramatic beauty | | | | the beach. |
| with wide sand beaches on a rugged coast with | | | | Surfing is not the only activity that takes place at |
| striking rock formations. As beautiful as Bathsheba is, | | | | Bathsheba, indeed the invigorating salt air combined |
| the journey to this quaint seaside village is equally | | | | with the rock formations encourages you to explore |
| enchanting. | | | | the beach and the surrounding village. The constant |
| Driving to Bathsheba from Bridgetown takes one | | | | breezes are ideal for kite flying while the trails off the |
| across Barbados going from the south coast to the | | | | beach lead you among the rocks and to cliff tops |
| east coast. Going to Bathsheba can be described as a | | | | that provide dramatic views. Along the beach are |
| trek as the narrow roads, old style wooden | | | | grassy areas that are perfect for picnics and |
| arrow-shaped signposts and striking beauty of the | | | | weekend camping and are fully used by locals. The |
| countryside force you to reduce your speed and | | | | wooden houses surrounding the beach seem to fit |
| soak in the visual sights. It is a drive along narrow | | | | perfectly into and enhance the environment, |
| roads through small villages and towns, many of | | | | encouraging you to wander through the village. |
| whom are set in the midst of sugarcane fields. In a | | | | Scattered throughout are restaurants and bars able |
| sense this drive exposes you to the "true Barbados", | | | | to refresh a parched throat or provide a meal for a |
| away from the frenetic pace of city life and the | | | | weary traveler. As you explore further you |
| blandishments of commercial tourism. It is a drive | | | | encounter Andromeda Gardens at one end of the |
| through villages where people stop to say good | | | | village. Nestled on a cliff overlooking the east coast, |
| morning or wave to a passing stranger. It is a drive | | | | Andromeda Botanic Gardens is run by the Barbados |
| through areas where people sit outside village bars or | | | | National Trust. It is spread over six acres of carefully |
| superettes and exchange the latest news. To a lost | | | | landscaped grounds that are lavishly coloured with |
| stranger, people willingly give directions and may even | | | | blooms, orchids, exotics and shrubs. At the other end |
| offer to ride part of the way. A trip to this mystical | | | | of the village is the neighborhood known as |
| place carries you past churches that by their very | | | | Cattlewash. Here are found weekend vacation |
| design speak of many years of ministering to a | | | | cottages sitting on a wide beach backed by dramatic |
| spiritual flock. If you stop and wander the grounds of | | | | cliffs and surrounded by vegetation that has been |
| these churches a sense of peace seems to | | | | permanently shaped by the wind. |
| immediately envelope you. | | | | The waters at Bathsheba encourage you to enter |
| Barbados is often thought of as a flat island but the | | | | and swim. There are shallow pools carved out of the |
| drive across makes you realize that there are | | | | inshore coral reef that are just a few feet from the |
| significant hills which create striking contrasts. As you | | | | shore. These pools are several feet deep and you |
| proceed the vegetation changes, in some parts | | | | can sit in them while the sea rolls in and swirls around |
| assuming a tropical rainforest appearance. The most | | | | you. Despite the free movement exhibited by the |
| striking contrast however is the immediate entrance | | | | surfers, care should be exercised if swimming in |
| to Bathsheba. The road climbs a hill and at the base is | | | | Bathsheba. Swimming should only be done if in the |
| Bathsheba clustered around a bay with striking rock | | | | company of someone who knows the area well as |
| formations. Depending however on the time of year | | | | there are dangerous rip tides and strong undertows. |
| or time of day, at the brink of the hill you are met | | | | If you ever visit Barbados, take the trek to |
| with a fog reminiscent of European cities. This fog is | | | | Bathsheba and invigorate your spirit with both the |
| created by droplets driven by the wind from the | | | | drive and the magic of the place. |
| tops of the long Atlantic rollers. | | | | Summary |
| These same rollers crossing the Atlantic from Africa | | | | Bathsheba, the name evokes images of a mystical |
| to crash on the Barbados shore create ideal | | | | place and in Barbados it is a special place. Bathsheba |
| conditions for surfing. And so it is to Bathsheba that | | | | on the east coast of Barbados has dramatic beauty |
| local and international surfers flock. While there are | | | | with wide sand beaches on a rugged coast with |
| many locations in Barbados for surfing, Bathsheba | | | | striking rock formations. As beautiful as Bathsheba is, |
| takes pride of place with the famed "Soup Bowl". | | | | the journey to this quaint seaside village is equally |
| Named after the foamy surf, this is the site of many | | | | enchanting. |
| local and international surfing competitions. On almost | | | | |