basically…light on content, low on carbs…look, it’s not all ‘beer and schitzels, ok?…
some of our winter time pals pulling the plug this week…the combination of the 90 day visa thing….Bob leaves tomorrow, Hogan on Wednesday(and none too soon, some would say)
there may be an overnighter next week, off to the Pacific side to try and find the Rosetta stone that Mike D last saw 40 years ago…hotels lined up, strippers on call..Puerto San Jose, they call it…where there are no gringos..HBT is signed up…with the monster V8 ready to suck more fuel..
If there’s any central lesson to be learned about Antigua, gringo-wise, it is this: ‘never attempt to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person(s)…the crowd around the fountain in the morning is a prime example.and the new Pope? why can we just vote for Tono and get it over with…he’s perfect…twisted, a libertine and dresses well…
Macinare, the popular breakfast place on 4t calle? moved across the street..why? Rafa’s Bistro has a new boutique kinda store next door…the Dutch crepe place in the O’lot patio is slowly coming together…or not…’give ’em 6 months to fold/fade.
still not sure what’s up/not with the Micho’s conversion process…Nido Antigueno, Alex Long’s mini-mall behind Fusion, up against the Consejo(City Council)trying to figure out just what the hell a ‘bocce ball court’ is….no, it’s not a kangaroo court, idiots..nor a basketball court…show ’em a photo, fergawdssakes….
and the 4th Annual Night of the Chefs? sold out again…nope, not goin’…I’ll be surprised if Crash Harriss of La Pena del Sol goes again…he bailed early last year, pissing and moaning about the service (it sucked)…something about asking for wine, as I recall..hey, getting a production of that size/complexity is a feat, especially here…..
and yes, the Marvelous Miss M checked in…Israel, Spain and Italy…yeah, she sent me fotos…frankly, Scarlett, I miss her…ok, one tiny little foto..
Our Man in Antigua 
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