Seaweed Shake

Bringing a cooler of shakes to the bus

Bringing a cooler of shakes to the bus

When possible, I sit towards the back of the buses I ride, primarily to minimize the number of people who see me take out my camera when I photograph the surroundings. On the King’s Park bus the other day, sitting in the back also led to a refreshing surprise. Near the University of Belize, we stopped for a woman pushing a handcart loaded with a cooler up to the bus. She opened the emergency exit door in the back, and a boy who was sitting in the back got out and helped her load the cooler onto the bus. They were having a problem getting the handcart around the spare tire in the aisle at the back of the bus, so I helped maneuver it.

When the bus arrived at its terminus downtown, the woman asked me for some help, since the other boy had alighted earlier. I stepped out the back, and brought her cargo to the sidewalk. She opened the cooler and said, “Thank you, would you like a seaweed?” I wanted to be polite, so I took one of the small unlabeled bottles filled with a thick, white drink. A bit of research revealed it to be a seaweed shake – a chilled mix of condensed milk and cinnamon thickened by the carrageenan from blended seaweed. I tried it and found it enjoyable; I can understand why the drink, which reminded me of a thick horchata, is a local favorite in the tropical heat.

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July 28 2010 03:32 pm | School Bus Migrations |

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2 Responses to “Seaweed Shake”

  1. suz on 28 Jul 2010 at 4:28 pm #

    what a nice boy.

  2. Rob Darrow on 30 Jul 2010 at 8:38 pm #

    Your descriptive writing causes all of us who are following your journey to feel like we are traveling with you. No doubt you will experience many new tastes, sights and sounds!

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