We took the camera along with us the other day to snap some more pictures of what we see regularly so you guys can have an idea of what our day to day routine is like. The picture taken through the windshield should give you an idea of what the roads look like on the island - very narrow, and very lush with vegetation. We’ve gotten pretty good at sharing the road with oncoming traffic but at times, it still feels like a game of chicken!
In another picture, Jim is standing in front of the produce stand, which is a big deal for the island. Once a week on Tuesdays a produce truck comes over from the island and they set up their stand where they sell pretty decent fresh fruit and vegetables. It’s definitely better quality that what we can find in the grocery store here so we try to make it there every week. Also, there is often a woman there who sells her homemade bread as well, which is mighty tasty, I must say. We haven’t made our favorite break recipe since we’ve been down here so it’s kind of nice to have her products as an option. We hope to try baking some bread soon so we’ll see how that comes out.
The orange building is the grocery store we go to called Super Discuentos Morales (super discount grocery store I guess is how you would translate). It would be considered the largest grocery store on the island with probably 6 aisles in it and a separate cooler room where they keep all the meat, veggies and frozen food. It pretty much has the basics covered but - gasp! - they don’t carry chocolate chips! How can we make chocolate chip cookies without chocolate chips??? And who allowed this place to become an American territory anyway without carrying chocolate chips in the grocery store???? Okay, being a little over dramatic but it was surprising. We ended up making do with some sweet baking chocolate, chopping it up and adding to the cookie batter. Not bad, but not quite the same either.
The other pictures are of downtown Isabel where the post office is and where we so eagerly go on a regular basis. There are two towns on the island, Isabel and Esperanza. Isabel is the slightly larger of the two located on the north side of the island and it’s where all the day to day business is carried out - banking, going to the accountant to drop off bills, the post office, etc. Esperanza is on the south side of the island, a little bit smaller but where most of the restaurants are that we like to go to. So, for an island of approximately 10,000 people, that’s about all there is - besides the beaches of course. Well, there is an historic fort that we want to visit soon as well so we’ll keep you posted on that.
In another picture, Jim is standing in front of the produce stand, which is a big deal for the island. Once a week on Tuesdays a produce truck comes over from the island and they set up their stand where they sell pretty decent fresh fruit and vegetables. It’s definitely better quality that what we can find in the grocery store here so we try to make it there every week. Also, there is often a woman there who sells her homemade bread as well, which is mighty tasty, I must say. We haven’t made our favorite break recipe since we’ve been down here so it’s kind of nice to have her products as an option. We hope to try baking some bread soon so we’ll see how that comes out.
The orange building is the grocery store we go to called Super Discuentos Morales (super discount grocery store I guess is how you would translate). It would be considered the largest grocery store on the island with probably 6 aisles in it and a separate cooler room where they keep all the meat, veggies and frozen food. It pretty much has the basics covered but - gasp! - they don’t carry chocolate chips! How can we make chocolate chip cookies without chocolate chips??? And who allowed this place to become an American territory anyway without carrying chocolate chips in the grocery store???? Okay, being a little over dramatic but it was surprising. We ended up making do with some sweet baking chocolate, chopping it up and adding to the cookie batter. Not bad, but not quite the same either.
The other pictures are of downtown Isabel where the post office is and where we so eagerly go on a regular basis. There are two towns on the island, Isabel and Esperanza. Isabel is the slightly larger of the two located on the north side of the island and it’s where all the day to day business is carried out - banking, going to the accountant to drop off bills, the post office, etc. Esperanza is on the south side of the island, a little bit smaller but where most of the restaurants are that we like to go to. So, for an island of approximately 10,000 people, that’s about all there is - besides the beaches of course. Well, there is an historic fort that we want to visit soon as well so we’ll keep you posted on that.
Hi guys..........I love your blog. Sounds like you're very busy. Loved the story about the sheets........OMG....hilarious. I don't think I could deal with the bugs, especially the ones as big as birds.......eek!!!!!! Have fun and keep blogging. Dee
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