Summer Holidays are over for Josh

Hello Friends,
Well, Josh is back at school now after 9 1/2 weeks holiday! He's gone into the first stream of the third year and so far is getting through his homework easily. His school has just had a new library built so the teachers are looking for donations of children's books to populate it. I have given over quite a few of the younger books we brought over with us as our contribution. Surprisingly it hasn't made a dent in the vast library we own.
During the holidays we went shopping, beach picnics, sightseeing around Barbados, beach, visiting relatives, beach, watched the Crop Over parade, Bridgetown Market, Fish Fry Evenings, trip to the circus and a few trips to the beach with cousins, so that was nice. In between times he was enjoying his favourite role as cowboy and shepherd with his Granddad.
He's also been in contact with a few people on the net and by phone, which is also lovely for him.

Here is an article from the Barbados Advocate written on the day we went to the show.

Suarez Brothers Circus dazzles with fantastic opening night
Web Posted - Fri Aug 18 2006
By Marc Gibson

S for Spectacular! S for Stupendous! S for Suarez Brothers Mexican Circus, which held its grand opening night show at the Spring Garden Highway on Wednesday night.

The over two-hour long show certainly held more than its fair share of thrills and surprises, with plenty of tumbling, twirling, and breathtaking balancing acts by the talented troupes of acrobats setting the night off to a fabulous start.

While there is certainly more than enough to dazzle and amaze both children and adults, a number of lucky children got the chance to meet Big Boy the Giraffe up close.

Lucky adult members of the audience also had their chance in the spotlight under the Big Top, as Evan the Clown frequently enlisted the assistance of the crowd. Sadly, some members of the local audience were, at first, somewhat reluctant to join in the fun but Evan the Clown s quality performances and hilarious antics kept the audience in stitches.

The thrills did not stop there, as the attention of the audience was captured by the agility of seven tigers, three of which were white tigers. Under the direction of the animal trainer some tigers spun on stools, while others rode on a giant wire wheel, and leapt through a ring of fire.

While the crowd was greatly appreciative of the high wire antics of the death-defying trio of acrobats, and was dazzled by the trapeze troupe The Flying Angels , the must-see stunt and attention-riveting performance of the evening was the foursome of daredevil bikers who pulled the audience to the tips of their seats with their hair-raising performance in the Globe of Death .

While the stunt began with two motorcyclists confined within the Globe of Death , the audience was stuck silent by the precision, no, the daring of the performers when the number of motorcycles and riders within the globe rose to four. The applause that filled the Big Top after the four riders completed their performance could only be described as thunderous.

With shows Monday to Friday at 8 p.m. and two shows on Saturday and Sunday at 5 and 8 p.m. Barbadians will certainly have plenty of opportunities over the next four weeks to see for themselves the spectacular, the stunning, the jaw-dropping Suarez Brothers Mexican Circus.