... drinking the water from coconuts plucked from the tree above your hammock, 20 feet from the Caribbean Sea.
Coconuts and hammock courtesy of Coconut Cottage, Placencia, Belize. For more photos from my recent trip to Guatemala and Belize, click here.
Helpful hint: if you lack a straw, borrow a wine glass from your host.
Etiquette note: hold your tongue regarding your host's choice of stemware.
I knew looking at this post was going to be dangerous. Do you have any idea of how many layers of fleece I've been wearing lately? (mittens and hat counted separately).
Really, you don't want to know.
Looks like a wonderful trip--hope you had a blast.
Posted by: Tea | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 12:29 AM
glad to see you had something interesting to drink even though you missed the cocktail party :)
Posted by: anita | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 07:12 AM
Looks like a nice place to relax before contigo opens.
Posted by: barbara | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 03:17 PM
Do not miss the spoon meat! I could -and have- lived off of it!
Posted by: elarael | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Oooh, this looks like the perfect antidote to cold, rainy San Francisco. Fresh coconut water tastes divine no matter *what* kind of a glass it is served in... ;-)
I'm so glad you got away!
Posted by: Jennifer Jeffrey | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 07:25 PM
Whaddya MEAN ?!??!? Those are awesome glasses. Feels like a good solid 1983 ... Miami Vice action, ya know? Did you bring any back?
Posted by: Dr. Biggles | Tuesday, February 05, 2008 at 03:45 PM
Your trip to San Pedro looks amazing! My grandparents retired there and I spent Christmas vacations with them growing up. I can't wait to hear more about eating lacally in Belize!!
Posted by: Katie | Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Oh come on Brett, don't bother with glasses, put the coconut to your mouth and let the juice bathe your senses, never mind if some of it spills onto your chest :)
I was a lurker, you've forced me to out myself :)
Posted by: Cynthia | Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 03:33 PM
The water in that coconut shot isn't real. You photoshopped it in. You know you did.
Posted by: Tommy | Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 02:40 AM
Just to clarify: I meant the neon blue caribbean water in the background of the first photo. The actual coconut water looks legit, but that other water: fake. FAKE!!!
Posted by: Tommy | Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 02:45 AM
Love the coconut shots.
Posted by: Fiona Macfarlane | Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Belize is such a beautiful country. You really should consider planning a vacation there.
Posted by: Omar | Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 05:08 AM