Quiet Time and Social Time

One and all,

NOt a great deal to report as we try to enjoy the last couple of weeks to their fullest. We have become boringly regular. People that we know nearly know where to find us at particular times of the day.

We did get away on Wednesday afternoon to El Rio BBQ, just the two of us. It was a quiet day on the river with only about 25-30 people there. They were, I will admit, a chatty group so we tried to distance ourselves so we could read. I struggle no to eavesdrop on others and have difficulty focusing on my book. Polley is suggesting earplugs for next visit. It, however, was a nice afternoon and, as always Kurt's food was excellent. We enjoyed this potato salad I have talked of before, and some chicken tacos. Jut the right amount.

That night we met Estephon and Dora at El Patio down the hill. These are two young people(we now call mid-30s young) who live in our building. They are both Mexican (photos to follow), but lived in Colorado for nearly a dozen years, so language is not a problem. They are very fluent. Had a couple of glasses of wine and some good conversation. Despite just living up the hill from El Patio, they had never been there. We really enjoy introducing people to this place for the first time. It is always one of our favorites.

Thursday was a quiet day. We did run into Rolf and Richard, two men from Vancouver, B.C. They stayed in our location last year and we got to know them a bit. They had just arrived and we recommended El Patio to them. They had never gone there as well. Later, when Polley and I dropped in for a last glass of wine, they were there having dinner. Got to know them a bit better

Another Thursday event, was the applying of a name to a couple of tables at La Fuente del Puente. Because the restaurant is open to the sea air, a couple of the tables have warped




and if you are not careful your glass of wine can slip right off the table. One of the waiters quickly dubbed these La Mesa Gotcha! (The Gotcha table). Goes very nicely to the refrain of "La Cucharocha!"

As we came down to head for dinner Thursday, we also came across two of Polley's little cat friends - -


having a nice nap in the tree just outside our gate. They are an adorable group of cats and kittens.

Finally, yesterday we met Estaphon and Dora as she got off work to take them up to El Rio BBQ, another place we have enjoyed introducing people to. We took a cab up and had lunch. We really enjoy these two and they seemed to like everything about El Rio.




The day was lovely and, as always on Fridays, there was good music with Roberto and Bobby. Here I captured the owner, Kurt, coming in for his specialty number, "Under the Boardwalk."


Always a hit with the crowd. After the two hour music set, we took the adventure ride, the city bus through the cobblestone, dusty, village road. Exhausting, but fun in some sort of perverse way. We were, however, done for the day. Ate in and stayed in bed for about 11 hours. Over and out!