Memories of Barbados Adventures.

With his parents, Les and Muriel, Rex Wotton managed the West Coast Watersports shop at Coral Reef hotel, just up the beach from Settlers Beach. The center 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 navigation, sailing, diving, explosives, and marine work.

Rex was among the most charming Rogues in Paradise. His spirit of fun and sharp wit enveloped every scenario.


He was a commanding high-energy figure at 5 feet 8 inches, well built, with untidy, light-brown hair and piercing blue eyes. Not one for formal exercises; he did not run, jog, push weights, or do any approved gym. Hard work, active play, and operating the West Coast water was his physical exercise. He sailed, instructed scuba diving, and was always busy repairing boats, engines, and gear. He ferried people, food, drinks, and scuba gear, from hotels to oceans and had a full schedule of on-the-job workouts. The scuba tanks were weighty, and it was a high-impact sport to load 20 tanks into the old VolsWagan van. They had to be unpacked and piled in the dive shop and later strapped onto guests for the deep dives and shallow water instructions. He was not often still.

Adventureswith Rex