Saturday, we planned to go to Gouyave again as they have a farmers' market - and unlike St.George's teeming with cruise ship tourists - the one in Gouyave is quieter. We woke up to a tropical rain storm, which didn't deter us - and set out to Gouyave - taking a different way than we had before.
Little did we know that we would find our way to several places we were hoping to visit during our trip - the Grand Etang Rainforest & Lake and the Spice Basket Cultural Centre. While the weather meant we didn't visit the rainforest (that will be this week), we did stop at the Cultural Centre on our way to Gouyave.
The Cultural Centre is brand new - and is set up very well, although the theatre for cultural performances is not finished. From what the staff said, the museum operator doesn't seem to have set hours yet. We browsed the gift shop and grounds (some beautiful flowers) and then had lunch on the deck. I had grilled fish (marlin) with rice & peas, vegies and salad with nutmeg dressing. Barry had the grilled chicken (nice thigh/drum and back piece) plus potato salad and salad - which started out as a vegetarian lunch - due to a slight miscommunication with our server Abigal.
We also shared a bowl of locally made pistachio ice cream -and managed to get the top-secret recipe for the nutmeg dressing). It was an unexpected find - and a great way to spend some time before heading off to Gouyave and the market - where we stopped in to see Lester again - who gave us some great oranges and grapefruit - fresh off the tree that morning. They were very good - sweet - Barry said it was the best orange he ever had!
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