West Chester Dish

I am in love. With a fry jack. They are these amazing, amazingly simple staples of Belize that I experienced at breakfast this morning with my coffee.Â

P.P. and I checked  out and took  our packs to a beach front cafe where I munched on fresh fruit  (peeled fruit of course as I have etched in my mind a sentence from my guide book “Peel it, cook it, boil it or vom-it”- yikes!) and coffee. I had read about fry jacks but to experience one hot from the fryer with fresh pineapple preserves and salty butter was remarkable. The coffee, however, is not so remarkable.Â

It’s usually a bit watered down but served with creamer and sugar to doctor it up. The creamer seems to be a very heavy cream and this particular one tasted almost salty. The sugar tastes fine but the consistency reminds me of bleached sand but I’m sure it’s from the condensation.

P.P. had a breakfast burrito but did not dig the beans inside. I tasted it and thought it was pretty good but whatever floats his boat. Speaking of boats…we hopped on one to our next destination, Caye Caulker. It was supposed to be a more relaxing version of the caye were were on already. How that would be possible I wasn’t sure but I was willing to find out.

The sun felt good for the first 10 minutes on the ferry that was really a motor boat that zipped over the waves. I felt the first pangs of sun burn after about 20 minutes and after rubbing in another coat of sunscreen I was happy to arrive at our next destination.

We checked into the most budget friendly place on the island. It was such an amazing deal for only $6 a person! Here is what we got… Air conditioning- we had a cool rotating fan. Deluxe beds- they were so deluxe the door couldn’t even open all the way before tripping over the foot of the bed. The bathrooms were shared with locals who LIVED there. We seemed to be the only tourists lucky enough to stumble upon such a treasure. The location was perfect. It was right above a convenience store. I mean, you can’t get any more convenient than that! Right?

The view really is fantastic and there is a fruit cart right out front! The fruit is freshly cut and is super sweet. My mix of pineapple, papaya and watermelon was only $2.00 and eating it waterfront was paradise. The afternoon was spent on the beach and splashing in the waves. Oh yeah and I had a really yummy banana too!

You’ll have to wait to hear about the evening…
The Final Dish: That was the scariest place I’ve ever slept. I used my towel as a pillow.