I had one of the best meals of my life and certainly of the trip. Pacific fish with hearts of palm suace, accompanied with couscous and something that was like a potato cake. deliciouso!
Arlen, our waiter, and I were chatting at dinner and our conversation started innocently and I said he was guapo (handsome), he said “tambien” and then all of a sudden he was my “Costa Rican boyfriend”. His English is great and he’s way too young for me, yet very cute.
The next morning at breakfast mi amour, Arlen, served me my first cup of coffee! When he asked me if I wanted it black or with milk I admitted I had never had a cup of coffee. I can’t say that even Costa Rican coffee has converted me to a coffee drinker though it is fun to have a “first”.
It is really fun to try the items on the breakfast buffet. Two days in a row we had slightly different offerings at breakfast and I asked Arlen to help identify a couple of the items. Like Ecuador, there are so many foods here we don’t have in the states. One was yucca. The first day is was cooked with some spices and onions and was soft, like a potato. The second day it was harder on the outside, baked longer or maybe fried and more plain tasting. We find plantains the same way. Some sliced, some cut in larger piece (home fry size) and always tasty.
When I asked Arlen to walk over to the breakfast buffet to identify the food, we walked passed one of his coworkers and he made a point to introduce me as his new girlfriend. His coworker did not miss a beat saying that he knew Arlen’s wife. We all laughed.
What was your room number at El Establo. The photo looks like you two stayed in “my” room. 500 block, right? I wanna go back!