Weddingbee Blog

Part I & II 

Most people picture their honeymoon as a romantic getaway for just the newlyweds, but we had a different experience. Don’t get me wrong, it was very romantic and restful, but we had the pleasure of having friends on the island who were fantastic hosts. Our friend (who flew from Curacao to NY and then drove to Burlington 6+ hours for our wedding) and his family took great care of us. We went out for many meals together, to the beach with their 3 boys and our wedding gift was a day trip to Klein Curacao which I mentioned in my last honeymoon post.

Here we are with our friend’s boys — a ten year old and twin six year olds! What a handful they are. When we drove around the island I was always in the back with one of the twins on my lap and they were so excited about the camera. “Can we make a picture?!,” they’d ask eagerly.

And they were enamored with Mr. Onion calling his name over and over with a new request. To play football (American soccer) on the beach, to play pass in the water, to photograph a motorcycle. You name it, they wanted Mr. Onion to join them.

It was really sweet actually. We spent an entire day with our friend who gave us a driving tour of the entire island. We saw a “natural bridge” that was created by the water, huge windmills, a plantation house and stopped for Surinamese food for lunch.

And our last night in Curacao we went out for “skewers” with our friend and his boys. This was one of the best nights we had there. A guy who lives on the island started having friends over for skewers (2 foot long metal skewers with chicken and filet that had been marinating all day on them) cooked over hot coals. It got so popular people encouraged him to open a restaurant. Well he didn’t want to do this full time so he just opens on Friday evenings and there is one thing on the menu. They cook them and then hang them over your table and you enjoy with your fingers. It was fantastic food and a really nice way to end our trip.

A few more days to share — the upcoming highlights include ribs (SO GOOD) and a Maurice Lacroix watch.