Although this is a tourist town like many others we visited, this one has very few visitors right now, which gives it a slower pace and guarantees the best seat in the house at any restaurant. A great feature here is that a lot of businesses are centered around a mile long cement sidewalk that served as a “main street” until the recent arrival of a road. This means we can enjoy a stroll around town without being run over by a golf cart or truck.
The anchorage is quiet, protected and full of over 40 sailboats that are run by the Moorings charter service. It gives the impression that a lot of sailors are here, but there are only about 4 cruising boats with people aboard. There is a bakery with banana-chocolate muffins, which I seem compelled to visit every time we go ashore. Despite my lactose intolerance, we treated ourselves at a fabulous gelatto shop where their presentation was as fantastic as the product!
We spent several afternoons going to the beach in our dinghy and went on a “kayak tour” (Keith paddled the inflatable around the mangroves). While strolling the beach one afternoon we came upon some Garifuna (a cultural group being a mixture of Carib Indian and African) drummers entertaining tourists. Soon we were all dancing in a circle around the two drummers, pulsing with the rhythm.
Now that we feel secure, it is time to plan some inland trips...
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