Sure, you can walk to Carlisle Bay, but it is busy, and the hawkers might get you down. It is a free public beach but many will try and sell you space. By the time you have bought the sunbeds and a drink, you will have laid out cash. In the same walking distance, you could be at the southern bus terminal. Take a small white bus to Silver Sands/Oistins, and get off at Rockley. The deal is, two beds at the Tiki Tiki bar and you get the money back in vouchers. Use the vouchers for food and drink, the sunbeds are free. Sometimes they have live music at lunchtime. We have seen many a great band in this little bar. See the menu to find it on the film.

As you step onto the beach there will be coconuts for sale, massages will be on offer and the jet ski sellers will be circling the bay looking for your interest. With the sea in front of you, turn left and walk to the Tiki Bar which will greet you with soft reggae music. Ask for two sunbeds and check the deal but it normally is 30 US dollars (or 60 Barbadian dollars) for two beds and a parasol and service! They give you tokens to that value to spend in the Tiki bar so the sunbed is effectively free. For that, you can grab a local beer for $7 BBD or a cocktail of your choice for $16 BBD. You can get a snack and stay in a token budget but the grilled chicken will remind you of what chicken used to taste like before factory farming and the local catch is what Barbados is famous for.

Going home is as easy, just jump on the number 11 back to Bridge Town and walk to your ship taking in the town as it comes to life selling on the streetside against the breathtaking sunset. Now that is another Doris Visits save your money tip, but a little extra is you could walk to the other end of the beach and find the new Boardwalk and stroll beachside for a while before you catch the number 11. That is on another of our many films on how to get around Barbados and enjoy it like a local for the same price as they pay.

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