Exploring at the half-way point

Today marks the point where our adventure here is half-way over, at least as far as our original 129 day plan goes. In a subconscious recognition of that fact, Sue and I today explored some places we have yet to see. First off, we walked to the Cruz del Pueblo, a cross we can see from our house which sits high on top of a mountain. From there, we went to the Mirador, the most famous vista point in town. Finally, we saw Los Chorros, a place where people used to bathe and do their wash, where the locals still do some of their laundry.


Doing laundry the old fashioned way at Los Chorros

There were some other cool places as well, like this:


La Barranca - one of the neat places we found on our walk

It was also neat to see other neighborhoods in town. We plan on returning - maybe in the summer - so it was interesting to scope out other possible areas to live, even though we love our house right now. The only improvement would be a house with a pool, which if we return in the heat of summer would be a must.

We wound up at a great lunch place (Cafe Rama) behind the Natura health food store, and had a gourmet lunch for $15. The highlight was a red snapper ceviche with a jicama and apple salad. Since it was our first time there, we were treated to two delicious chocolate dessert truffles - lavender, and pipe tobacco with sea salt. I was reticent about the pipe tobacco one, but it was really good, and I don't feel like I became a smoker.


Inside Cafe Rama

It's cool that we're still discovering restaurants and neighborhoods 65 days into our stay here. I feel there's a lot more we have yet to see.