The food was fresh and imaginative, and eating it poolside or by the ocean made it all the more enjoyable. Breakfasts were a leisurely affair, with a tropical buffet being laid out by the pool, which comprised of fresh fruit, assorted bread rolls, pancakes, boiled eggs, savoury and sweet tarts, breakfast cakes, banana bread and continental pastries.Īfter helping yourself the breakfast buffet, you could then order a main breakfast dish, of which locally caught flying fish was a speciality, as well as ‘bakes’ – a cross between a Scotch pancake and a doughnut that is made with cornmeal – fried plantain, assorted types of eggs and omelettes, pumpkin fritters, salt bread and fish cakes.

It was two weeks of sunshine, rum punch, dips in the sea and hotel pool, dancing, sightseeing and excellent food. Some years ago, I went to Barbados for a romantic holiday.