On the Waterfront

After our border crossing caper, it was a short minibus ride followed by a 30 minute speedboat ride out to our hotel, the Caribbean View hotel on Bastimentos Island.  Run by a really great Caribbean family, you were made to feel very welcome.

And you couldn't say that it was unreasonably named.  This was from the front deck of the hotel where you had your meals and took your "taxis" from.

Once we'd got sorted, the initial plan (for a few of us) was to go for a short walk and a climb up the hill to a cafe that grew its own coco and made its own chocolate and coffee.

It was some climb mind you, our guide being somewhat notorious for underestimating distances and times.  Once we got there though, it was a pleasant relief from that scorching day that even had had the locals talking about 'heatwaves".

TYou could have an ice coffee or a nice coffee  and chocolate truffles.  Not sure how you grow chocolate truffles but I think it's something I might look into with my green-finger skills.

Bastimentos Waterfront