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Archive for October, 2009

Have a very wormy Halloween Everybody !!!! Oct 31

Do you ever think as a hearse goes by,
that you may be the next to die?
They wrap you up in a big white sheet
From your head down to your feet.
They put you in a big black box,
And cover you up with dirt and rocks.
All goes well for about a week,
Then your coffin begins to leak.
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle on your snout.
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
They eat the jelly between your toes.
A big green worm with rolling eyes,
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
Your stomach turns a slimy green,
And pus pours out like whipping cream.
You spread it on a slice of bread,
And that’s what you eat when you are dead.

Quickie Review……Krypt Kicker Restaurant….Cancun Oct 30

We came across this new restaurant in the back streets of  Cancun late one night and sampled some verrrrrrry strange dishes………….we don’t even know what they were made from only that the chef was from some place in Romania, that began with a “T”………………. all we know is that we feel very weird today and I have an almost uncontrollable urge to grab onto an electrode and start dancing the “Monster Mash”……….how very strange?

The mice were ALL OVER THIS ONE……………

Monster food

Some kind of severed fingers???

Harmony's fingers

Could these really be eyeballs?

Eyeball snacks

These weren’t too bad but you had to brush the scorpions away first……

Taquitos

We noticed the owner/chef had a finger bandaged up……………wonder where he severed it?

Severed Finger in Salsa

This brain stew with another severed finger in it wasn’t all that bad……………..considering……
Brain Stew

that this was the owner/chef, who told us his name was Michael, but we think it was BORIS……..and then he morphed right before our eyes!

Isla Mujeres, Soggy Peso review, & more………. Oct 26

Yesterday, was Sunday October 25th, 2009……………..and we took a ride on the UltraMar Ferry to Isla Mujeres to meet some friends, take some new pictures, and try out a restaurant I’ve been hearing a lot about recently. It was a perfect weather day and the sun, sky, sea, & temperature, were all perfect for a day outing. Here are a few pictures of our day on Isla:

Leaving the Gran Puerto ferry terminal:

Puerto Cancun lighthouse

Bow proclaiming the name of the new boat

The Ultra Jet 1

The Ultra Jet 1 at the Cancun dock

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Very sleek captains bridge

New ferry, captains bridge

The new mesh seats up top, very nice because they breathe and shed water

New mesh seats can breathe!

Close-up of new ferry seats

New mesh seats on ferry

The new ferry has ramps that are located at front and rear and on both sides of the boat. They are automatically raised and manually lowered

Ramp on new ferry

Isla ……………..here we come

Over the bow of the new ferry

Yes………..Virginia, that really is the color of the water around the island of Isla Mujeres

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The Isla ferry terminal

The terminal on the Isla side

The older wooden dock no longer used by UltraMar

The old wooden dock

The new Posada del Mar (PDM) palapa bar/spa ??? I’m not sure……..

New Posada del Mar Palapa

A closer view

New Palapa @ PDM

Entry stairs

Entry to new palapa/bar

A different view of the Isla lighthouse

Isla Lighthouse from street

Isla’s fisherman’s memorial fountain

Fishermans' fountain

Dedication plaque

Fishermans' fountain dedication plaque

Colorful corner house

Isla house on a corner

Cockterleria Minimos our favorite place for seafood on Isla

Cockteleria Mininos

Menu board (which way is it spelled?)

Mininos' menu board

What would Isla be without a picture of the JAX Bar & Grill

Jax

Soggy Peso restaurant and bar…………….hard to find but worth the search

Soggy Peso Road signs

Park your cart and follow the signs

Follow me!

Ah……Ha! We made it! Soggy’s bar

Soggy's Bar

Dare you lift it?? Who do you think was this months winner???

Lift the lid

Here’s what everyone is talking about…………………The famous Soggy Peso “Heathen Platter” containing a full rack of baby back ribs with sides of potato salad, beans , some choriso sausage slices, and a square of corn bread with 3 pats of butter. The ribs were cooked to where they were falling off the bone. They had no barbecue sauce on them at all. You can request it on the side but the ribs were not cooked with it on them. The potato salad was very good, the beans and the corn bread also good, and the choriso sausage slices were really good. This selection was priced right at 225 peso’s. Beverages were extra. This style of ribs is not easy to find here in Mexico.

I happen to prefer a “Texas” style baby back thick with smoky flavored sauce and with a nice char on the outside of the meat and not falling off the bone. With Soggy’s ribs I didn’t get any smoky flavor when eating them and I really missed the barbecue sauce. I don’t know if they were smoked at all or oven cooked. However for those that like this style of baby back ribs they are good and well worth a visit to the Soggy Peso. Soggy’s is a really nice place and the ambiance is perfect. The prices were friendly as were the wait staff and owner. You won’t go home from Soggy’s hungry. We enjoyed our left over ribs tonight for dinner outside on our patio.

Full rack of ribs plate

A special treat……………..we bumped into Beck and Craig and talked them into joining us at our table and had a pleasant chat with them. We also said “hello” to Mr. Bo, and we were brought to and introduced to Soggy’s by Jim and Carmita.

Beck & Craig @ the Soggy Peso

The “Soggy Peso” has a great name and it’s a great place that is frequented by many ex-pats and visiting Islaholics during their stay on the island. It’s a friendly place to spend some relaxing vacation time with old friends while making some new ones.

I know that we plan to return whenever we are visiting Isla Mujeres.

LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE………… Oct 23

Dylan  like all dogs loves his naps. He takes power naps, long naps, short naps, and any other kind that are out there. Sometimes they are dreamy eyed just teetering between waking and sleeping, other times he’s out like a lightbulb. It’s fun to watch him and sometimes I come across a good photo opportunity of his choices for napping. Dylan has always specialized in weird places to take his naps. Here are some examples from his first year of life.

Snoozing on Susie’s lap:

Sleepy time

His most famous pose

This is comfy

At the beach he digs out a hole in the sand to reach a cooler place to nap

On the Beach in the cool hole that he dug

His absolute favorite stairway place to nap in the afternoon when no one will play with him

Dylan's favorite stairway napping spot

His favorite soccer ball makes a great pillow

Dylan sleeping on his soccer ball

Sometimes just some cool concrete in the shade will suffice. Poolside of course!

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Yaaaawwn! , doing this post has made me sleepy…………..think I’ll go find a cozy place and take a nap!

Restaurant Review: Rolandi’s Cancun Oct 14

Monday Oct.12,2009 I was the Birthday Boy, it was my 26th (anniversary of my 39th) and we had a ticket to ride at Rolandi’s in the hotel zone. Upon entering we were greeted by the Maitre d’  and asked if we would prefer the upstairs dining room which had a view of the lagoon. We accepted and were shown to our table right next to a window. We had a 90 degree view of the lagoon and part of the Kukulkan Boulevard. Rolandi’s is located  at the Plaza Caracol Shopping Mall on Blvd. Kukulcan km. 8.5. The phone number is 52 998 883 2557 and their website is: http://www.rolandi.com

Rolandi's exterior

The upstairs dinning room interior

Rolandi's upstairs dinning room

Our wine, a Mexican Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec Gran Reserve…………perfect, and our large bottle of sparkling water

Carbernet Sanvignon/Malbec

Fresh baked pita from Rolandi’s wood burning oven

Pull apart fresh baked bread

Zuppa del Giorno………..this night it was “sweet potato soup with cheese” Suz said it was “sin-sational”

Suzie's sweet potatoe soup

Minestrone Ticinese…………served out of a cauldron table-side……….piping hot and oh….so damn good!

Tom's minstrone soup

Sea Bass with baby vegetables over sauteed wild mushrooms and topped with sprouts. The presentations were excellent.

Suzie's sea bass

Green ravioli stuffed with wild mushrooms topped with pomegranate and pine nuts with marscapone cheese and white sauce,

this was an off – menu choice and ……………..I’m here to tell you it was so flavorful it was like having an “oral orgasm” while eating it.

Tom's green ravioli stuffed with wild mushroom w/pomegranet and pine nuts

Gelato di Coco con Kahlua, Susie’s choice of dessert…….

Suzie's Kaluha toped vanilla ice cream

David, our waiter preparing my flamed dessert………

David preparing the Gran Manier flamed ice cream cake

Torta Gelata “Rolandi” ….ice cream cake topped with bananas and flambed au Grand Marnier……Tom’s choice

Check out that flame…………

Tom's flaming ice cream banana cake

Casa Rolandi’s has had an impressive list of celebrities as guests over the years, Steven Segal, Anthony Quinn, Wesley Snipes, Chuck Norris, Manuel Mijares and others…….Now they can add CancunTom and CancunSuz to their “A” list.

The interior is getting a bit “dated” or tired, but the very attentive but unobtrusive service more than made up for the lack of ambience. The one thing that I personally would criticize is the large flat screen TV’s on all the walls showing  a baseball game  and later a BeeGee’s concert. I find the presence of the TV’s only acceptable in sports bars.

We have dined at both the Isla Mujeres and now the Cancun Rolandi’s locations and have found both of them to serve excellent Northern Italian Cusine. The food is so good that we would order anything on the menu and be confident that it we would like it. Our “cuenta” came to 1,342 pesos ( approx.$103USD ) plus tip. This included one bottle of wine, one bottle of sparkling water, two soups, two entrees, bread, and two desserts. We enjoyed our visit to Rolandi’s and although we didn’t bump into Steven, Chuck, Westley, Manuel, or Anthony, on Monday night we would return again and again.