Oualie Beach Hotel is a must, especially if you have children. Right on the sandy beach you can park yourself all day, sunbathe and swim. The water is crystal clear, shallow and calm enough for children. My daughter has spent a lot of time there. You can snorkel easily and there are small sting rays at the top of the dock. Just amazing to see. The restaurant is open constantly; someone is always sitting at the bar, very relaxing and low key. They often have music events there with buffet dinners; dancing and rum!
‘ The Honey Bees’ a steel drum band, appear from place to place playing West Indian music. They are great to hear.
If you want to party hard, take yourself off to“ Pinneys Beach” beside Four Season Resort. Nevisians and tourists party hard here.
There are four open air restaurants. The most celebrated is“ Sunshines”, named after the very interesting owner who is originally from the neighbouring island of St. Kitts. You must try his“ Killer Bees” drink but don’ t consume too many, they, are very strong and, his recipe is secret, so don’ t ask! Lots of celebrities drop by here and the very rich drop their anchor here to party or relax.
In Charlestown, the capital, you’ ll find the market. My mother-in-law has been selling fruit and vegetables all her life at this market by the dock where the passenger ferry comes in. There is a fish stall at the back, where the local fisherman sell their daily catch. Check it out.
On the island, every Friday its barbecued chicken day. You can smell it everywhere. And, a cook-up is a must to try- rice, lamb, chicken and vegetables. Nevisians often eat this with salad and homemade macaroni.
Another dish is Mackerel with breadfruit stew. This is lush! Try also the local goat water with garlic bread.
Everybody drinks Carib, the local lager. and you’ ll often hear loud music blasting out- Nevisians partying hard.
Transport is easy if you don’ t have a car. Mini buses are constantly on the go. You just stick your hand out and they will pick you up for a few dollars. The mini buses have nicknames, as do all Nevisians. My nick-name is Lovely, because when I first arrived I said everything was lovely! My husband is called Spoon, because his face is round like a spoon! My daughter is called Baba Shana because she looks exactly like her great grand mother it seems.
The sun drops quickly around 6:30 pm. Look for the green flash as it disappears. The night sky is so amazing! I would often see shooting stars, and hear the constant noise of frogs and insects.
There are these night‘ fire flies’, which light up like fairy lights when they fly. We told our daughter they were fairies and for a long time she believed we had fairies in our garden. Chickens and cockerels roam freely everywhere, what a noise they make in the morning. You don’ t need an alarm clock!
My husband, Junie often went out fishing on Fridays at 3:00 am, returning with a sack filled with all sorts of fish on Saturday midday. Once he even came home with a shark, still alive!
We have close American friends who have often taken us out on a cataraman to party and snorkel. The marine life is wonderful to watch. I’ ve been lucky enough to see large turtles and large fish. I have even seen whales. In fact one of my best memories was late afternoon, walking along the beach, when my daughter said,“ look Mummy lots of spiders are coming out of the ground.” We looked closer and they were not spiders but baby turtles, dozens of them, hatching out of the sand to make their way to the water. We had a great time helping them all make it to the sea.
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