CariBert Trip Report Day 2 Includes Food Porn

[CariBert]

Day 2 - Tuesday

Ahhhh, the first full day in Paradise! What to do, what to do??? Well, whilst getting on Island Time, we decided, thanks to Katilady, we would have a nice breakfast to start the day.
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Of course we were not the only ones demanding breakfast, the Banaquits were out in full force.
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There must have been 75 or 100 of them. The word was out...."Soft Touch at Idyllic"....no one else had birds that morning, they were all at our villa.

We decided the first order of business, for the newbie's sake, would be to go into Cruz Bay and visit the stores. So, off we went to Mongoose Junction. Turns out we had to park there every day and walk every where...there is NO Parking in Cruz Bay!!

We went to The Tap Room for our Pale Ale fix:
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Ate lunch at Woody's and then walked over to the Beach Bar for drinks.
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After a full day of shopping, we went back to the villa for pool, drinks and dinner. But first, pool boy had work to do:
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Next order of business was a snorkel lesson for the newbie:
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Then, sit back and enjoy a rum soaked cigar and a Mojito that I made:
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Ahhhh...a Mojito at sunset.....ummmm, good!
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And we come to the end of another perfect day in Paradise!
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End of day 2

-Bert

[California Girl]

Excellent! LOVE the picture of you with your Mojito & cigar! Now THAT'S a happy man enjoying his vacation! You could be the official poster boy for the St. John tourism bureau! LOL!

[Tracy in WI]

Great job Bert! I agree with California Girl about that picture of you with the mojito and cigar - just perfect!!

Tracy

[cptnkirk]

AHHHH LIFE IS GOOD Thanks Caribert

[Pickle]

Bert, you make me smile. Can't wait for the rest of your report.

I hope her snorkeling experience was great!

[Diana2]

Now I can relate to that because that reminds me of my DH but along with cigar he would be drinking a glass of good scotch and a cup of coffe. That's how he starts every morning in STJ watching the sunrise (we must have an east facting house for that reason).

[liamsaunt]

Love the photos of you with the mojito, and the mojito with the sunset! Now I want a mojito and it is only 9:15 AM! Hmm...I do have the day off today...

Looking forward to reading more!

[PA Girl]

Beer before lunch, sounds like a good day to me!

[mcdomzal]

Great report! I have yet to find a good mojito recipe. Got any secrets??

Only 11 months to go......

[CariBert]

I don't really have a recipe. I just mix the Mojito to taste. I use Rum (white) simple syrup (make my own) limes and lime juice, mint (fresh, muddled) and club soda to top it off. It's really good and refreshing.....leave it to the Cubans to come up with a rum drink that goes well with cigars.

p.s. A Mojito is made just like a Mint Julep only with rum instead of whiskey.....

-Bert

[mcdomzal]

Thanks, unfortunately you lost me at making your own simple syrup....I'm not the greatest in the kitchen.

Tell you what, in honor of you guys and all my friends here on the board, I'm cracking open my bottle of pre-mixed mojitos by Bacardi and chillin' in my backyard in Chicago!

Cheers! Have a great weekend!

[sea-nile]

Great report!
I love the sunset! Looks like a great day.

[RogerD]

ahh yeah that looks like the way we like to enjoy paradise also. good trip report bert.

[Kathyzhere]

Looks like you guys are having a GREAT time!!

Enjoy...and THANKS for sharing!

Kathy

[mbw1024]

nice looking breakfast. hey Bert don't you owe us a recipe for Tuscan Steak from your last trip?????