Lobsterfest’s Grand Prize Winner, Breakfast to Die For, A Walk South & And A New Bar…

Have I packed enough random topics into today’s post?  Maybe I can string them together in a coherent way.  You can let me know.

Yesterday the Grand Prize Winner for the 2014 San Pedro Lobsterfest was announced.  The prize is…well…amazing.  Ridiculous in fact.

I stopped into the Seaduced Tour office and saw the prizes fanned out on the table.  (Check out the full list at the end of the post.)  Hotel stays at Ramon’s, Xanadu and more.   Tropic Air tickets to the island…lots more.

And the lovely lovely LOVELY Rose, new resident of San Pedro, was the lucky winner!  Go Rose!  She moved here just last September with her equally talented husband Bob.  He’s the writer (a real writer!) of my favorite San Pedro blog – Bound for Belize.

(I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if she got this giant pile of certificates home, promptly laid them out on the couch and rolled in them.  It’s totally what I would have done.)

Ok, yes, second favorite blog.  But I can hardly bear reading my own after typing it all out each morning so that hardly counts…

I couldn’t be more happy for her.  Why not celebrate it with a breakfast right across the way at Mesa Cafe?   I’ve gushed about the great owners and the food but let me gush some more because I just tried some heaven on a plate.  My dream breakfast…

Coconut French Toast.

It tasted better than the photo.  Though it probably wasn’t the correct choice after Crossfit class…

Don’t you just love when the bread is thick and the inside is like warm creamy custard?  Mmmm.

Not to worry, I took a good walk later that afternoon and discovered a new bar and coconut trees.  Or at least I discovered an hour long obsession with taking photos of their reflections on the water.  Yesterday was beautiful with a surprisingly chilly breeze…at least chilly for June in Belize.

 

Walking south towards Victoria House…

And then just south of resort.  Remember the old Fido’s Sandbar?  A huge palapa style bar and restaurant that closed maybe 3 or 4 years ago and then was leveled?

A new palapa has been built.

A pretty view of the pool at Royal Caribbean next door…

And even prettier of the sea in the front.  It’s a tricky location but I wish them the best…

 

I continued south despite this ominous warning sign…

I’ll leave it at that.

HUGE LIST OF PRIZES donated by these generous businesses!

Fantastic raffle prize list:
Picasso Spirits – gift basket with 6 bottles
BOAZ golf cart rentals- 24 hour rental
Amigos Del Mar – Snorkel trip for 2 to the Great Blue Hole
Blue Water Grill – $100 gift certificate
Red Ginger Restaurant at the Phoenix Hotel – $100 gift certficate
Barb’s Belize – $100 gift Certificate at Ambar Jewelry
Xanadu Island Resort – 2 nights accommodation + 24 hour golf cart rental with Carts Belize
Searious Adventures – snorkel trip to Hol Chan & Shark Ray Alley for 2
Chuck and Robbies Scuba Diving & Instruction – 2 tank dive
Rendezvous Restaurant and Winery- dinner for 2 – worth $250.00
SeaDuced by Belize – Lamanai Jungle River Adventure for 2
SeaDuced by Belize – Caye Caulker day sail and snorkel trip for 2
Tropic Air – 2 round trip tickets to the International Airport/San Pedro
Ramon’s Village Resort – 4 nights stay for 2
Banana Beach Resort – 3 nights stay for 2
Ultimate Golf Cart rentals 24 hour golf cart rental
Casa Picasso Restaurant – dinner for 2 including a house bottle of wine
Fido’s Courtyard and Pier – Lunch for 2
Belize Chocolate Company – gift basket
Sew What – custom made hand bag