Marsh Harbor
We rented a
car to head off to Marsh Harbor so Carla could have a dentist examine her
damaged crown and afterward tour the settlement. The rental car was a Honda with the steering
wheel on the right side. It also had a
GPS system to help with navigation. The
challenge was all the controls were in Japanese and the female voice directing
our route was also fluent in Japanese but not bi-lingual. We did have a map; however, as we are
discovering, most roads have no name signs.
Asking for directions was also ineffective as people use landmarks as
reference points which we often missed resulting in our having to frequently
backtrack and consult with another local.
We eventually arrived at our destination albeit in a round-about manner.
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| Waiting for the Dentist |
Carla’s
dental appointment was for 2 PM. So, we
went to Snappas for lunch. Carla got the
broiled snapper with fries. Dwayne
ordered a dozen conch fritters and onion rings.
Sands beer for the boys and ice tea for the girls. The meal was very good and we had left-overs
to take out.
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| Hygenist - X -Rays and Cleaning |
Carla was
dropped at the dentist’s office. The
rest of us went to check out the marinas, hardware stores and a liquor
store. We bought some more Ricardo
Golden Rum for $10 a liter bottle. It makes a
good Goombay Smash. Carla’s dental work
was finished in a little over an hour.
We then headed to Maxwell’s Super Market to check out prices and get
some milk. Maxwell’s was a “real”
supermarket just like those back home.
The prices were pretty good too compared to what we have seen on the
smaller islands. We got our milk for $4.52
a gallon compared to a little over $8 a gallon on Green Turtle Cay.
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| Happy Birthday Carla |
We
eventually wound our way up the main road back to Treasure Cay. The landscape along the road is flat, dry and
scrub covered with a few scrawny pine trees.
The trip from Treasure Island to Marsh Harbor is about 25 miles and the
posted speed limit is 45 mph. I don’t
think you would want to go much faster as the highway has numerous patched
potholes and rough spots. We arrived at
Treasure Cay just before dark and celebrated Carla’s birthday with cheese cake
and Goombay Smash. Frank is getting pretty
good at making delicious and potent Goombays.
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