MORE LOBSTER

TWO BLOGS IN ONE DAY?  IT HAPPENS, SCROLL DOWN TO READ TODAY’S FIRST BLOG.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT I’M BEHIND ON THINGS I WANT TO BLOG ABOUT, SO I’M GOING TO CATCH UP.  WE’VE ONLY BEEN ON CAYE CAULKER TWO DAYS, AND DESPITE THE “GO SLOW” ATTITUDE THE SLOW LIFE HAS BEEN RUSHING AT US.

SO I’M UNLOCKING MY BIKE OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAYE CAULKER WALMART, YA I’M KIDDING, IT’S ACTUALLY CALLED CHINA TOWN GROCERY.  I’M MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS, WHEN THIS LOCAL, DREAD LOCKS AND ALL, PULLS UP ON HIS BIKE AND OFFERS ME FRESH LOBSTERS TAILS.  NOW I’M NOT THAT SECURE YET IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY, AND SAY NO-THANKS, JUST GO AWAY, AND HE WANTED $25 BZD. 

HE’S ABOUT A HALF A BLOCK AWAY AND I HOLLAR DOWN THE SAND STREET THAT I’LL GIVE HIM $10 US FOR THE WHOLE BAG…….

THE DEAL IS DONE, AND THIS IS WHAT I GOT FOR $10.




NOW THESE ARE THE SAME SIZE LOBSTER TAILS THAT MARY AND I BLOGGED ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FOR $6 OR $7 A PIECE.  NOW WE HAVE A FREEZER FULL AT .75 CENTS A PIECE!!!

GOD, I LOVE CAYE CAULKER…..


DON’T DRINK THE WATER

IF YOUR AS OLD AS I AM, YOU CAN REMEMBER THE MILK MAN.  THIS IS THE GUY THAT LEFT YOU FRESH MILK IN GLASS GALLON JUGS ON YOUR FRONT PORCH.  I’LL NEVER FORGET AS A KID DROPPING ONE OF THESE GLASS JUGS OF MILK ON THE FLOOR AND THE EXPLOSION THAT FOLLOWED, BOTH MILK AND GLASS. 

HERE ON CAYE CAULKER IT’S NOT A MILK MAN, BUT WATER AND BEER THAT HAS HOME DELIVERY.






WATER COMES 5 GALLONS AT A TIME, AND WE USE IT FOR ICE, DRINKING, COFFEE, ETC.  TAP WATER IS USED FOR DISH WASHING, SHOWERS, ETC.  JUST DON’T DRINK THE WATER.  IT WON’T KILL YOU, I STILL BRUSHED MY TEETH IN THE SHOWER AND I’M FINE.

NEXT DELIVERY IS THE BEER MAN.  CAN YOU IMAGINE?  THE BEER MAN MAKES HOME DELIVERIES?





HERE’S MY DELIVERY, RIGHT ON THE VERANDA.



THE SPORTS BAR

IF YOU’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS BLOG OVER THE YEARS, YOU KNOW THAT MARY AND I ENJOY A FAVORITE BAR, “WHERE EVEYONE KNOW YOUR NAME”, KIND A PLACE.  WE WASTED NO TIME ON CAYE CAULKER SETTING UP A HOME BASE WHERE WE COULD ASK QUESTIONS AND GET GOOD BAR ADVICE. WE HONED IN ON THE BARRIER REEF SPORTS BAR.






IT ONLY TOOK US ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO BECOME REGULARS, US DOLLARS, AN EXTENDED STAY, AND LLOYD, THE CANDIAN OWNER, WAS TABLESIDE.  WE DROPPED THE NAME “SALLY”, OUR LANDLADY, AND WE INSTANTLY GOT A 10% DISCOUNT ON EVERYTHING AND WE WERE INVITED TO PARK OUR BIKES INSIDE THE BAR WHERE IT’S MORE SECURE.




HERE IS OUR VIEW FROM OUR NEW ASSIGNED AND FAVORITE TABLE.




ANOTHER PICTURE FROM THE SEA SIDE.






IT’S NICE WHEN THE BARTENDER, OTIS, KNOWS YOUR NAME.  ONE OF MARY’S FIRST QUESTIONS WAS, DO YOU MAKE A DIRTY BANANA?  OH YES, I CAN DO THAT!! 




THE DIRTY BANANA IS KNOWN FOR MAKING YOU (ME) NAKED.

DO YOU LIKE MARY’S NEW RING?



SHOPPING

I FOLOWED THE ADVICE OF UNCLE HANS AND PACKED VERY FEW CLOTHES TO VISIT THE ISLANDS.  SO I HAD TO GO SHOPPING.  I GOT A BEACH TOWEL, NEW HAT (IT’S NOT PINK, IT’S CORAL), AND A COUPLE OF T-SHIRTS.  HERE’S MARY SHOPPING A LOCAL VENDOR.



“GO SLOW”, YOU GOT TO REST AFTER ALL THAT SHOPPING.




AS YOU CAN SEE, IT TOOK ME ALL OF ONE DAY TO LOSE MY T-SHIRT, TENNIS SHOES, AND MODESTY.  I WOULDN’T EVEN HAVE SANDLES ON, EXCEPT THE BIKE PEDALS HURT MY FEET BAREFOOT.



COCONUT

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST HATE.  RAW CARROTS AND COCONUT, BUT I WHIPPED MY BIKE INTO A STREET VENDOR AND BOUGHT MARY A FRESH COCONUT.  HE TOOK A MACHETEE AND SLICED OFF A PIECE AND STUCK A STRAW INTO IT AND HANDED IT TO MARY.






YA, TRIED A SIP, IT DIDN’T TASTE LIKE THE COCONUT I KNEW,  IT WAS SWEET AND GOOD TASTING.  AFTER THE DRINK, HE TOOK THE BIG KNIFE AND SLICED IT IN TWO AND USED A COCONUT SPOON TO REMOVE THE MEMBRANE THE COCONUT MILK WAS ENCASED IN TO EAT.  IT WAS GOOD TOO, AND AGAIN DIDN’T TASTE LIKE THE SHREDDED COCONUT I REMEMBER FROM HOME.