March 21, 2015 Palm Cay Marina
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March 21, 2015
Saturday: Nassau
We set out to explore downtown Nassau with Collette our taxi driver. Collette gave us the scenic route to Nassau and let us out at the Pepper Pot a favorite spot of the locals. A quick glance at the menu and I knew we were in trouble. I didn’t think there would be anything Steve could eat. I was even a little hard pushed to find something and I eat almost anything. The waiter brought me a taste of some type of cod–it had been boiled and boiled again which didn’t sound appealing, but he was so persuasive that I couldn’t resist sampling. The taste was fine, but the texture was not . I chose curry chicken with the sauce on the side, rice and fried plantain. Steve and Lainey chose jerk chicken, sauce on the side. Lainey was courageous and tried the dumplings and coleslaw. Steve had rice and beans.
No part of the chicken is wasted when it comes to platters at the Pepper Pot. A vast amount of chicken was on our plates–bones and all. No sauces were on the side. We politely picked through the bones and skin and other things to find the chicken. Steve made a valiant attempt to eat. (Katy, Caroline & Lainey–remember when he ordered tea at the Thai restaurant? This was one of those types of meals) Lainey asked for a box to take her food with her telling the waiter she was full. Funny, that box never made its way back to the boat. That girl, she is a smart one, kind and thoughtful too.
As we wandered around Nassau, we wondered why we left the tranquility of the marina. The masses of people from the cruise ships were all madly scurrying around making purchases from Gucci, Versace, Bacardi and Starbucks. Many were taking pictures with the policemen in their pretty white uniforms and white pith helmets. As we walked through the historic Straw Market, we didn’t see straw baskets or bowls, but we did see t-shirts in every size, shape and color. A young girl of about 12 or 13 took my hand to show me how to play with the toy turtle she was selling.
We practically begged Collette to come get us after about 30 minutes of rambling through Nassau. We settled at the Gucci store to wait. Collette arrived to shuttle us away. We picked up another family for the ride back to Palm Cay. Collette took us around Nassau in a different direction so that we could see the other side. On the ride we learned she has three daughters, the youngest of which is in school at Rabun Gap Nagoochee School in Georgia. She is a senior. Collette had many questions for me about colleges in Georgia. Her daughter, Anastasia, is looking at Georgia College in Milledgeville.
It is a rough life waiting on repairs. I put on my swimsuit when we returned to the boat and headed to the beach and pool to relax from all the stress. We talked with Shannon and Paul about the repairs to their generator and they shared with us places to visit on our return to the Exumas. Sufficiently relaxed, Steve thought it a good idea to put on his snorkel and mask and do a little inspection of the underside of the boat. He discovered no significant damage but some scrapes bends from our entry into Palm Cay.
Finally, the AC repairman arrived. He found nothing wrong so we are just awaiting the circuit board which should arrive on Monday. We watched a movie- Life as we know it, and then called it a night.
Joy
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