Monday Dec 7
Groceries, home cooking. Homer mock interview - had to be creative finding something for him to wear as Corona t-shirts and sunglasses don't give off that professional vibe!! Jordan has a swollen Achilles tendon so has to stay off his feet for a few days.
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| Mole chicken |
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| Penne with alfredo sauce and tomatoes |
Tuesday Dec 8
Morning walk with Homer, the beach around the pier is filling with more sand coverage again. Lunch at home then played games on the rooftop during lunch break. Still working on the Spanish.
Had takeout Tacos Arabe.
Wednesday Dec 9
Took a walk on the beach then went out for lunch at La Cueva Del Chango, a lovely restaurant in a jungle setting on 38th Street and 5th Ave. The food was phenomenal and it is very reasonably priced for the area.
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| Mole chicken |
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| Crepes w/creamy poblano sauce,chicken |
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| Turkey torta w/frijoles |
No cleaning service comes with this month's rental so I did a bit of housework and washed the sheets (there is a swanky washer/dryer combo machine in the apartment but it takes for-ev-ver!!).
Rain has ceased for a while but we are getting some fresher temperatures.
We went out to pick up some basics and have noticed that once again there are more people out and about each week. Obviously, being mindful of community spread of C19, we are probably not going to be visiting the more touristy areas as much during our evening walks. There also seems to be a very loud family now staying in the adjacent apartment and construction noise is in full swing in the building next door! Yes, we are getting whiney!!
Thursday Dec 10
Connor has a full day of schoolwork today. There is only one week left and the kids are being reminded to turn in outstanding work and also being given the chance to retake some unit tests.
Short ride to the pier and hung out in the sun during Jordan's break. Cooked steak for dinner (tenderloin is about $10/kg versus $40 back home). Finished the evening off with a quieter end of 5th Ave walk with Connor.
Friday Dec 11
Connor had a retake exam today then wanted to decompress playing on his Xbox. Jordan and I went for our customary Friday beach lunch at Tarraya. The beach was even more erroded but the sea was a beautiful aquamarine.
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| Yucatecan chicken |
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| Shrimp cocktail |
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| Generous serving of wine! |
Saturday Dec 12
Grabbed some goodies from the bakery so Homer had a treat while we headed out for a beach afternoon with Debbie.
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| Fish empanadas |
We needed supplies so we went to Walmart which is much less busy on a Saturday night.
Sunday Dec 13
Walked to a neighborhood above the highway at Constituientes looking for a local restaurant but unfortunately, it was closed. Very empty streets but friendly 'holas' when passing people. Bought mangoes from a street cart - 7 for only 50 pesos.
We played games on the rooftop deck before heading down to La Taberna sports bar for supper where we coveted Homer's garlic covered crispy wings!!
It was just around sunset and the beach area was lovely as people headed home. 5th Avenue wasn't too busy to walk home.
Finished the evening off with Sunday night Euchre.