Freeport
Jeff Dissell
Arriving in Freeport,
we decided to wander through the Straw Market on the pier, which took
about 5 minutes. We then decided to go to the Lucaya Market. So, after
paying 5 dollars each for a taxi (one way), we headed out in a stretch
Lincoln limo that was falling apart. We actually had to stop one time to
push down the hood that had decided to pop up while we were in full
afterburner. Lucaya was pretty cool, but the constant hawking of hair
braiding and buying other stupid trinkets got to be annoying. We
understand that this is the way a lot of those folks make a living, so we
sucked it up and moved on. We then jumped into another taxi (another 10
dollars) and went to the International Marketplace. We walked from the
market to a restaurant called Geneva’s Place (10 minutes) and had a great
lunch. I had cracked conch and my wife had baked chicken, both with “peas
and rice” and plantains. It was wonderful local food. Back to the
International Market to catch another taxi (another 10 dollars) back to
the Fantasy.
We spent a total of 30 dollars on taxis which was not bad, given the
ground we covered. Next time I would skip the Straw Market on the pier and
go straight into Lucaya. Of course, drinks were high at 6 dollars or so a
pop, but if you look around the marina, you’ll find drinks for 5 dollars
and beer for $2.50.