I’ve been working on a file from hell the last couple of days that took almost twice as long to do as it should have. Even though I have another big job due tomorrow night, I’ve been typing since 6AM and decided to quit at 1:00.
I emailed Dale mid morning to see if she wanted to go for a walk on the beach. She was more in the mood to go for a beer and wanted to try the Puesta del Sol restaurant because it advertised 15 peso beers, the cheapest price we’ve seen outside a grocery store. I had planned to get chicken for lunch, so I decided to instead get food at the restaurant.
Puesta del Sol is the Gringoest restaurant on the beach in that it’s where all the tour groups go. So I don’t know why I was shocked by the English menu in U.S. dollars. I asked if they had one in pesos and was told it’s only in Spanish. Not a problem. I just like to know how much I’m spending!
Dale ordered her usual, nachos with cheese, and they were terrible! They were covered in viscous bright orange processed ‘Nacho cheese’ like you’d get at a cinema back home. Yikes! What a waste of 60 pesos!
I ordered their fish ceviche for 85 pesos and was very happy with my lunch! Thank goodness! The portion was huge, almost more than I could eat, with the fish being mixed with grated carrots and ‘cooked’ in what I think was a mixture of both lime and orange juice. It was fresh, zesty, and dang good with a pile of chips! 85 pesos felt like a good deal and not just for a Gringo restaurant, so I’m pleased.
Our Pacificos were, indeed, only 15 pesos. So we would definitely go back to Puesta del Sol for a drink, but not for nachos!
Yummy! Non nutritious cheese like food! And the irony of having to ask for a spanish menu in Mexico!
Please don’t take this as a complaint, just a suggestion, but your cover photo of the road through the field needs a change to a sunset or cool photo of a scene in Maz.
I don’t mind the English menu, it’s the dollars that threw me off!
Thanks for your thought about the cover photo. I’ve been thinking the same thing. That photo is very meaningful for the blog in that it represents my two halves, both my nomadic (the road) and homesteading (the prairie) soul.
I’ve been waffling about whether to leave the picture as being part of the ‘brand’ of the blog or whether to periodically change it. You’ve convinced me to change it. I can always put the road back when I return to Haven.
Did you compare the dollar prices to the peso prices? With the rapidly changing value of the peso vs, the US dollar there could have been a bargain had by paying with one or the other. Not that you carry US dollars. 😉
Yes, I did a quick comparison. Dale’s nachos were 4USD, which at the current exchange rate is just about 60MXN. So it looks like the prices were comparable.
I have about 50USD stashed away, but I’d really rather not use that in Mexico!
We used to eat there but they changed chefs and we stopped about 2 years ago.
Why didn’t Dale take you to El Velero where you get 2 for 1 drinks for the first hour?? It is right next door and the food is pretty good.
Yes, I remember you telling me about Puesta del sol’s food. My lunch was perfectly delicious.
Dale and I contemplated both El Velero and Carmelita’s for 2-for-1 specials, but I wanted to try somewhere new. I’ve been to El Velero more than to any other place on the beach.
Your new header picture looks great! I like the idea of changing it occasionally.
Thanks for your input, Peter!
I also like the new header as well as changing it from time to time.
“That photo is very meaningful for the blog in that it represents my two halves, both my nomadic (the road) and homesteading (the prairie) soul.”
That may be what the photo represents to YOU but I never had that thought when looking at it for past many months. That is not to say that you shouldn’t have a header that means something to YOU, after all it is your blog.