Last year at the end of November we celebrated together in Gran Canaria, before Thorsten and Hille disappeared across the Atlantic with their SY INFINITY. That was over a year ago. Therefore, the joy of reunion was all the greater  when the two of them went with the dinghy alongside our CESARINA in the late morning. While Dietmar and Thorsten first undertook a detailed navigation, we women quickly turned to the essentials of life. drink beer (Caribbean variant of "drink coffee") and chatting  We haven't seen each other in a long time and there was a lot to report. The two of them would stay here in Rodney Bay until Monday, before we went on to Curacao. That would be fun.
So we decided, to go to Gros Islet for the "Jump Up" tonight. It's kind of a street party, which takes place there every Friday with a lot of music and barbecue and everything, what goes with it in the Caribbean  We were about twenty minutes on foot. Gros Islet consists of many small houses in very different states. The party took place in the area of ​​the only intersection, that existed in this little town. Everywhere booths and tables were set up and there was a smell of grilled food and charcoal. Mobile bars were set up on many small tables and carts, which had an impressive amount and variety of alcoholic beverages on offer. Especially the large glass bottles, in which you could see different spices, which were surrounded by a bright red liquid, caught my eye. In the course of the evening we were able to solve the riddle behind the mysterious red liquid. It was rum, of course, by adding herbs not only this wonderful color, but also got a very good taste. I absolutely had to take some of that with me. The nice lady at the bar was also happy to help, to sell me something, but where to put the good stuff? So it was agreed, that a bottle would be organized within the next hour. Then the trade should take place. But as is the case with Caribbean agreements ... .. when I arrived ... .. no bottle was available. Good, that I had brought my own water bottle. That's how the good stuff is now in our bar cabinet, pretty stylish in a plastic bottle, but the main thing is that it tastes good.
After we ate delicious and tried one or the other drink, we enjoyed the music and the funny dancing crowd for a while. One had and advised, to be back at the marina for the party before eleven, so we preferred to leave on time. We didn't want to, that the fun evening ended less fun, when he started 