Marigot Bay

Today I ventured out to Marigot Bay.  On Wednesdays and Saturdays, fresh fish and fruit are sold at an

outdoor market.  They also have crafts, clothes, spices, and other interesting things. I decided I had to buy fish since the meats in the grocery store and highly priced and poor quality.  None of the fish was in fillet form though, so this was a slightly scary task.  I found one vender that had cut a couple stakes so I went with that.  I have no clue what type of fish I bought.  We'll see how it tastes tonight!  They vendors with clothes and crafts like to bargain a lot.  I was not interested in buying anything but whenever I left a stand, the price on whatever dress or bracelet I was looking at usually dropped a few dollars.  Everyone speaks french first and they when they realize you don't speak french they switch to english (some more annoyed than others).  I found local honey that I am excited to buy sometime and vanilla that looks great.  Curry, turmeric, cumin, etc can be found in large quantities at this market.  I also found some interesting herbs like fenugreek.  My friend, who is also a wife here on the island, went with me on this outing and I am very thankful I had the support for the fish purchasing.