We went coast to coast today, from our apartment near Holetown to Bathsheba, where the waves are rough and the surfers catch the waves and the view is stunning. Going from coast to coast (and back again) in the same day …. can’t say that in America!
Holy cow! The driving is harrowing! The roads are narrow and I’m sitting on the wrong side of the car driving on the other side of the road. It is intense. A monkey (yes a MONKEY) almost ran out in front of my car today on a very busy road. We saw a lot of goats (all off the road), one horse (“parked”) in the road, a couple of hens, who scurried back off the road when seeing me, and a rooster in the road taking his sweet old time getting across.
The roads aren’t marked well and there are no street names. Or, if they are, they aren’t marked at all.
Here’s a the best sign we saw all day!
We stopped at the beach at Bathsheba, where the waves are strong and the surfers hang out (or is it “hang ten”). It’s stunning and wild.
Huge rocks, strong waves, and amazing views at Bathsheba.
We stopped at Andromeda Botanical Garden and saw lots of flowers and trees. One in particular, a jade colored flower, that was quite beautiful. It isn’t just the sunshine that’s missing in the winter, it the vibrant color, the sweet smells of the flowers and plants, and the songs of the birds.
Jade colored flower
After lunch at The Round House (Flying Fish, Cou Cou, and fried plantains) we headed to a pottery place. The clay comes from the island and the woman staffing the place makes jewelry and both she and her husband make pottery. They have a lot of inventory in a place that is off the beaten path in a building that has an addition started but not finished. For the most part, the houses and tiny, tiny places, many brightly colored. It is not unlike Ecuador or Costa Rica in that respect.
The view from the pottery place…addition started and a view of the sea.