Pretty beach - good local food & people watching but not too hectic?

[oakrunfarm]

Good morning.

 

We'll be arriving on Barbados at 7:30 and leaving at 5 on Celebrity Summit.

 

There are two of us who would love to spend the entire day on a gorgeous beach, and two ladies in their 70's who are avid people-watchers, but not interested in sunning.

 

I was hoping to combine the beach and lunch, and then head to either town for some shopping, or a beach bar for some liming.

 

We've been to Barbados once before and went to the caves, on a rum tour and then downtown to Bridgetown. We aren't huge shoppers, but it would be nice to tool around somewhere in some little shops and bars. Another option might be a short island tour after the beach as we did not see much of the island last trip.

 

What would be your recommendations for:

 

1. Best beach to visit with a place the older ladies could sip drinks and stay out of the sun, where we can be in relative proximity to them and hang on the beach for a few hours.

 

2. Easy access where not too terribly much walking to get there is involved.

 

3. Best place for lunch on the beach (good food is a MUST) that is close by above (Love local food in particular, but fresh seafood is great too).

 

4. Most beautiful and tranquil beach scenic-wise, but still enough people-watching for the ladies to be entertained.

 

5. Recommendation for sights to see or shops/local bars to visit - best would be something not too terribly far from ship pier

 

Thanks SO much! :)

[Aplmac]

You want everything, don't you.

All the pluses, none of the Minuses.

 

One word.

Accra.

 

15 mins. away from the dock,

and the taxi can drop you 30-40 yds. away from where you'll set up camp

under the low shade-trees fringing a part of the beach

where you could rent chairs and park the old girls under those trees

you see off to the right of this shot

[IHATESNOW]

Aplmac

You have me giving second thoughts about Accra now vs Crane. It looks pretty sweet without slicing so much time out of our day.

[oakrunfarm]

You want everything, don't you.

All the pluses, none of the Minuses.

 

Well, unless there are a pair of leopard-thong-clad bronzed Greek god types to put lotion on my back, fan me with palm fronds, feed me frozen grapes, and spritz me with ice water, then it's not everything. :rolleyes:

(But thanks for the tip on Accra - it looks great!)

 

Is there a good place there at Accra for lunch and drinks that also rents chairs and umbrellas?

 

Thanks! :D