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After a 14.5-day Atlantic crossing, the crew of a sailboat arrives in Barbados and anchors at Port St. Charles.0:40 They clear into the country at the marina, where they also visit the Pier 1 restaurant and pool bar.4:28 The crew explores the island by walking to Speightstown for groceries and taking a local bus to Bridgetown.9:26 They encounter a fellow cruiser who solo-sailed across the Atlantic after losing his autopilot and assist with a rescue mission for a Viking rally boat whose captain suffered an open arm fracture.3:23 The crew also hunts invasive lionfish using mini dive tanks and notes the presence of the toxic Manchineal tree.15:48 They plan to depart for St. Lucia after a brief stay.19:20 The crew notes that eating out in Barbados is expensive, though local meat rolls and Barbadian beer offer affordable alternatives.5:42

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