day two

          Another intense day, Man I needed some R & R and today I got some. Started out a little ruff, but it ended correctly. Once again everyone is in the bed, but me. I needed to fill you in on the VAY KAY.  I got a little buzz so bear with me.

          We got up early, had some coffee and planed out the day. We needed to get supplies, in order to survive out here, some food but mostly beer and Ice. Ice ain't easy or cheap to come by, but we prioritized and found we could get it. The local grocery store was about 40 minutes away. The roads are steep, narrow and full of pot holes. Worse yet is everyone here drives on the wrong side of the road. Along the way we stopped at the highest point of the island to take a break and check out the view. Man this is some breath taking views, wish the pictures did it justice. We needed to forge on to town.

          Downtown Road Town is the capital of the B V I. Coming from the west end you would not have imagined a city with two traffic signals, yes they have two. We were able to hook up with everything we needed. We got sunglasses, beach towels, Island spices and some Island herb. : )   We managed to track down everything we needed so now it was time to head out of town. There was some construction going on at one of the two traffic circles which caused grid lock in this little coastal city. Finally we made it out of traffic and the terror ride continued.

              We made it back to west end without a scratch but a round of nausea had filled the car as we brought it to an end. We emptied the car of supplies and reloaded it for the beach, you know swim gear, snorkel stuff and got back in the car to go to a beach to spend the rest of the afternoon.

Amazing beach, amazing snorkeling, the only thing missing was a bar. We found a guy, Steve, that had a set up similar to a child's lemonade stand with liquor. We became great friends with Steve. He hooked us on Pain Killers, an awesome rum drink.

             we stayed here till sunset, loaded back into the car and headed home. I made dinner for the five of us. One whole chicken cut up and browned in butter yellow pepper, an Island onion, garlic and jerk seasoning ( that I got from town earlier ) Steamed off some brussel sprouts, don't judge me, not a big variety of vegetables here, tossed in a hot pan with butter, salt, pepper and vinegar. MMMMmmmmmm. Made a salad with Romaine tossed with a tomato , basil, garlic vinaigrette, which I made fresh. For dessert I simmered sliced plantains in a whiskey sauce which again I made. Everyone in bed now completed for the day. Nothing else was needed.

Take a second and close your eyes. Imagine a pitch black tropical forest and the sounds of the frogs, birds and insects loud with their song. Breath in deep the Caribbean air thick with sea and floral aromas, exhale and repeat. For that instant you are here with me. Next year come with me for real.