The beach is a geological composition made up of unrestricted rock fragments such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. Beaches are deposited land formations, developed by the movement of waves or currents off-loading sand or other loose sediments of which the beach is made while these [...]
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The Legend of the Cursed Rum – Part 3
Fascinated by stories of pirates, rum and adventure? Then this is the story for you. RumShopRyan, The Sandy Slippper and myself teamed up and wrote a short story. We each wrote a part totally independent of the the other two. We had no idea where the story was going or starting. An experiment if you [...]
Beach Eats – Coconut Shrimp with Mango-Mojo Dip
I love the flavor of mint. It is a refreshing herb, especially under the hot sunshine. It is even healthy, as tasty it is. Mint freshens your breath (perfect for those romantic nights at the beach, under a palm tree), relieves stress and rejuvenates your senses. Mango has plenty of health benefits as well. They [...]
Beach Drinks – Blue Coco Mojo
The infused syrup adds an exotic kick to this tall rum concoction. Makes 1 drink Ingredients: 1/4 oz blue Curaçao 1-1/2 oz Cruzan Estate Light Rum 1-1/2 oz CocoMint Syrup (recipe follows) 1 oz fresh lime juice 2 oz chilled seltzer water For garnishing: Fresh mint and/or cilantro sprigs Shaved coconut (optional) Directions: 1. Fill [...]
The Star Thrower
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like [...]
Beach Drinks – Miami Vice Daiquiri
The Perfect Duo Everybody knows that good things come in twos. Peas and Carrots. Wine and Cheese. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Batman and Robin. Peanut Butter and Jelly. Beavis and Butthead. Barbie and Ken. Sonny and Cher. Romeo and Juliet, Poncherello and Baker. Cookies and Milk. Miami and Vice…. Fine. “Miami and Vice” [...]
The Daiquiri Shack – Nassau, Bahamas
“Of all da tings we lost in da Bahamas, we miss our minds da most!” There is a hidden gem found in the Bahamas. It has been around for a while and attracts a lot of visitors—especially when the sun is shining (which there is never a shortage of, I mean come on! It’s the [...]
Cariló, Argentina
Cariló (from the Mapuche word “Green Dune”) is a beach resort town in Argentina. It is situated in a man made forest on the Atlantic coast of the Province of Buenos Aires, about 360 km south of Buenos Aires city in the administrative division of Pinamar Partido. Until a few years ago, access to the [...]
Beach Drinks – Cuban Mojito
The Best Mojito 1-2 teaspoons granulated cane sugar Juice from 1 lime (2 ounces) 4-5 mint leaves 2 measures Havana Club white rum 2 measures club soda Place the mint leaves into a long mojito glass (often called a “collins” glass) and squeeze the juice from a cut lime over it. You’ll want about two [...]
Beach Drinks – Caipirinha
♫ Grey skies are gonna clear up… put on a Caipi face! ♪ The Best Caipirinha 2 oz. Cachaça 1/2 lime (or lemon) cut into about 1/6 slices 2 tablespoons fine white sugar cracked ice Place the lime and sugar into a shaker and mash gently with a muddler or pestle to dissolve sugar in [...]