How d’you eat Conch anyway?

..asks one of our friends. Therein, of course, lies a story or two. Conch is the big water-snail of these tropical islands. You pronounce it ‘conk’ round here – the quickest way to identify yourself as a tourist is to talk about eating conch at Norman’s Cay. It’s conk at Norman’s Key if you say […]

Issieism

We walk up a famous hill on the island of Warderick Wells. “Now, this is called Boo Boo Hill” we say. “Mummy’s got two of those” There are actually places called Booby Hill on some islands, as the Booby is a local sea bird.

Maxism

Max is playing with some little plastic sea creatures. There are two killer whales. “Two killer whales meet in the ocean….” Oh oh, I think, there’s gonna be a fight. “….they’re going to make babies”