A must stop in the Carribean is the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke. Jost Van Dyke is a very casual laid back island, so it makes sense that it is the home of the Soggy Dollar.
The captain on our chartered boat the "Bad Kitty" told us we had to swim to get to the bar. This had me picturing Janet and I doggy paddling our way to Jost and that BTW is how the bar gets it's name. Your dollars might get soggy as you swim to shore since there is no dock at this world famous destination. However the "swim" is more like wading through beautiful blue waters. The water was waist high and my dollars did not get soggy.
¿Could you use a Painkiller this friday afternoon?
According to the Soggy Dollar Website, a Painkiller requires : "The correct concoction of premium dark Rum, Cream of Coconut, Pineapple and Orange Juice (proportions are secret), topped with fresh grated Grenadian Nutmeg makes the swim (no dock) to the Soggy Dollar Bar worth the effort."
The Ring Game. This game seems to keep people pretty entertained as they hold their painkiller in one hand and try to throw the hook with the other. My favorite thing about this unnassuming little bar is that it brings so many people together. It seems like you have an instant connection with whomever you meet that has also experienced this happy little place.Thanks for all your encouragement about my kitchen adventures and for my sleepless night last week. Muchas gracias! How about a little time by the water relaxing this weekend? Enjoy!
The captain on our chartered boat the "Bad Kitty" told us we had to swim to get to the bar. This had me picturing Janet and I doggy paddling our way to Jost and that BTW is how the bar gets it's name. Your dollars might get soggy as you swim to shore since there is no dock at this world famous destination. However the "swim" is more like wading through beautiful blue waters. The water was waist high and my dollars did not get soggy.
¿Could you use a Painkiller this friday afternoon?
According to the Soggy Dollar Website, a Painkiller requires : "The correct concoction of premium dark Rum, Cream of Coconut, Pineapple and Orange Juice (proportions are secret), topped with fresh grated Grenadian Nutmeg makes the swim (no dock) to the Soggy Dollar Bar worth the effort."
The Ring Game. This game seems to keep people pretty entertained as they hold their painkiller in one hand and try to throw the hook with the other. My favorite thing about this unnassuming little bar is that it brings so many people together. It seems like you have an instant connection with whomever you meet that has also experienced this happy little place.Thanks for all your encouragement about my kitchen adventures and for my sleepless night last week. Muchas gracias! How about a little time by the water relaxing this weekend? Enjoy!
A true beach bar! And how about that ship wheel on the ceiling -neat.
ReplyDeletei love this...looks like my kind of fun! we have a beach restuarant w/ the same hook game, and i'm hoping "someone" will make one for the gkiddos!
ReplyDeleteHa! That is so cool!!! Love the pics too. The water is incredible.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds heavenly Laura! I must visit... !! :)
ReplyDeleteI love Soggy Dollar. I have a "membership" because I go so much! lol
ReplyDeleteoh, that water looks AMAZING!!!! and it all looks so fun -- hanging out on the beach with some brewski sounds just perfect right now!
ReplyDeleteOh to be there right now... jumping around the BVI & the Grenadines ia very high on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these types of places ~ I am dying for a trip to someplace tropical very soon! maybe I'll be able to talk my husband into a cruise! ;>
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so enchanting! Thank you for posting such enjoyable photos.
ReplyDeleteAhhh..thank you for this post today! I just booked a trip for January... Gonna hit my fave beaches on St. Thomas at St. Maarten!! Can't wait!!!
ReplyDeleteHave and AWESOME weekend! :)
I could seriously use a vacation, and this seems like the perfect place. I got a little scared when you said you had to swim there, as I'm not the best swimmer in the world, but I'm glad it was only waist high! Hope you have a great weekend. I want to see pictures of the orange orchard, I bet that's beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteLove the colour of the water! Amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove the colour of the water! Amazing.
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