Herbs and fabrics

The next day, we took a break from our geology discussions
to visit the medicine woman of North Andros.
We walked around her house and looked at the wide variety of plants
that she grows for her teas and other traditional remedies.
Here are some of her plants:
Next, we went on a tour of the Batik fabric factory.
There are very few ways to make money in the Bahamas and this
is one of the biggest employers (but it still has less than 50 employees)The process for making these incredible fabrics is fairly labor intensive.
The fabric is first laid on large tables where it is stamped with wax.
The stamps are made from sponges and
come in a wide variety of designs.
The fabric is then moved to large tubs filled with brightly colored dyes.
After the fabric has been dyed, it is hung to dry
and then the wax is removed.
We then went to the store where I bought Orin a green tee-shirt
with turtles on it that will probably not fit him until he is ten,
but I couldn't resist... Orin loves turtles.
As our last tourist activity of the day, we tried to open a coconut.
After 45 minutes and quite a few tools we were successful.
The coconut was worth the wait.