As soon as we started walking down the dock it started raining. We stopped and asked what looked to be another yachtie about clearing in and he said they had already closed for the day. Interesting, considering it was 4:15 on a weekday. So we decided to find some dinner. We walked in a couple places by the water and they were each trying to deal with the heavy wind as they were open to the sea. We eventually found a little restaurant across the narrow street, which also had an open front but at least had a bit of protection from the shops across the road. There were no other customers so we took the most interior table to not get any more wet while we ate. We had a nice mystery lunch (the menu was in French and they only spoke French - Antoine, where are you?)
We then grabbed a few groceries (including ice cream) from the local market and headed back to the boat. We had a dicey ride getting back around the point but the weather settled down at dusk and we had a quiet evening aboard. By dark it was almost eerily quiet on the boat compared to the craziness of our dinghy ride.
I woke up this morning to this view out my window:
Hehe if you get another chance in a retaurant try to try a fish or chicken Colombo ( a local mild curry butvery flavorfool dish), "Colombo de poisson" or "Colombo de poulet" . Rougail is another dish, usually with sausages, a bit of chillies. West wind, that s weird.. Glad you're safe!
ReplyDeleteThanks Antoine, will do. I'm always concerned ordering something labeled "poison" but if you say so I'll try it.
ReplyDeleteMiss you, your cooking, your music. Hope all is well with you.