FWC Koozie Winner Is…..

Last night, SC helped me fold the pieces of paper with the entrant’s names on them and plop them in a bowl.  She asked why she couldn’t enter to win a koozie {um, because YOU have a kitchen cabinet FULL of them, my dear; go win one}.  This morning, I snagged The Fisherman before he rushed off to pick up his breakfast sammy from quality and was off on another fun-filled day on the water. {thanks July, for being so kind to us}

With the help of his little helper:

SAVANNAH KING 
was selected AT RANDOM.  No Kidding!  Even last night when we were writing names with MY SC, she had to make note that HER name has no H at the end.  RANDOM PEOPLE -TOTALLY RANDOM.

Savannah King had this to say about St. Croix:

My favorite thing about St. Croix are the people and the beautiful sunsets. I love riding the boat to the hotel in the harbor. Not the fanciest place to stay, but it gives you a secluded taste of the island. I also love snorkeling around the harbor and seeing all the different types of ocean life you don’t see in Indiana:)

Well, you’re right.  The people are great and the sunsets are even greater!  Hotel on the Cay is a great place to stay and play!  Yep, I am guessing not much ocean life in your neck of the woods, but I sure would like my kids to experience walking out to the field, picking their own corn!    That little comment of your’s got you a FishWithCarl Koozie!  Thanks for playing now email your mailing address to thebarefootmom at yahoo dot-com and I’ll pop one in the mail ASAP so you can brag to all your friends.

Didn’t win this time?  Don’t worry –  I’ll do it again sometime soon so keep checking back; or book a charter with FishWithCarl and I’ll make sure you get a koozie!  The PERKS!

Thanks For Playing.  No go on with your bad self and enjoy your Tuesday.

Who Wants A Koozie? {it’s a givaway!} but now its over.

SORRY FOLKS -COMMENT SECTION IS CLOSED. 

Check Here {tomorrow} For The Winner! And keep reading just for the fun of it.  Check back for more give-aways!
This is by far the most needed item when you live on St. Croix.  A Koozie.  Bottle & Can.  You’ll need several of them because they are cousins to socks getting lost in the dryer.  You never know where they are…where you left them, or who snatched your totally cool koozie at your last party.

We give these out like candy.  Here is our little guy, posing with a Mocko Jumbie can koozie:

But, we are all out of those I just wanted to show you how darn cute he was…and still is (ask him to tell you a secrete and you’ll get yourself a free wet-willy)

How about one of these:

Super-top-of-the-line-neoprene quality-Caribbean Blue Fish With Carl Koozie!!! And it can be YOURS! These babies will keep your bottled beverage of choice nice and cool while you savor the flavor.  No need to gulp it down in the {Texas} heat.  Take your time.  Day dream a little about St. Croix….paradise……sand in strange places….They snuggly fit your preferred brew of choice but also work great over glass baby bottles and a variety of kids’ sippy cups.  Such a VERSITILE product it is!  Who knew? and here is the back view if you wanted to know zip it up!

 HERE IS HOW YOU CAN WIN ONE:

All you have to do is tell me your favorite thing about St. Croix (if you have ever been here) OR if you have NEVER been to St. Croix tell me WHY you want to visit my paradise home.  Leave a comment below the post – comment as many times as you want- it just has to be a different reason each time!  Be sure to leave your email address or I can’t get back to you.

The comments’ Authors will go into a random drawing in which The Fisherman will select a response AT RANDOM to receive a FWC Koozie.  I will then email you to hit you up for your mailing address, not charge you a dime for postage, and be thankful you’re reading my blog and want a koozie.

I’m going to keep the contest open for a few days so spread the word!

 

Thanks All.  Pretty damn easy.  Forward to all of your friends.  Now….GO!

xo-
bfm

Tourist Tip #895,987,989

Don’t wear your bathing suit while you are shopping in town.  You look ridiculous.

When you live in vacation land, you see a LOT of interesting things and people.  Since our recent (old) found fame trying to please cruise ship passengers, interesting things and interesting people have increased.  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the fact that we are now a regular port of call with just one massive people carrying vessel a day.  Not ten like St. Thomas, where people are herding through the streets like cattle.  MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEEE.

Ok, 2 ships this day. Thanks G. Lobb for use of the photo.

Back to shopping in your bathing suits:  I spent a few hours yesterday in our beautiful little town on the west end where cruise ships dock, Frederiksted.  It was BUMPIN’!  Beaches were filled, shops were packed, Rainbow Beach was dotted with adorable blue sun umbrellas and rainbow stripe beach chairs.  Jet ski’s were racing in the water, four wheelers whizzing by, and some new thing I need to find out about:  SunBugs? (hmm, powered by sunshine.  Looks like a solar-powered adventure is in my future!)  It was really cool to see Frederiksted so full of LIFE, the return of life, and I was proud to live here.  Everytime SC see’s the massive ship, she gets a kick out of the fact that people get on a boat to come see where we live and has commented, “Mom, why don’t they just come live here, too?”

 Oh- shopping in bathing suits.  Sorry.  For what ever reason you may be visiting our beautiful, sun-shine kissed island, please don’t walk around with just your bathing suit on, unless you are at the beach.  Don’t shop in town with your bikini top exposed or your shirtless-manly-man-recently-buffed-spray-tanned body for everyone to gawk at.  I know it’s why you worked out every day in the gym for 2 hours for the past 3 months, just for this vacation, but it really is dis-respectful.  And the people who call vacation land their home, we make fun of you.

And, it’s against the law in the USVI.  You have to be covered.  You can’t be shirtless, or walk around in just your itsy-bitsy-bikini, as badly as you want to.  The officers aren’t trying to get a closer look to settle a bet if they are real or fake. They are approaching you to tell you to cover it up, honey. (they’re fake)

Take that hot body of yours to one of the many beautiful west end beaches, hop on a boat to Buck Island and pretend you are doing a Sports Illustrated photo shoot:

go diving and show those fish what its like to breathe air;  hell, you can even fish naked if you want
(now you understand The Poem from my FIL) but please don’t walk into Steele’s Smokes & Sweets to buy a rum soaked cigar (or home-made fudge, rum cakes, American Spirits, choco-covered expresso beans…) or be seated at RumRunners with your titties hanging out, despite how cute the bartenders are (sorry J&J, but it gets old)

I hope you do consider my home as your next vacation destination (but please stay in one of the many fine resorts, hotels or villas).  It’s a bit more rustic than say, Maui, a bit more adventurous than Atlantis, a bit more “country” than St. Thomas, but if that is what you are looking for, then its perfect.  And it is perfect.

Just don’t walk in town in your bathing suit.