Try some boiled Oldwife with Half fungi and Half rice at Victors Hideout - try a meat pate' from Matthews yellow truck - get some stewed chicken at Gladys' - try the butter conch at Cousins - drink some maubi from a roadside stand - buy a fresh papaya at a vegetable stand and have it for breakfast - suck a handful of genips - start asking for guavaberry - try the tarts at any local bakery - try some of the roadside food stands when you see them.

Most of the local places listed in the previous post are in or near town, or they're food vans offering take-out meals. It may be easier for you to try Shela's Hot Pot in the park when you're on St John. Again, it's take-out, so you'll have to find a place to eat it.

Unfortunately, there isn't a sit-down, local restaurant on the East End.

Thanks for the tips...Also, what would be the best route to Sapphire to take from the airport if I want to stop at a shopping center along the way?

Fungi's is close by and serves great local food. Take Smith Bay road to the west a few miles and turn into point pleasant resort.

By shopping center, do you mean grocery store?

Yes...I mean grocery store.

If you take Rte 38 you will go right by CostULess in Market Square East and Plaza Extra which is in the Tutu Park Mall (also the home of the "big" KMart!)

Not sure when you are going. I was told the shuttle from Sapphire to Fungi's will start again in November sometime.

Ditto Fungi's (at Point Pleasant Resort) being a good option for local food at a sit down restaurant on the East End. They have local fish dishes, chicken, sides like fungi, johnny cake. And they also have an American grill part of the menu too with burgers, salads, sandwiches. Point Pleasant is a few minutes drive from Sapphire.

Airport to Sapphire with large grocery store stop: here is one route on a google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Airport+Rd%2FRte+302&daddr=18.340269,-64.921303+to:Rte+38%2FWeymouth+Rhymer+Hwy+to:Rte+38%2FSmith+Bay+Rd+to:Unknown+road&geocode=FSbHFwEddqAg_A%3B%3BFUrFFwEdz6kh_A%3BFZLJFwEdtt0h_A%3BFe3DFwEd8HMi_A&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&via=1&sll=18.338599,-64.920466&sspn=0.009349,0.019248&ie=UTF8&ll=18.334321,-64.916668&spn=0.074793,0.15398&t=h&z=13. A is airport, B is where Cost U Less is located, C where Plaza Extra and Kmart are located, D is Sapphire.

If there were several ships in port and you wanted to avoid going toward Havensight (which the above route does) because of traffic concerns then you could do a route like this one: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Airport+Rd%2FRte+302&daddr=18.341287,-64.927762+to:Rte+40%2FSkyline+Dr%2FValdemar+Sr+Dr+to:Rte+38%2FWeymouth+Rhymer+Hwy+to:Rte+38%2FSmith+Bay+Rd+to:Unknown+road&geocode=FSbHFwEddqAg_A%3B%3BFeYBGAEdhFMh_A%3BFUrFFwEdz6kh_A%3BFZLJFwEdtt0h_A%3BFe3DFwEd8HMi_A&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&via=1,2&sll=18.342448,-64.924371&sspn=0.009349,0.019248&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=18.337091,-64.922504&spn=0.074792,0.15398&z=13.

Hope that helps.

--Islander

Thanks for the info and the maps (Islander) it should all come in handy.