Breakfast at the hotel included breakfast. Often breakfast included can be a crap shoot. But this breakfast was fit for a king. A peach bread pudding, sausages, and a ton of fresh fruit. Yum!
This is Julie. She is staying in the same hotel we are in. She is from Washington. Turns out she was first mate on a boat called Jamal. Jamal is moored in the winter at Carillon Point Marina - so its a boat that Dave regularly drools over in the marina out front of the condo. Suddenly the world is very small.
Julie knows the owners of the hotel next door - who also manage the hotel where we are staying. They are retirees from the US and quite the characters. They have been taking care of the whole community. There is a boy who was sitting on the sidewalk everyday practically drooling. They taught him to sweep the walk and now he talks to everyone who passes by. One of the local kids has a job walking their dog. Another couple of the boys do the cleaning and care of the cabins. They all show up for breakfast in the morning. They've never had to fire any of the locals - probably because they wouldn't dare misbehave and give up such a great gig.
We walked over to the beach and had lunch at a local pub that makes their own beer. Microbreweries down here are rare. This is only the second or third one we've seen.
We decided to cook dinner in the cabins and invite Heart and Soul. Heart and Soul had made their way here to Bocas Del Toro from Shelter Bay Marina. So it was fun to meet up with them here in the islands.
We drug the tables from the cabins out onto the deck so we could enjoy the evening air. We had bread, cheese, and dip for appetizers. A marinated artichoke and hearts of palm salad. A pork roast and risotto for dinner. Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and ice cream for dessert. No one went to bed hungry!
