Slow Season in Placencia – Quiet for a Wednesday

We are in the middle of the rainy season here.  For those residing here in Placencia, we look forward to this time of year – our cisterns get filled and the streets tend to be quieter.  Many hotels and restaurants close for a period of time to give staff a much needed breather before the high season kicks off again. 

Still, today seemed to be quiet for a Wednesday. The week usually starts off slow getting busier and busier as the week goes on. I love early mornings like this. I arrived at my beef pie supplier earlier than usual. She bakes the best beef pies and there’s always a line up. She’s John the Bakerman’s mother and she bakes her pies in the back of the bakery every morning.

I thank her as she fills my tin pan with a dozen pies. “Thank you, too, gurl.”

On the way back to my car, I pass a lady on a bicycle. “It’s gonna be a hot one today,” she says in passing.

On the way out of the Village, David’s Fruit & Vegetable stand is starting to open up

I stop in Seine Bight, the next village over, to pick up beef and chicken patties. I’m early and they’re not quite ready. Myron, the baker, and I chat for 10 minutes getting to know more about each others’ lives. I learn that he came to Seign Bight from Ladyville a year ago and that he has five children. He doesn’t look old enough.

After I open up our smoothie shop out in Maya Beach, I drive back into Placencia to do some shopping for the store. But first, we stop at Above Grounds for my bagel fix.

We have the place to ourselves. Again, unusual for a Wednesday.

And the street is devoid of traffic.

We linger, enjoying the cool breeze.

It’s scorching hot today with a temperature of around 33 deg. C (90 F), but with the humidity at 77%, it feels more like 40! Yikes.

My assistant messages me at 11:30 am to say that not one sale has been made yet. It really is quiet.

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