We joined Dwight and Wendy for dinner at Citrus on Wednesday. They were having a special 'Thai Street Food' night. Not sure if the menu was street food, but it certainly was Thai, and it was great. Spring Rolls, Cucumber Salad or Thai Soup for starters - Pad Thai, Fried Rice, Green Curry Chicken or Yellow Curry Seafood for entree. Two thumbs up all around the place was packed and they were turning away anyone without a reservation. Actually the best meal I have eaten there - we had given up hope, so maybe another chance is in the cards!
Thursday Dwight and Wendy came to our home for dinner - preceded by a 'let's try to fix the computers session' which unfortunately met with little success. Dinner was casual and the conversation continued well into the night.
Friday afternoon, the 2 Jim's invited us for cocktails at El Castillo. This is a villa built on top of the cliff overlooking the ocean. It has been rented out as a single space until recently when it was opened as a boutique hotel - 5 rooms - stunning view - great pool - fabulous house. In opening the hotel, they also opened a bar and restaurant - AZUL.
Scott and Russell (from the US - Oklahoma/Texas) ran Azul at another hotel near Dominical and relocated here when they had the chance to open the hotel. Scott's brother, John and his partner, Hunter were visiting - 8 of us drinking wine and vodka soda while the rain poured down outside - I commented that this was the largest number of gay men in one place at one time we had encountered in Ojochal - the response from Russell 'there are more gay men here than were at OSA PRIDE last week!". Needless to say we had a fabulous time renewing old friendships and starting new ones.
Never slowed, the 2 Jim's followed us to Nanny's where we joined Jan and Sonya, Dwight and Wendy and many others for cerveza - can't miss the Friday Night beer session!!
Sunday Lisle and I hit the beach - Lisle had yet to make it there as the weather has been very seasonal - afternoon rain is certain. The two of us sat on Tortuga, sipping beer and eating nuts, chatting, watching the birds and the crabs - a dip in the ocean and then home before the rain.
Lisle decided he didn't want to cook, so we headed to AZUL for dinner - a quick call and dinner for 2 at 6:30 was set. Well the party was in full swing when we arrived - John and Hunter were there, with John's daughter Taylor and her friend Estrella - Lucy's son and friends were on the patio, and other guest were seated about the lobby/living room - hugs and kisses from all, and martinis arrived - followed by a second. John and Hunter asked us to join them at their table, so there were 7 of us (the 7th was Mary a never married late 50's woman from Ireland, who now lives in the Georgian Republic - like in used to be Russia - and owns a piece of land in Hatillo - while she was not a party-er, she was interesting and fit right it).
Dinner was yummy! Deep-fried Calamari, seafood soup and Chicken Parmesan on fettuccine. And the best part - 1 course $15, 2 courses $20, 3 courses $25!! A definite addition to the favourites list!!!!
As dinner finished we moved to the living room and Scott and Russell joined the conversation - apparently we were the only ones left. The conversation and laughter continued as we finished our wine and then said good-night (hugs and kisses of course). 2 martinis, 3 large glasses of red wine, and it was midnight! Quite the evening.
Needless to say, Monday was a quiet day!
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