Our friends, T and K rented a car and invited us to join them for the day. We went with them to Bight Park so T could try out his new camera mask which is similar to Ian's. We pointed out and named some of the fish and they were also able to view a turtle. The venture inspired K to purchase some fins so after changing we headed to Regent Village for some shopping. Our first shop was FOTTAC (Flavours of the Turks and Caicos) where we sampled the island made rum cake. I preferred the chocolate to the fruit cake. The next stop was a shop where K could buy her new flippers. Then we headed to the Graceway Gourmet (an IGA) and picked up a few grocieries. Later we headed out onto the Leeward Highway. T had sensed Ian's nervousness about driving on the left hand side of the road and knowing that we had to drive to the airport to get Rhona he gave us a test run. T and K are such kind, good people. But our big destination for the day was da Conch Shack in the Blue Hills area. Here there is mostly al fresco seating which is great as the view is delightful. The shack is famous for their rum punch and we soon found out why. A pitcher was ordered and shared. It is served before stirring so that you can see the layers of the ingredients. It is not only tasty, it is pretty. T did the honours of stirring. T and I had the conch combo which consisted of conch fritters and fried cracked conch with peas and rice and another side. I had the mac and cheese with mine. The cracked conch reminded me of popcorn shrimp which I don't like. I didn't think the conch had any discernible taste, The fritters were better than the ones I had the other day. I took photos of a young man cracking the conch open and removing the inners and of a young Haitian man slicing and pounding the conch meat. Too many flies around for my liking. A crazy man wandered down and yelled out obscenities which ruined the mood temporarily. I got the impression that this had happened before and the people who worked there called him by name.
After lunch Ian and I went snorkelling at Smith's Reef. Although I was tired out I ended up chasing an ocean trigger fish and was now exhausted. Both of us were so tired that we didn't cook dinner, or go out, and went to bed early. What a great day!
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