It's a mixed bag of emotions. The island needs the income from the cruise boats. Restaurants, gift shops, tour operations are glad to have the business. Those of us that have gotten used to the sleepy, quiet island are feeling invaded.
They have closed the road along the shore near the dock. They have set up a check point for Covid. The cruisers have to show proof of vaccination and/or test negative for Covid. Lots of people are wearing masks again indoors and out. The ship is about 40% of capacity which means about 2,000 people. This is a lot of people on an island with only 21,000 residents.
The roads, which are notoriously bad and crowded, are even worse. Now there are golf carts, scooters, bikes, busses and taxis. All the roads are just two lanes so passing slow moving vehicles is not easy. Traffic can back up by 50 cars going one way.
The ship docks at 4:00 am and is usually gone by 6:00 pm. We can return to town in the evening without sharing it with the cruisers.
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