A Saturday Trip to the Market

On Saturday morning I headed off to the market. As I approached the port area I could see the cruise ship Azura. This ship is on a 3-week trans-Atlantic cruise from England. 3,500 passengers and 1,200 crew.

Inside the tourist area, four Segways await to be ridden. Truly, the people who ride these look like complete dorks.

Further away from the tourist area and but just down the street the local food vendors are there to serve the public. There are 4 western fast food resturants on the island (KFC, Chruch's, Subway and Dominos), but the local cuisine is far superior.

There was a flash mob of activity. As I peered inside the circle, there was much haggling over the fresh fish.

Many fresh fruit and vegetable vendors line the streets leading up to the public market.

This blue building is the public market.

The market is located right across the street from the fishing port, where the nights catch is much sought after. This appears to be some type of Gar Fish. ( I was corrected this evening and was informed that this fish is the Ballyhoo).

After you have purchased your fish you can head over to the public filet-ing stations.

A view inside the market. I would say there were about 40 people selling their fruit and vegetables. Periodically you would also see a bottle of homemade rum for sale. I bought some fresh green peppers.

Not to be missed is the butcher section. WHACK! WHACK!WHACK! WHACK! A hearty chop with the blade cuts right through the bones. Mostly they have pork and mutten. I asked this guy if I could take his picture. Not doing so would have required payment. Not clearly visible in this photo is a sheep head cut in two.

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