LOLOS

After spending the day at Orient beach we continued to make our way around the island. A road block stopped our progress when we reached Grand Case. The sound of steel drums and excited chatter filled the air, so we parked and made our way toward the commotion. As we walked down the street lined with once brightly painted cement houses adorned with decaying patios and overflowing foliage local children raced barefoot down the street after dogs and one another. A white tent emerged in the middle of the street and a local band with about 20 steel drums was performing. The musicians were dancing wildly while maintaining the beat, and young girls practiced their dance routines in alley ways. 

It was around this time that the delicious aroma of barbecue and fried plantains hit me. I was suddenly starving and looking to my left I saw various semi-permanent tents with cramped tables and chairs in no orderly fashion arranged between different grills cooking up lobster and fish. These were the Lolos, which are open are barbecue stands which serve huge helpings of ribs, lobster, chicken, fish with rice and fried plantains and johnnycakes all while providing ocean views and lots of music from steel drum bands to karaoke. We sat listening to the music and ate amazing food while drinking icy Heineken's as the sun set over the horizon. It was essentially the perfect ending to a perfect day!