Full Deck and Simpatico and I had agreed to rent a car to tour Long Island, something they have done before, but I had not. However, the regatta had every car on the island rented! Pastor Jimmy loaned us his van, and I left my Whaler with him so he could see the races!
It was my first time driving on the left hand side of the road, but it surprised me how easy that was. Every time we'd pull out onto to the road, someone in the car would remark "left" so that helped too!
We stopped at the museum and enjoyed looking at the items there, and talking with the lady there. Then we went into Clarencetown to see the old Anglican Church, adn the old Catholic Church. The Anglican Church had a brand new roof on it, and there were signs that reconstruction inside were underway. I think both of those churches were the product of Father Jerome, who buiilt the Hermitage at New Bight, Cat Island. We climbed the belfry of the Catholic Church, and the view was spectacular.
We drove over to the marina, where a yacht captain would have paid us big bucks to rent Pastor Jimmy's car, as the owners wanted to tour the island, and there weren't any cars to be found! We went away grinning from ear to ear at our good fortune in being able to borrow a car!
Then we went to Dean's Blue Hole, reportedly the deepest blue hole in the world, and the site of many world freediving record attempts. It has high rock bluffs curving around the inshore side, with a sandy beach beside it, and shallow, sandy areas around it. There were about 30 people there, thanks to the holiday and the regatta. We snorkeled the blue hole, and watched some of the folks jumping off the rock bluffs into the water.
We stopped at Max's Famous Conch Bar and Grill and watched Max make his famous conch salad. I ate cracked conch and enjoyed looking at all the license plates and t-shirts, and miscellaneous treasures gleaned from the sea. They had two whale vertebrae hanging above the bar, and lots of other interesting things.
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