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Much needed midwinter tour of sunny Barbados Barbados is a singular island miles or kilo meters long miles or kilometers wide it has on area of 166 square milea of square kilometers The language spoken is English the dialect Is Bajan Largely of coral formation arid surrounded by miles of white sand beaches the Island rises in terraces from the sea to a high point at Mount 1104 feet above sea level The community is divided into parishes the capital a Bridgetown Generally speaking the cast coast is described as rugged and Atlantic there an area in the parish of St Joseph colled the Scotland district the west coast is tranquil and Caribbean Barbados tourist facilities have reached a high level of sophistication to the eternal treasure trove of sun sea sand rum and fun be added a long list modern amenities hotels apartments guest houses villas restaurants and bars that combine a create some of the finest holiday facilities In the world Lets take a tour or the island well start after truly lunch at the Brown Sugar restaurant at tho Island Inn Hotel on the Aquatic Gap in Bridgetown The onward track from Brown Sugar is along Highway past the Royal Barbados Yacht Club where bobbing hulls and dipping masts of sloops yawl rigs schooners and power cruisers engage a sailors eye Government is on right and to the left is lovely Carlisle Bay where in days of old schooners dropped theirhook while passengers and cargos were lightered to the Careenage Over the Chamberlain Bridge that crosses the Careenage and we re in Bridgetown a Trafalgar Square where you re likely to spot a harbour policeman He II stand out rather readily in a crowd because his uniform while covered boater hat shirt scarf and bell bottom trousers is the same rig as that worn by Jock Tar of Nelson day Command Ing Trafalgar Square and the Careenage stands the statue of Lord Nelson executed by Sir Richard and paid for by public subscrip tion Passing Lord Nelson on the right bear left along the Careenage to Princess Alice Highway Pelican Village a centre on your right is home to at least two Barbadian artistic notables Karl Broodhagcn the internationally renowned sculptor whn executed the bust or Sir Grontley Adams that stands In front of the Government Building on Boy Street and Courtney who created much of the memorabilia people bring home from the island On your left as you turn on to President Kennedy Drive Is the Deep Water Harbour capable of handling the huge cruise ships and cargo vessels that visit the Island turn off President Kennedy Drive at Eagle Hall and you re on Highway 1 through to Splcghtstown Highway I hugs the west coast often called the gold or platinum At Freshwater Boy is the Paradise Beach Club a hotel popular with and once owned by Canadians At Paynes Bay a little to the north arc a number of fine hotels among them the Tamarind Cove named for the huge Tamarind tree that domlnat the premises and next door Is the Buccaneer Bay Hotel Immediately south of sight of the monu erected to commemorate the first English landing Is the luxurious Sandy Lane the hole Is sited on one or Barbados most beautiful beach rimmed The west coast road winds past a panorama of dally life past luxury villas many the homes of stage and screen greats as Claude Colbert and Ingrid Bergman past fancy boutiques and local rum shops small homes churches theatres schools and playgrounds past parades of uniformed school children or if its Sunday past congregations of Barbadians dressed in all their finery on their way to Divine Services Just beyond and Its cluster of beautiful boutiques arc located some of the finest hotel properties In the Caribbean among them Settlers Beach The Inn and the internationally renowned Coral Reef Club all Interests of a delightful Anglo Irish man named I Budge who with gracious wife Cynthia has created an enviable reputa for hospitality A planned ahead visit to Ihf Coral Reef for dinner quite Informal on Barbecut nights Is a rather elegant way to cap off a sightseeing lour and one which can ode to the tota enjoyment of your holiday Various crossCanada winter carnivals laugh at the cold Winter in Canada is a season of festivals and earn vals with everyone taking serious and silly outdoor and indoor all across the country is the big month Rooted in the medieval European customs preceding Lent the days from Ash Wednesday to by the Roman Catholic Eastern and some Protestant churches the Canadian carnivals take advantage of Biggest of these lions and one that is world famous is the Quebec Carni February 1081 The spirit of the carnival is f by a walking talking snowman wearing a bright red toque Carni Put care aside for the period of my reign and share the joy of all my subjects he exhorts his followers home for this lOda festival is his Ice Made water welded ice blocks on a metal frame it includes walls iors stairways battle toboggan slides and jail Each year Quebec artisans mate ingenious statues in ice and snow along Carnival Street in the old section of the city Their subject matter vines from historical or politieil figures to contemporary themes Games and contests arc an part or all carnivals In Quebec the canoe race the St Lawrence linens a highlight The I km wide river one mile at tlis lime of year Is clogged with ice chunks Battling the force of the current and the I tit five man teams race across the river Paddling furiously they scramble out of canoes when they hit an ice chunk and drag the heavy braced vehicles until they hit water again Its an exhausting but Jar activity Sometimes the sillier the game the better At the Vernon British Columbia Winter Carnival Feb the silliness includes games like snow snow baseball and an obstacle race Snowgoir British Columbia first has its origins in the recent past when some Prince George golf enthusiasts got tired of waiting for summer and tried golfing In the snow The game caught on quickly Golf Balls are colored and golf clubs range from brooms to togs The holes are dug out of the snow and watered until they become Ice The green is a mixture of packed snow and water Par About 150 says of this year carnival Baseball on Ice Is another summer made- winter sport It is played like any ordinary slow pitch baseball game but when you re wearing skates it a little difficult to stay upright In the obstacle race participants ski uphill instead of down A few large tires and a couple of water ponds to get the skis nice and sticky ensure nobody sets any speed records Serious skiing is done in the freestyle events which attract participants from Canada the US and Europe There arc also snow mobile races crosscountry races tourna an Invitation per wee hockey tournament a curling and a pet A costume dance Is held every night of the 10day even Each one has a different theme from medieval to western another silly sport originating in is one of the features of the Winterfest Feb 11 15 It a form of skiing The skis are two boards six to eight feet long held on by leather straps In a partner ship performance two people gel on the skis one In front and one behind and down be finish line In addition there are tugof war contests kite flying crosscountry skiing and races Kimberley known as the Bavarian City or the Rockies has a distinctive German air Up at the platil or town centre there are hockey games for the children and and German music during the evenings The Festival du Voyugeur is held each year in St Boniface Manitoba Feb and revives the spirit of Canada early hunters trappers and adventurers The- recalls the winter of leie when Jean Baptlste the first pioneer of the Red River bade goodbye to his St Boniface home and out for a threemonth walk to Montreal Quebec to deliver an important message memory is Celebrated with snowshoe races cross country ski marathons contests beard growing contests mocassin dances and an annual reincarnation of In the form of an early voyageur dressed In rawhide toque and striped One contest taken serious at the 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