Hi Maralunatic! I’m celebrating your count down right along with you.

Yes, there will be drivers waiting at the station when your bus arrives. I’ve done both, pre-arranged a pick up and grab a waiting cab. Since you are so close, I can’t see you having to pay any more than $10 from there to the hotel.

Good choice on the accommodations, btw. As I mentioned before, you can walk to town for shopping or just to grab a route taxi to get to Boston or Long Bay. You’ll only need to charter rides for your excursions. Oh yeah, the bus station is at the marina. Go back there to visit Bikini Beach one day while exploring down town.

The craft markets(inside and outside) are on the same route in town. Town is chaotic, but not aggressive. Just people moving about taking care of business. And very safe as the police station is smack in the middle of it all. I too am a fruity/vegetable junkie. I stroll back into the market and buy from different stalls. Tomatoes here, cucumbers there, onions, papayas, mangos, bananas, grapefruit, limes, callaloo…I get it all back there. I’m not shy about comparing prices either. Bring an oversized shopping bag with you. I picked up this collapsible, “square” shopping bag from Walmart which is roomy and enabled me to carry a lot which feeling the weight.

There’s a guy situated at the entrance of the market and his push cart is always full of fruits and vegetables. Unless he has something you just can’t pass up, I would go inside because he is very expensive.






Places to eat…

I don’t know a lot of places in town since I stay outside of Boston, but do have your breakfast at the hotel since it’s included and tastes pretty good. Piggies for fantastic jerk chicken. On your way into town, wander into the small, attractive craft market by the sea. There are two restaurants in there. Go to the bigger one that borders the outside of the market. Nice set up and they will give you the wifi log-on if you order from them. Go in the evening to the bar for a drink. Visit my friend, Rock Bottom who has millions of carvings outside and inside his shop. He’s a BIG man with a bigger soul. The Urban Spoon in on the second floor inside the Royal Mall. Good food and you get plenty, but it gets packed at lunch time. The mall is opposite the entrance to the marina. There’s a patty truck at the taxi stand that is ALWAYS packed, but the patties are delicious. Trust me, you will find PLENTY of places to eat right in the vicinity of your hotel.

How long has it been since you used your phone?

The cambios and banks are super easy to find in town. Just look for the sign outside the little stores. There’s one on the corner after passing the police station and a couple across the street.

Maralunatic, hopefully I can start posting something on Monday that will give you visuals to these places…and thank bunches for your kind words. I know your report is going to be golden!!!