Twelve interesting things we've discovered about life on Margarita Island (and in Venezuela):

1. Beer is cheaper than water (20 cents a can).
2. Gas is cheaper than beer (4 cents a litre).
3. Cheddar Cheese is non-existent. We've looked high and low and the closest we've come is Kraft singles.
4. As it rains so little here drinking water is actually pumped to the island via huge underwater pipes.
5. During the high season water is often rationed.
6. Power goes out once or twice a week for 20 minutes or so
7. Sunday is family day. The beaches are packed with families having BBQ's and good times.
8. Dance music is still very popular. If we hear “rhythm of the night” one more time...
9. Pastries & Deserts are very popular here. There are elegant pastry/desert sections in all of the supermarkets and most local stores. We're not talking bow-ties at Tim Hortons. Think desert at a fancy restaurant.
10. We thought soccer/football would be the most popular sport here. It turns it's baseball followed by basketball. Soccer is a distant third.
11. Fireworks/firecrackers are set off at all hours of the day for seemingly no reason. 7am, noon, 7:43 pm, doesn't matter when. We are on a quest to figure out why.
12. Lemons here are green and taste like half lemon half lime. Coincidently they are called Limons in Spanish.