It's been rather hot today! And this morning it was sticky as well! Ugh! I am burnt to a crisp and have lost more weight sweating!
Anyway - took the ferry over to the mainland and then drove up to St John's - the capital of Antigua & Barbuda. First up we visited Susie's Hot Sauce. This sauce is the ketchup of Antigua ... except it's fiery hot. The company is a real cottage industry run now by Rosie McMaster - the daughter of Susie who sadly passed away in 1990. Since 1960, this sauce made of peppers, garlic, vinegar and a mix of secret herbs & spices has been a staple here in the West Indies ... and it's now sold in the USA, Canada & UK.
Anyway, Rosie showed me how it's made .... the different varieties (some made of fruit) and we did a tasting that BLEW me apart! I am not good with spicy food ... and the hot sauce nearly killed me ... literally! Tim LOVED It!
Lunch at the Big Banana - awesome pizza!
Then over to the Museum of Antigua & Barbuda ... where we met with the curator Michele Henry. She was fabulous!
The Arawak Indians arrived in Barbuda in the 8th century BC ... and on Antigua 32 AD ... The islands were under British protectorate for 250 years ... and the French for 3 months and they eventually gained full independence in 1981.
The museum is set in the old Court House ... filled with stories of death, marriages, births and fabulous exhibits.
Last night here on Jumby Bay. I am so sad ... it's going to be a BEAUTIFUL sunset ... I feel it ... !
The Jumby Bay sunset -- nice photo Jimmy!
