"An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude" is the first in a duet of memoirs by Ann Vanderhoof (the second is titled "The Spice Necklace"). This is the story of 2 late 30s-early 40s Canadians who quit their jobs and spend 2 years sailing first down the coast of North America to the Bahamas and then on through the Caribbean. Ann and her significant other, Steve, are no more than novice sailors. Steve, more experienced, but barely, the sum total of his experience having been on Lake Ontario and Ann not at all. This book is all about their adventures, the other cruisers they meet, and the mostly wonderful people of the islands that they visit and the food. Unlike a lot of North American cruisers, Ann and Steve decide to eat mostly local dishes wherever they are, instead of cooking their own home-like food. The book includes a couple of recipes at the end of every chapter and her descriptions of dishes made my mouth water. I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to reading "The Spice Necklace", the second in this series.