Tailor-made T urs Rum Shop Crawl
9am Begin your day with a pork cutter breakfast at Fredericka’s at the junction of Chelsea Road and the Historic Garrison, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This shop is the home of the traditional Bajan “lead pipe” - a sweet bread that lives up to its name. If you’re lucky you may catch some live Premier League football on the flat screen TV in Mr. Grant’s back room or just get some of his horse racing memories that come from a life of living next to the track.
10am Lexy’s Bar in the Bay Garden at Oistins may be famous for ballroom dancing at the fish fry, but in the day it’s perched on one of the island’s beautiful beaches and you can enjoy seeing the turtles swimming around the Oistins jetty. If you’re still hungry, there’s no shortage of vendors selling fish cutters to give you a good foundation for the day! Remember to go easy on the Bajan Pepper Sauce.
11am On the island’s picturesque east coast, in the quaint fishing village of Martins Bay, you will find Junior - rum shopkeeper, restaurateur, undertaker and taxi driver. His family business is the Bay Tavern - a popular lunch spot - especially on Thursdays when there are throngs of people enjoying a fish fry with DJ music.
12.30pm At the top of the hill above Bathsheba, is the Sweet Spot Bar. It affords a great view of the Scotland District in a cool breezy verandah.
2pm You can play dominoes with a world class view at Chalky Mount Bar in the district famed for its pottery. Inset > The Sweet Spot Bar in Bathsheba Right > Lucille Hall of Nigel Benn Auntie Bar Photos: Andrew Hulsmeier
Ins & Outs Tip
Do not drink and drive. Handy taxi stand numbers on page 202.
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