Kathy, Bill, Jack, Cheryl, Betty, and Milla, decided to celebrate the good times they are all having here in Mexico by experiencing an evening at the famous bar and and grill eatery in La Cruz called, "Ana Bananas". They went for the '6 p.m. sitting' so they could experience the 'old time' rock and roll music. Remember ... Jack loves to dance!
If you are seeking the thrill of a truly tropical experience, you can't do better than Ana Bananas. Owner Barry has created a welcoming nightspot that makes even the new in town feel at home. A wonderful venue for music and dancing, you can even take a turn on the pole set up for experienced and novice pole dancers. I am sure Betty might give that a try tonight.
Back in boring Bucerias, Rob and Sue just woke to another beautiful sunrise, that reminded them of all the fresh food found in this area. It is like mid summer back in Ontario Canada, when all the fruits and vegetables are beckoning your taste buds at the local farmers' markets.
Around 8 a.m., Rob and Sue set out for the Sunday market in Bucerias' dry riverbed.
It is the perfect setting for a market, but we always wonder what the local vendors do in the rainy season, which is anytime between May and September. Sue's favourite fruit and vegetable man is easy to find. He is located at the main market intersection. All of his produce is fresh and delicious. Today, they purchased fresh beets, beans, potatoes, cucumbers, papaya, bananas, grapefruit, romaine lettuce, mushrooms, jicama, and of course, avocados. Robert even had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. If that doesn't help his cold, nothing will!
After they deposited all the food back in their treehouse, they decided to walk the beach and search for more treasures. They noticed a beach vendor organizing his wares for the day in his wheel barrow. This fellow, like many, walks the long sandy beach all day, trying to sell his barrow full of food. This particular man was selling fresh pineapples and mangos on a stick.
Back at our hotel, we bumped into Francisco, the owner of our building. He invited us to a cool and refreshing drink in the restaurant at the bottom of his hotel called, "Los Pericos". Their food is the best in town - breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Well, Francisco had coffee; Sue had a mango shake; Rob had a fresh lemonade. We enjoyed the drinks and conversation so much, 2 hours passed. At one point, an iguana came by to check things out.
If you are seeking the thrill of a truly tropical experience, you can't do better than Ana Bananas. Owner Barry has created a welcoming nightspot that makes even the new in town feel at home. A wonderful venue for music and dancing, you can even take a turn on the pole set up for experienced and novice pole dancers. I am sure Betty might give that a try tonight.
Back in boring Bucerias, Rob and Sue just woke to another beautiful sunrise, that reminded them of all the fresh food found in this area. It is like mid summer back in Ontario Canada, when all the fruits and vegetables are beckoning your taste buds at the local farmers' markets.
Sue likes to serve Robert piping hot cinnamon oatmeal every morning to start the day off right. She brews it slowly, adding fresh Thompson raisins, sweet strawberries, mini bananas, topped with coconut cream, maple syrup, and extra smooth yogurt.
Around 8 a.m., Rob and Sue set out for the Sunday market in Bucerias' dry riverbed.
It is the perfect setting for a market, but we always wonder what the local vendors do in the rainy season, which is anytime between May and September. Sue's favourite fruit and vegetable man is easy to find. He is located at the main market intersection. All of his produce is fresh and delicious. Today, they purchased fresh beets, beans, potatoes, cucumbers, papaya, bananas, grapefruit, romaine lettuce, mushrooms, jicama, and of course, avocados. Robert even had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. If that doesn't help his cold, nothing will!
After they deposited all the food back in their treehouse, they decided to walk the beach and search for more treasures. They noticed a beach vendor organizing his wares for the day in his wheel barrow. This fellow, like many, walks the long sandy beach all day, trying to sell his barrow full of food. This particular man was selling fresh pineapples and mangos on a stick.
Just around the corner was a grocery store called Betos. This store is the place to shop if you're looking for something unusual. Susan needed a litre of Almond milk and Beto had it.
We walked down the beautiful Lazaro Cardenas street heading back to Bucerias centro, when we decided to stop off at our favourite bakery called, "Sweet Things", to buy just one homemade ginger snap cookie. We shared that, and boy, it was tasty.
Just before we heading back to our hotel, Ana Ruth's, we stopped at the local butcher shop to buy some ground steak for tonight's meatloaf. The butcher was cooking some sort of wild animal in large stainless pots on the street out front. Did it smell ..... gooooood!! But it looked a little too cholesterol rich for us.
Back at our hotel, we bumped into Francisco, the owner of our building. He invited us to a cool and refreshing drink in the restaurant at the bottom of his hotel called, "Los Pericos". Their food is the best in town - breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Well, Francisco had coffee; Sue had a mango shake; Rob had a fresh lemonade. We enjoyed the drinks and conversation so much, 2 hours passed. At one point, an iguana came by to check things out.
The rest of the afternoon was spent reading, practising guitar, potting wild orchids, and preparing our gourmet dinner.
Treehouse dinner menu ...
• purple sweet summer beets
• moist and crunchy extra long green string beans
• baked extra lean ground steak marinated with a garlic mustard sauce and topped with fresh pimento olives
• Todd y Lolita's homemade carrot cake topped with whipped butter cheese icing
• ice cold mango juice in wine glasses
The evening meal ended with another spectacular presentation of delicious Mexican colours!
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