The Super Bowl party on Sunday afternoon in the palapa by the pool was a big success. One of the condo owners drove to Bahia and picked up the groceries and then each couple took what they needed to make a particular dish. In the end, about 15 or so of us had a great meal of pulled pork accompanied by lots of other dishes and even 3 different desserts. We had a great time but we never watched the Super Bowl.
Yesterday was Anita’s birthday. She kept saying that 54 should be as good as 53 until I reminded her that she was off by 10 years.
Shortly after 8 am we walked out the gate to the highway with our friends Pat and Kevin, to catch the bus to Bahia. As we left, we saw a lot of balloons in the garbage box for the house next door. A good omen.
In Bahia, we had fish soup, an Ecuadorian staple, at a little roadside stand near the harbour. With plantain chips to throw in and big chunks of tuna, it was a very tasty breakfast for $2 each. Then we walked to El Paseo shopping centre where we got some cash and some groceries at the Comiseriato supermarket. Luckily we got home before it started to pour rain for the afternoon.
In the early evening the rain had stopped so we took the bus into Canoa for dinner at the Amalur restaurant. We were again accompanied by Kevin and Pat as well as our friend Terrie. We got off the bus a street too early so we had to walk down a couple of really muddy side streets, which we shared with a donkey at one point. At the Amalur we all had a big plate of shrimp spaghetti for $7.50 each.
Then it was off to the Surf Shak for trivia night. Someone announced that it was Anita’s birthday so everyone sang happy birthday to her before the trivia contest started. Unfortunately, she was in the bathroom but returned just as the song ended. We didn’t do very well in the trivia contest. We were 4th out of 5 groups. The 5th group didn’t even turn in their answers so we won shots of Cana liquor for coming last. Cana is like moonshine. Our expressions in the photo reveal how vile it tastes.
Terrie stayed at the Surf Shak but, at the insistence of the birthday girl, the rest of us walked up the street to a tiny bar run by an older Ecuadorian guy. For some reason, he always plays great rock music on an excellent sound system. We all agreed it’s our new favourite bar. We lingered there for a while and finally caught a taxi home. It’s late afternoon and the birthday girl finally seems to be recovering. It was quite a night!
Yesterday was Anita’s birthday. She kept saying that 54 should be as good as 53 until I reminded her that she was off by 10 years.
Shortly after 8 am we walked out the gate to the highway with our friends Pat and Kevin, to catch the bus to Bahia. As we left, we saw a lot of balloons in the garbage box for the house next door. A good omen.
In Bahia, we had fish soup, an Ecuadorian staple, at a little roadside stand near the harbour. With plantain chips to throw in and big chunks of tuna, it was a very tasty breakfast for $2 each. Then we walked to El Paseo shopping centre where we got some cash and some groceries at the Comiseriato supermarket. Luckily we got home before it started to pour rain for the afternoon.
In the early evening the rain had stopped so we took the bus into Canoa for dinner at the Amalur restaurant. We were again accompanied by Kevin and Pat as well as our friend Terrie. We got off the bus a street too early so we had to walk down a couple of really muddy side streets, which we shared with a donkey at one point. At the Amalur we all had a big plate of shrimp spaghetti for $7.50 each.
Then it was off to the Surf Shak for trivia night. Someone announced that it was Anita’s birthday so everyone sang happy birthday to her before the trivia contest started. Unfortunately, she was in the bathroom but returned just as the song ended. We didn’t do very well in the trivia contest. We were 4th out of 5 groups. The 5th group didn’t even turn in their answers so we won shots of Cana liquor for coming last. Cana is like moonshine. Our expressions in the photo reveal how vile it tastes.
Terrie stayed at the Surf Shak but, at the insistence of the birthday girl, the rest of us walked up the street to a tiny bar run by an older Ecuadorian guy. For some reason, he always plays great rock music on an excellent sound system. We all agreed it’s our new favourite bar. We lingered there for a while and finally caught a taxi home. It’s late afternoon and the birthday girl finally seems to be recovering. It was quite a night!
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