{"id":4173,"date":"2014-06-16T22:31:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T02:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2014-06-16T22:31:02","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T02:31:02","slug":"charlenes-rum-shack-june-6-10-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/charlenes-rum-shack-june-6-10-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlene’s Rum Shack — June 6 & 10, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 6 & 10 we spent delightful evenings visiting Charlene\u2019s rum shack, located in Upper Woburn.\u00a0\u00a0 Who were \u201cwe\u201d?\u00a0 Barb & Chuck, Ann & Steve (<\/span>Receta<\/em>) and Heather & Don (<\/span>Asseance<\/em>).\u00a0 Charlene is the sister of Stevie, local fisherman made famous by Ann\u2019s accounts of Dwight & Stevie in her books \u201cAn Embarrassment of Mangos\u201d and \u201cThe Spice Necklace\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Also in attendance were Stevie and some of his brothers, Charlene\u2019s daughter Blossom, some of Charlene and Stevie\u2019s neighbors, including kids, and some regular customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each visit, we dinghied in to Whisper Cove just before dark and then walked up and down (mostly up) the hills to Charlene\u2019s shop.\u00a0 On June 6 we were treated first to fried chicken and then deliciously-seasoned fish prepared in foil.\u00a0 On June 10, Charlene ran an informal \u201cworkshop\u201d for the benefit of the ladies in our group but for the enjoyment of us all.\u00a0\u00a0 The menu:\u00a0 a fritter appetizer made with the roe of a type of white sea urchin known in the guidebooks as West Indian Sea Egg, followed by chicken prepared in a \u201cburnt\u201d brown sugar sauce in a heavy kettle over an open fire, and coconut \u201cbakes\u201d also prepared in another heavy kettle.\u00a0 In order to ensure an even heat for the bakes, the kettle was covered with a large circular flat upon which was built another fire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both nights were lazy and leisurely and filled with plenty of visiting and beer drinking as we waited for the various preparations.\u00a0\u00a0 Non-cruisers sometimes appear to think that we spend most of our time sitting on beaches sipping punches.\u00a0 Make no mistake; it is nights like these that make cruising so special.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t