July 8, 2004 - Governour's Harbour

Grocery Adventures

We made it to the grocery store and picked up some provisions. That's when we found out - they don't sell beer there! Anyway, when we were checking out, the cashier told us about the community party to celebrate Independence Day and fund raiser for the newly constructed library / media center / computer training center. I was thinking it would be great to be able to settle here and teach all these people about computers, the internet, website design, etc. Ah, dreams …

[Digression: I just told Leia about this as I was waiting she was thinking something very similar. We are, as usual, totally in sync]

We went out to the car to put in the groceries before going back to the liquor store to get more Kalik. I locked the car doors - the first time I did that. Then I found I couldn't unlock either door. Damn!

Just when I thought I'd have to call Stanton Cooper, a black man with his kid came out and asked if we needed help. He tried the keys and had the same luck I did. He looked in the open trunk (I was able to get that open) and saw the seat back was removed. He proceeded to get into the trunk and used his back to push the seat forward. He then was able to unlock the door from the inside! I helped him out and offered him $5.00 American which he took without argument.

Sammy's

Back in business, we got the beer and then headed to Sammy's for breakfast / lunch / dinner - a place which we got directions for from the cashier at the grocery story. Sammy's was a small little restaurant owned by Samuel Colmer, a local business owner who is also a Freemason!

I ordered the conch salad, but they were out. Instead, I order the conch chowder and conch pieces with peas, rice, macaroni and cheese and potato salad. Leia ordered the cohc pieces with fries (I had her tomato & lettuce with French dressing).

As with the other restaurants we at in so far, the food was fantastic. The chowder was closer to that at the Unique, but I thought a lot better. Everything else was cooked to perfection and of course, the Kaliks were cold and refreshing.

Governour's Harbour

After we ate, we headed back to Palmetto Point. On the way, Leia asked if we could stop at Governour's Harbour, the capital of Eleuthera, to go to Christie's and see if we could get info on the plot we called "Sea Grove." We got directions to the realtor's house (Elisa Pyfrom) which wasn't too far away and found it on Pyfrom Drive! While I waited in the case, Leia talked to the woman in her drive about her two dogs and seven cats.

According to Elisa, Sea Groves' beaches comes and goes with passing storms. That's why it's a third class beach, I guess!

We drove around and looked at the historical sites of GH. We saw the old library and where the fish fry was for the Independence Day celebration was going to be. The chairs were already set up for the festivities!

Back to Palmetto Point

Once again, we were on our way to Palmetto Point, but Leia wanted to detour again and see the plot that Terry Sands suggested was more for us. It was off of Banks Road, so we drove there and parked the car. The beach had debris, but was very nice. I didn't think it had the same allure as Sea Grove - there was coral close to the shore no islands immediately off the beach - but according to Elisa, at least the beach didn't get swallowed up. I was leery, though, since I could see that when high tide came, there wasn't much beach left.

We headed back to get some ice from the package store, then to Tia's for Leia's lollipop (my wife has a bit of a sweet tooth). Then we finally got back to the bungalow. I opened a Kalik and ate some pretzels until I cooled down from the oppressive heat. Then we both went to lay down in the hammock.

I did one or two words in the crossword puzzle, then put the book down to take a nap. I only woke up when I realized I had to move my foot. Leia suggested we go in as it was getting dark! How long was I asleep?

We changed clothes and took a drive down to the Caribbean side - the pier where the locals hang out. Very pretty to me, but not as appealing to Leia as the Atlantic side.

After the pier, we went to the ice cream shop on Church Street (the Country Kitchen, I think). I had the coconut / pineapple ice cream. Leia had a slushy and some popcorn. We sat there for a while, watching "Big Brother" (the American version) with some local youth, the picture as clear as day!

Next Time

A political commentary to spice things up.