Day Two: Monday, August 13th
Slept in the latest on this morning than any other during the upcoming week – a whopping 7:30!! Enjoyed coffee on the balcony of Room 14 with Kathy. The wonderful Kathy who booked us into the best room that the Alhambra has to offer: top floor, oceanfront. The other oceanfront top floor room is the yoga studio. This was the view we enjoyed every morning, afternoon, evening, and sometimes very late at night.
Looking down at Mosquito Beach hotel next door:
The Alhambra’s restaurant palapas directly below:
While Monday morning’s skies were a bit cloudy, we enjoyed far more beautiful sunrises as the week progressed.
Met up with Alicia and Barb for breakfast (included with the room) at Alhambra and soon situated ourselves comfortably on loungers out front.
Peepstock chicas a-bobbin’!!
Room 14: Top floor, right side.
Soon Ian and Connie came by and joined us. After only having one short evening to spend with them last March (they were leaving the morning after we arrived), it was great this week to get the chance to hang out with these two wonderful peeps as often as we did!!
Kathy, Ian, and Connie:
Sharon and Barb:
Lunch at Alhambra:
I had a chicken breast sandwich which was VERY good.
I think Alicia got a burger which I think? she enjoyed. I had a burger there later in the week which was awful.
Kathy got shrimp cerviche tacos.
Barb got shrimp tacos.
I just LOVED these funky kewwwl sunglasses that Barb had!!
Kathy and I walked up to the internet café on 8th (convenient and cheap) and later enjoyed a sip or two of Kathy’s Don Julio on the balcony.
A clear view of Cozumel that afternoon:
There were a bunch of 20-somethings hanging on the primo room deck of the Mosquito Beach next door. I just HAD to take a pic!
Barb’s room was right next door to ours, and she snuck in some quiet reading time when we allowed her to sneak away from us.
After showers, Kathy and I met up with the group at La Taberna (4th/10th?) which, as Kathy aptly described, is like a “Mexican Applebee’s”. Kewwl place with TV’s, internet, and a couple of pool tables.
I can just imagine what Alicia and Sharon were chucklin’ about!! They both have such great laughs!!
Ian was quite a trooper putting up with all thoze wimminz!!!
After having a drink, it was time for dinner. Alicia and Sharon opted out, but the rest of us headed up to El Asadero, a local haunt that Kathy had recalled Mindbender recommending. On our way, we walked by Manne’s Biergarten, and when I said “hola” (or should I say, “Wie gehts!”) to Manne, he strong-armed us into doing a shot of his famous tequila while Kathy met a nice pooch.
Felt kinda slimy not staying at Manne’s to eat after partaking of his tequila shot, but we had a destination in mind, so we continued on.
Came upon El Asadero (on 25th/between 4th/2nd??), totally void of customers, and looking like they were about to close for the night. But we were welcomed with open arms and by an adorable amigo who reminded me of my sixth grade boyfriend.
They were out of arrachera for the night, but we all enjoyed some nice pork tacos, and Barb had a quesa fundido dish.
I do remember what Connie and Kathy were laughing about here, but I’ll keep it silent!
The food was good. Not amazingly wonderful, but good. And it was fun to seek out this little gem on a forum tip from Mindbender. Our host and hostess were both delightful and gracious and seemed appreciative of having our business. I wouldn’t hesitate to eat there again, although I’d go earlier in the evening when they still had some arrachera available!!
While strolling back to the park area near the near the end of 5th in search of the churros cart, this funky pickup truck blaring Aerosmith came by:
We didn’t find the churros cart, so we strolled on down toward the beach in front of the park. While walking along, we all heard a loud “THUD”, and looked over to see a 20ish year old woman picking up a cat carrier which she had obviously dropped which had landed nose down on the pavement. I stood in astonishment as she picked it back up and continued walking, holding the carrier up to her face and speaking into it as she walked.
“OH MY GOD!! Did you SEE that????”
Then the laughing started. All of us had seen it. And the more we laughed, the harder we laughed. “That was HORRIBLE!!!” And when I exclaimed (long after the woman was gone), “Do you KNOW who I AM???”, I thought Kathy was gonna fall down, she was laughing so hard. But WHY me?? Why did I, the crazy cat lady of the Forum, have to see THAT?? I could not be convinced that the cat carrier was empty, especially since I saw her speaking (I assume apologizing!!) into it!! I hope it came equipped with airbags for the poor gato inside!!
More of Day Two to come....