The Wandering's of Brian: Beach Bar Chicken, Day 9

Today is moving day, I am changing Airbnb's this afternoon. This is part of the reason I rented a car, so that I don't have to ride the bus with my bags. I had to be out of my room at Shrimpy's by 10:00 but the check in at the next place was at 1:00pm so I had to figure out what to do with my bags until then. Leaving things in a car, much less a rental car is not an option here as they will likely get stolen. Luckily for me Shrimpy's has lockers for storage and Mike was kind enough to allow me to put my things in one so they would be safe while I was out driving around the island killing time and checking out the area near Cupecoy and Lowlands which was the only main area that I had not covered yesterday.

I drove out through Sandy Ground (sketchy area) and continued on past Nettle Bay then as I rounded the corner I noticed that the shops were getting much more high end and I even saw a gourmet grocer store advertising caviar. I stope at a surf shop looking for a better beach/ sun hat but I was disappointed to find that the only ones they had were $30+ so I moved on. Continuing to follow the main road I came across a resort area with a few abandoned buildings that were victims of Irma.

This was the part of Rainbow Beach Club.

The view from the top of the bluff below the building.

Another Part of the former beach club.

I walked down to the beach to see if it was nice and I noticed a sign for "Cupecoy Beach Bar" at the top of the stairs leading to the beach. I had seen a big sign for this bar on the road 1km or so back so I decided to go check it out. I hung out for a little bit and chatted with a guy from NY and found out that the bar had been there in one form or another for close to 25-years. He also informed me that Danny (the owner/operator) made excellent chicken and ribs for lunch. I had a couple beers and then continued on my trip around the island. I drove out to my next airbnb so that I had a basic idea of how to get there and to scope out the area. Now it was getting to be lunch time and I remembered what John had told me about lunch at Danny's Beach Bar (Cupecoy Beach Bar) and I circle back to get some chow. I ordered the chicken and when I got it a short while later I found it to be just as awesome as John had told me.

Mmm...Chicken

My minders while I ate, Lazzie (black and white) and Lucky (sheppard-ish).

After lunch I went back to Shrimpy's to collect my things so I could take them to the new airbnb. I got everything loaded up and headed back to Pelican Key where the next place was to be. When I got there I was told that there had been a booking mix up and I had to go stay at another place for the night. I was assured that the place I was following them to was a very nice and very safe place. This made me feel better but I was still anxious since I all I knew about the new place was that it was behind the airport. When we arrived my anxiety was replaced my relief upon seeing a very nice house with two apartments upstairs and the ocean on the other side complete with a pool.

View from the porch

View from the deck below the porch.

The gentleman who owned the place was very kind and even gave me a couple beers. I got my stuff put away and then I had to go the the rental car agency and extend my rental another day. The location of the house was great, if you have a car, but not so great if you have to walk. This was due to the fact that the closest bust stop was close to a mile away and taxis here on the island are insanely expensive. After extending my rental for another day I found a parking spot and went to Snoopy's bar for a bit of Happy hour fun before making a stop at The St. Martin Yacht Club to pick up some take-away food and visit with some friends before heading home for the night.