Island hopping takes many forms but whichever you take you’ll be twinning and winning in the Caribbean.
Arguments abound as to what qualifies as ticking off a country on your list.
And American states too with my friend and mentor, the inimitable doyen of Irish travel writing, Eoghan Corry telling me he’d racked up 49 states.
My 16 seemed puny alongside that and I confess that some have been fly-through or drive-through.
Plane speaking
While my Caribbean island hopping extends to a flight layover for a clean-up on St Lucia en route to Tobago.
We, of course, don’t want you to have to bump up your experience when you’re keeping up with the Joneses, or Smiths.
When SunGroup Hotels has a Barbados and St Lucia twin holiday which is twice the fun.
Sugar rum rum
The 4* Sugar Cane Club is located in Speightstown on Barbados’s Platinum Coast.
And you can avail of an all-inclusive or room only option.
And enjoy the in-hotel hospitality and entertainment.
With Sandy’s Chattel Bar and Restaurant serving Oistins Stuffed Flying Fish or the Six Mens Coconut Shrimp.
Bus, bike and boat
You like your rum, and limin’, then Sugar Cane Club offers shuttle services to the Sand Street Beach Club & Bistro.
While for the more active then the hotel offers mountain bikes to explore the island.
And, of course, the best ride on any island is limin’ on a boat and get out and spot you a turtle.
And the Sugar Cane Club offers a complimentary Glass Bottom Boat tour.
For every guest at the Sugar Cane Club & Spa, when staying 7 nights or more.
Hills and thrills
Anyone who has flown over, stopped off, or stayed will wax lyrical about the mountainous marvel that is St Lucia.
And all-inclusive Bel Jou Hotel sits atop a hill with vistas of the Caribbean and the island’s capital of Castries.
Again the tastes of the island are to the fore and we’ll always be taken by a restaurant by the name of Kilibwe.
Creole for Hummingbird, and we do love to share our table with these fluttering fliers.
And Bel Jou also want you to get out to explore the island.
Which is why they offer a shuttle that runs five days a week.
Where sunbeds are provided by a local vendor free of charge.
Guests can even make a whole day of it and organise a packed lunch to take with them for just $10 per person.
SunGroup Hotels are what they say on the tin and they will group your island stays together so check out their site for best offers.
And you’ll be twinning and winning in the Caribbean.
