Unfortunately the rain had picked up and we decided that the planned trip to the Lucaya National Park to explore the caves was out. Instead we headed over to Port Lucaya to do some shopping. Chris opted to stay at the resort since there isn't anything he needed or wanted to buy. During a previous trip I had seen a bracelet that I had really like and I decided I would pick it up for myself. It was a male version of Pandora Beeds made of stainless steel and produced by Aagaard.
As we pulled into the parking lot we decided that we would stop at the small booth near the entrance of a local artisan who had very nice carvings of various island themed things and people. Dan picked this beautiful large red fish which we learned was a Margaret fish. Grace picked a small totem of a parrot. The artist Leonardo agreed to sign them both and began carving 242 and his name on the back of both. He could see that I was still admiring the sole remaining large fish and said if I wanted it he'd give me a great deal. I couldn't resist at the price he offered and decided to take it home.
After putting the new purchases in the car we headed into the market place. While I went to the bathroom Dan and Grace went into the jewelry store and picked up the customized bracelet I had wanted.
We continued to check out more stores and came across one with and everything must go sign in the window. As we browsed the shelves most of which was crappy touristy made junk from China they had a few hand made peices. I couldn't resist the hade made and painted terra-cotta Dia de Los Muerto skull.
Dan then spotted a discount name brand fragrance store. Luckily they had Blue de Channel and at a price that was 30% cheaper then home. Dan almost got Channel Allure Sport but wasn't sure what it cost at home and my data service has been flakey. He decided we would check it out at the resort and if priced well he'd get it another day.
We also decided to stop by the Bell Channel Inn to make a reservation for Thursday. While the owner wasn't there we made reservations with his wife
On the way home we were all starving and we all remembered the tour guide at the Bahamian Brewery talking about a place called the Pepper Pot. As luck would have it, it was close by. When we arrived we were greeted warmly by the lady behind the counter and she suggested we get the half chicken and fries there most popular meal. We took them to go and headed back to the resort.
Exhausted from our busy days we all took a nap after dinner and slept for an hour. As the rain persisted we opted for an afternoon of TV. We watched about 8 episodes of Property Brothers before showering and deciding what we would do for dinner.
Since the recommendation of the Pepper Pot was so good we would get out another she suggested, Sires. We knew were it was since we had passed it on the way to the harbour. When we arrived we discovered it was more bar then restaurant. The clientele was obviously from the local oil industry. It wasn't our kind of place but we ordered anyways. Grace and I had the club sandwiches, Dan got a salad and Chris got the BBQ chicken. The food was average at best no definitely not satisfying.
We all turned in early knowing that tomorrow at 9:00am we would scuba diving for the first time.
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