Curacao 2026 (page 3 of 9)

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Day 3 - Feb 9, 2026

We started out the day by driving up to Java Cafe for breakfast, and it was great. It was in a shopping area just off of a busy road, but it was pleasantly quiet in the shaded outdoor terrace where we sat. We both ordered a coffee (espresso for Mike, iced latte for Greta) and it was great. For food, Mike had an everything omelette with bacon and Greta had a breakfast burrito. The food also was wonderful, and we had some busy little birds flitting around to entertain us as well. From there, we figured out where the distillery was for our tour later that day, and then drove back to the hotel.

Mike stayed at the hotel and tried out the man-made salt water infinity pool to relax and read a bit. Greta went back to the shopping district, but was surrounded by a throng of cruise-goers. Turning off a main street, she found a little mini-mart that's not focused on tourists, which was perfect. She found some basic things such as paper plates, bottle opener, small knife (for cutting open the cheese), nail polish and a can of pop - all for only $10 - PERFECT.

We had a 2 pm reservation at the Chobolobo Distillery, where they make the Blue Curacao liquor. We got there early, checked in, had our courtesy beverage and looked around a bit. Then we had the tour - led by Eli. He was excellent, and explained the whole process and history. The liquor is made from dried Lahara orange peels, and spices from Asia. The bottle itself is manufactured in Spain from recycled glass, made to resemble an orange in both shape and texture. The cork is made in Portugal and the seal is made in the US. The bottle labels are still stuck on by hand. But the liquor is still made in Curacao. The are multiple colors that are the same flavor, but colored differently to make different drinks. There are also additional flavors, including Chocolate, Coffee, Rum-Raisin, and Tamarind. We got to sample them all while we were there. Greta liked the tamarind and the rum-raisin the best and Mike liked the chocolate and coffee flavors. As part of our tour package, we also were presented with many different drink recipes using the Curacao liquors, and then were able to make and drink two. Our tour guide for this part was Imaisha and she was also great. She demonstrated all the tools we may need for making the drinks, how to use a mixing cup, and invited us all up to try out whatever recipes we wanted. Mike made a tamarind mule and a cucumber delight. Greta made the Red Lady Romance and the Tamarind Sunset. It was a LOT of fun! We left with a bottle of the coffee flavor liqour to have in our room.

From there, we stopped back at the hotel for a quick moment and then headed back out. We drove up further up the western shoreline, and had to take a picture of the city sign for Sint Michiel - complete with a dog who felt it was an excellent place to wait. We also were able to stop and see a large water inlet where flamingos can be found. And we found them! Most were further off shore, but some were close enough for Mike to get excellent pictures with the zoom lens. We then drove to the shoreline to see the sunset, but that was a couple hours off yet. So we navigated to a place further up the shore (with Google maps that were downloaded offline, we weren't using phone coverage). At one point, we commmented how the road looked brand new or at least newly paved. Then after by-passing the turn off for a gated community, we realized we were driving "off the map". Apparently the road was so new, it was not yet on Google. We turned around and drove toward the gated community - that happened to be where the sea-front restaraunt was located. We had to stop at a guard shack but after explaining we were headed for the restaurant, they waved us through. There was parking and pictures of condos for sale, and houses you could build and buy. They were NOT cheap to say the least! We walked down to the shoreline and looked at the water for a bit. The restaurant there was rather expensive and we weren't quite ready for dinner yet. We walked back up the stairs to Koraal Rooftop Terrace, and had a couple of beers and bitterballen. From there we watched the sunset - perfect.

Before leaving, we downloaded the directions to Maira's Kitchen - a restaurant back in town. After driving there, we had issues finding parking. We finally parked in an iffy spot and then found out they were full and only taking people with reservations. So we just headed back to the hotel at that point, broke open the packages of crackers and two Dutch cheeses, and watched the Olypmics. Greta was able to borrow a couple of spoons from the "It's 5 O'clock Somehwhere" restaurant for breakfast as we'd forgotten to get something to eat our breakfast with. None of the locations near by had plastic spoons (only forks and knives) so we were lucky to get these.

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