It would surprise you to learn that there are expensive multistory hotels with pools on the beach front, just outside of town so that the vendors and hustlers have no where to run if the hammer drops. Further up is a truly tranquil piece of public beach, but that is a story for another day.

How is a guy to get a drink of water out here? The answer is coconuts! Yes, I spent twenty minutes today chatting with a beach janitor while he taught me how to take advantage of the decorations implanted along a string of classy hotels. The coco water by the way, was excellent.

I’m afraid I marred the beauty slightly by asking the janitor about his vacation plans. He was polite in response, but I definitely was not trusted enough yet to be opened to.

Do you see them when you walk? The people who are the foundation of our businesses and our leisurely trips to the beach. You cannot have a clean beach for an economy without a cleaner. The foundations.