03/02/2024
Home for two nights - ahhhhh... my pillows... 😀🥰
I won the gig lottery on the last one. Had the final afternoon/night to myself. Beach day at an all inclusive resort.
Played in the shorebreak for an hour or so. Big enough sets to make turns, look down a barrel, and go over the falls a couple times. Then a few chilly cervezas refreshed by a smiling senorita.
Counting my blessings while contemplating my toes.
The locals were awesome. Mutual respect was quickly and easily established and then their fun loving nature shone. Dinner highlighted that. I'd wanted to try the sushi spot and the boys were working the banquet...
Was playing with the hostess practicing my spanish and the head chef passing by took notice, "Sushi? Come." There was no traditional bar and no seats, but he pointed to a spot to stand at the counter and started feeding me while we laughed through the language barrier. Then he calls over the manager, whom I share a name with, and we are all immediately familia.
After a full measure of sushi they then said, "come" and led me to a table, waiters along the way joking, "VIP, eh?". After calling over the bartender, he gestured to the menu. I looked up and asked "recomendacion?" and his eyes lit up, resulting in that awesome slab of salmon over a bed of handmade noodles, brought with an eager smile. So. Much. Fun.
