We met this woman outside the gate to the Rodney Bay marina in St. Lucia. The first time we walked by, we just chatted her up to see what she had to sell and what her schedule was. Interestingly, we found out that her schedule was “I’m here until I run out of food”, and, when she found out that we were going to the grocery store, she gave us her frequent-shopper card.

I didn’t quite understand this, as it seemed like she was giving us a credit card or something. I think she was just very trusting, wanted us to get any discounts that we otherwise wouldn’t get, and wanted to run up her points. Anyways, I thought it was something that never would happen in the U.S.

We ended up buying some rotis from her later in our stay. (A roti is a local “wrap” that has some kind of curry-based mixture inside. Either chicken or beef as I recall. Also, the shell is not wheat or corn-based – something else.) The rotis were fantastic. I believe she had been very highly reviewed on TripAdvisor. I also thought that was funny – that street vendors were getting reviewed on TripAdvisor.