"I'll be around"

The highlight of the morning at our place was watching a local guy, Coconut Leo, climb barefoot up a tree and cut coconuts on the property here. This is routinely done because of the danger of fallIng coconuts. There is a ten times greater chance of dying from a falling coconut than a shark bite. All the guests came to view him climb the trees and with his mighty machete, cut down dead fronds and ripe coconuts, all while singing Bob Marley tunes. He cut some of the coconuts so we could use the coconut water for our next round of cocktails.

After that excitement, we walked north to a bar called Palapa Bar. Locals and tourists gather here by boat or on land for lunch and drinks.

"I'll be around..." That was what Captain Baxter said this morning about his schedule :)

Richard's Blender Drink Creations

(ingredient amounts are approximate)

"Thong Snappa"•••
Fresh pineapple
One fresh lime squeezed
3 ounces Barrel One dark rum
1 ounce coconut rum
2 tablespoons coconut cream
6 ounces pineapple juice
Add ice and blend
•••this drink is a twist on Belize's national drink called the "Panty Rippa"


"Peach on the beach"
4 ounces peach nectar
One fresh lime squeezed
3 ounces Barrel One dark rum
1 ounce coconut rum
2 tablespoons coconut cream
3 ounces pineapple juice
Add ice and blend


"Cherry bomb"
16 ounces cherry fruit drink
One fresh lime squeezed
5 ounces Barrel One dark rum
3 ounces pineapple juice
Add ice and blend


"Cocopine Caye"
16 ounces cocopine juice
3 ounces pineapple juice
5 ounces Barrel Dark rum
3 tablespoons coconut cream
Add ice and blend


"Good Morning Belize"
2 cups cold coffee
4 ounces whole milk
3 tablespoons coconut cream
3 ounces Barrel Dark rum
Add ice and blend