We like to eat, that's for sure, even though you wouldn't know it by Lucy, who has lost 15 pounds since we've been here. . . We had some good eats down on the Caribbean side in Puerto Viejo and Bocas Del Torro. Surprisingly, the seafood was a bit expensive, even that close to the ocean, and sometimes we couldn't get what we wanted as they didn't have it in stock. . . We had some great Caribbean jerk chicken, some ribs, spicy wings and a volcano pizza that had just about everything you could want on it, served right on the water by an Italian lady in Bocas. . . A good portion of the restaurants in Bocas are on the water, and they all have docks that you can boat up to and tie up for your m
eal. . . The water around the docks is crystal blue and you can see the fish darting around while you eat. . . I expected the usual oil slicks and detritus floating about, but that wasn't the case there at all. . .When we went snorkeling, we went to a restaurant about 100 yards off the beach on a small island. . . There was no way to get to the restaurant except by boat, even from the island, where it looked like 2-3 families were living. . . It was about a 20-minute boat ride away from Isla Colon, and very isloated. . . They had a trap full of live lobster, which I sampled (not a whole one, just some lobster meat with rice) while Lucy had the shrimp, which was cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce. . . Very good stuff. . .
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Shrimp looks good. What's the less attractive beige stuff? Fried plantain or whatever that stuff is called?
it's sort of like a plantain, though more like yucca. . . very meaty, kind of like a potato. . . was really good with the hot sauce that they brewed up in the back and some salt...
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