Food

The food here seems to be highly dutch influenced, though ive only been in one non-european supermarket as I write this. We havent been outside the house to eat yet because its expensive and we have a kitchen. I have been enjoying traditional Dutch kiddie breakfasts of bread with sprinkles. (yes, this is really a thing.)

My lunches are usually bread, cheese, and pombar potato chips. This is a thing that started with a friend on the road to Budapest, and is repeated every time i come in contact with pombars. They just look so damn happy to be eaten!!

Dinner tends to be more grown up and communal, we have been taking turns cooking, usually something easy like spaghetti. The neighbour usually joins us as well.

It looks like the islanders enjoy fine dining, this and subway are the only chain restaurants in town, and I suspect based on the big "cold beer" sign in the window that they have different offerings than in the US.

We went to visit the Cadushy Distillery, which is run by US and Dutch expats. they make a variety of tourist-oriented, island themed liquor from the local cactus, as well as a rum, whisky, and vodka. i tasted the colourful ones, they were all good but sweet (the yellow one tastes like melted lollipops!) I will try to bring some of the Bonaire one home with me if people want to sample. 

This is all produced on the island in then tiny copper still you can see in the background, using the Kadushi cactuses as a base for the alcohol.

The distillery was a fun visit, they have a courtyard with parrots, iguanas, and supposedly cats, though no felines were out when we were there. 

the only other exciting food discovery so far is packets of what i think is Durian Tang. Durian smells and tastes so gross, that "durian tang" may be redundant. Couldnt pay me to drink this stuff. Jeff/Ken/Brent, im bringing some home so you can whip up a batch for crazyasiandrinks (http://www.noapologiespress.com/presents/asiandrink/).

I also ran into the relative of an old friend: