October 4-Sunday

Woke up fairly late this morning (for me) and went down to the beach. The reef is maybe 100 yards from the beach which gets my snorkeling juices flowing. It was a beautiful morning. We decided to walk to Lawrence Gap just east of here for breakfast. You cannot walk long distances on the beach because of breakwaters and rock outcroppings so we took to the road. There are few sidewalks and areas on the main streets where the roads are narrow and shoulders non-existent so you find yourself either waiting for traffic to pass or crossing to the other side of the road. All part of the experience.

The restaurant we were looking for had changed its name and there was not a lot open on Sunday morning but we finally landed at the "Flying Fish" restaurant overlooking a pretty little harbor. After breakfast we walked back by way of the market which was, of course, much further away than we expected. We looked for a place to rent a scooter or a “mokie”(like a golf cart) but again, nothing was open. Returned to the guesthouse.

After a swim, we decided to go to an ice cream parlor I thought I had seen on the way in. The bus driver had no idea where it was and he dropped us off at the boardwalk, a very nice, newly installed wooden walkway east of Worthing. We walked along it for some time and finally found a lady who knew where the ice cream parlor was, on the other side of the road in the Quayside center. “Cool Moos”. Great ice cream with various add-ons like nuts and fruit. Like the Coldstone Creamery in the US.

Took the bus to the “Boatyard” in Bridgetown. This is a beachside recreation area which rents various sport related items and we were able to rent fins for Dick. There is a snorkeling area where you can see wrecks not far from there but there was no place to leave our packs.

We decided to see if we could do a circle bus tour of Bridgeport, we got directions to the terminal-“up that road-nah fa mon” and, of course, got lost and took almost an hour to get to the terminal. By the time the bus came we had made two decisions: one to try to rent a vehicle for the next two days and two, we did not have time for the city tour and would return to our guest house and tour Bridgeport the next morning.

It started raining as we left Bridgeport but by the time we got to the guest house and dressed for dinner, it had let up so we walked to Lawrence Gap for dinner. We were shocked at the dinner prices- $12USD for a hamburger and $22-30 USD for full dinners- even at the places that the guidebook had advertised for $7-12 USD. As we were walking along, we came across a small street side stand and purchased dinners of charcoal grilled Marlin and rice and peas (we would call it rice and red beans) and macaroni and cheese casserole for $10 USD. As we started back to the guesthouse, a rainstorm blew through and we were soaked before we got home. The rainstorms do not last long but they come in with a vengeance and you are soaked in minutes. Fortunately it is warm enough that it is no big deal.