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| Primavera in Bloom |
We survived
Semana Santa (4/1-7) and Pascura (4/8 -14) without many problems and now
everything looks empty with all the visiting nationals and most “snowbirds”
having departed. The Amapas and many of
the Primavera trees have just stopped blooming, but were a spectacular
harbinger of the spring season.
Work
continues along many streets to bury overhead wires, widen sidewalks, and
install new plantings. The large tile
inserts in the sidewalks add a colorful look to the neighborhoods even though
one wag was quoted as saying “that color gives mustard a bad name.”
May has
arrived complete with warmer weather and evenings. Our swimming pool is now at 85 F making late
afternoon “soakings” wonderfully refreshing.
We let the neighborhood kids in for a swim plus take them over to a new
discovery, the Del Rio restaurant in Paso Ancho for swimming in the Rio Quale
complete with a rope swing next to the cliffs.
This is the old Mongolian Grill location just 100 yards past the
bridge. It’s been recently renovated by
a new owner, Kurt Sinner, from Portland, Oregon and specializes in BBQ´d ribs,
beef-brisket , and chicken. You can
drive inside, park near the entrance or close to the river and spend a
wonderful relaxed day with family, friends, food, beverages, a friendly
wait-staff, and the world’s fastest retrieving dog of any object you chose to
launch. What a concept!
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| Yeeaaahhhh!! |
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| Our Group of Niños |
Restaurant Week 2012 (the eight edition) began three days ago, with 45 participating restaurants. This event is held to encourage visitors and locals to enjoy some of their favorite restaurants (or try new ones) at reduced prices during the month of May. At our 2012 season final EOC cooking class, a couple of friends in attendance told us about their discovery of an outdoor restaurant named El Pollo Campeón, located in northern PV (Col. Crucero Las Puntas), just past Home Depot, that also specialized in Quail (Codorniz) and Rabbit (Conejo). We were at Home Depot yesterday for materials and decided to try this place out. After enjoying three orders of quail plus one tamale, complete with side dishes, and three cervesas, we reordered six Quail dinners to take home. Total bill was $299 pesos including tip. They also have a place in Fluvial (near Costco). We plan to go back with friends for more Quail and the Rabbit complete with a couple cold bottles of Pino Gris very soon!
