Memories of Adventures in Barbados.
Not very often does one encounter real adventurers who have a fearless spirit of adventure and an endearing sense of joy. This was Rex Wotton, a sailor, climber, scuba diver, and a great sport. Rex Wotton ran the West Coast Watersports shop at Coral Reef hotel. It was just a short walk from Settlers Beach. They took hotel guest diving and on daytime and sunset cruises along the coast. He was a professional seafarer trained by the Royal Merchant Navy in all matters of navigation, sailing, diving, explosives, and marine work. Rex Wotton was just one of the most loveable Rogues one would ever meet. He had an infectious sense of fun and used it to win over every situation. He was independent at an early age and often disappeared for days at a time, to camp by Joes' river , catching fish to survive. He built campfires from coconut husk and twigs and cooked his catch with breadfruit, wild okras, plantain, and edible vines. He ate mangoes, and local berries like fat pork, and sea gra...