On our trip around Central America we went to Caye Caulker, Belize 🇧🇿. One of the first things we did was go snorkeling. While we were snorkeling Mum met a lady called Debra, after a long talk they invited us for dinner. That’s how we had dinner with Debra and Rootsman. They lived on a sand spot on the other side of the split (the split is a channel of water about 30m long that a hurricane split through the island!)
When Debra showed us how to cook she taught us some things along the way. One thing was if she needed the food to be cooked at a higher temperature. She would ask Rootsman to break some more wood with his machete. For dinner we had a Vegetable stew with the best lentil stew in the world and some rice and fish.
Just after we arrived a teenager came along in his kayak with some fish. He then started to flit the fish. Rossco brought about 6 fish off him in including some snnaper and barracuda. He brought them for $12!! After the fish were cooked Debra put some salt, lime and black peeper. It was so yummy and fresh! Debra was saying that the kids have to work for money so that they can go to school. If they need a new pen or book they have to work for the money and pay for it themselves. Rootsman moved to Caye Caulker on his own when he was 15!!
Debra and Rootman choose to live are really chilaxing lifestyle. For a living Rootman paints, fish’s in his catamaran made from recycled bits of plastic and starafoam and he make jewellery for the tourists. He also own some houses that he rents out. He some times goes to a remote island with his mates and goes fishing for up to two weeks. One time he had to swim back to Caye Caulker because his boat motor fell off his boat in a hurricane.
Over all I had such an amazing time. I really enjoyed seeing how some locals cook there dinner, my favourite part was the lentils and the Baracuda. So if you ever go to Caye Calker we know where you should have dinner!!
By Jake™️©️®️