Our Man in Antigua

and just how the hell did it become Wednesday already?…it seems like only yesterday…yeah, it was yesterday that it was Tuesday, leaving WTF as the acronym for the remainder of the week.

the ‘great search for topo maps’ yielded splendid results in the City….found the IGN office easily enough, even with HillBilly Tom powering the Cougar thru the wide turns…maps? yeah? topo and a geological overlay!…don’t ask…it’s technical but the staff were wowed at meeting the guy who drew a map of Guatemala, aka the Perfesser, Mike D….his name on the bottom, etc and they gave him a freebie…and you think that Antigua is full of bullshit/fakes?…yeah…this guy is real. We’re lucky to have him as part of Friday’s crew of wackos leaving for Hue Hue and the Lost Spanish Fly Silver Mines.

Speaking of HT, we got the walking tour of Zone One later…the new Reilly’s!…perfect location, ambiance and so on..and a side trip to El Mundo Del Placer, batteries not included..ask HT for details and at least he didn’t get the Giant Economy Size.

Reid’s back…taking up his usual spot at the bar in Ocelot…and Ryan? working the bar upstairs at Lava? yep…John Adams, perennial snowbird from NorCal, leaves on Friday…has it been three months since he arrived? guess so…time flies when you’re medicated (ask Hogan)…or me…

changes(good)at Micho’s….Henrik of dos Reilly’s now a partner, which should be a perfect fit for he and Neil…the old Pangea spot? repainted, ripping up the kitchen and absorbing what was ‘The Lounge’ aka Braulios…what’s going in? not a clue…and I like the new exterior paint on the patio, kind of a pumpkin shade of orange..

and yes, new charges against Da Mayor…or the ex-Mayor…the Finca Chancre/Chacra, whatever, on the edge of town? was to be a subdivision of 100+lots…oops…bypassed the city Council, skipped the EIR report and a few other minor problems..sloppy, dudes…very very sloppy but then that’s why you’re in jail…next time, hire a pro, eh?

Pinata Boy back in town, after a very short stay at the Lake, and letting his hair grow out to hide the bumps/scars from the thrashing…one would’ve thought that San Pedro would’ve been a perfect fit…’guess not…even San Pedro has standards.