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I thought the whole idea behind No-Ad sunscreen was that 

they don't advertise...

PTA Lunch Sounds Boring, but Read On...

Shortly after school started, we received and invitation for the PTA lunch.  One thinks of a PTA lunch and one things of a boring afternoon of finger sandwiches and "refreshments".  Well, our PTA lunch was anything but...

We traveled about an hour north of the city to Andres Carne de Res, a world famous (at least in the Latin American world) restaurant that is part steakhouse-part informal dinner theater-part found art gallery-part kid zone-and-part dance floor.  We arrived hungry and ready for lunch, not knowing that we were in for quite an experience.

Random actors would roam around the restaurant and have inaudible conversations, pray to ambiguous statues and be completely engrossed in their own world of ? 

Refreshing beverages 

Ceiling art that Rick Rozet would love.

The whole restaurant looks like this.  One of our local friends told us that this restaurant can accommodate 2,000 people on a busy weekend night.

In the kid area, they had rock climbing, stilt walking, mask making, carpentry (Linnea made a guitar), dancing, a puppet show, and face painting.  Linnea wanted the Colombian flag:  Gold for the vast amounts of gold found in its lands, blue for the shores that flank the north and west and red for the blood that flowed on the battlegrounds by the people who secured Colombia's freedom.

Even the path to the parking lot was decorated and entertaining.

Brewing up a Birthday Party

We celebrated Dempsey's 8th birthday last week.  Rice Krispies were requested for the school b-day celebration.  In the afternoon we headed to "Bungalow", the (only?) pee-wee golf course in the city.  We played a round, ordered wings, chicken fingers and nachos and D had a friend spend the night for a sleep over.  Woke up in the morning and made challah french toast.  Demspey said it was the best b-day ever.  smile

With all the beer brewing that's been going on around here, the kids were starting to protest.   "When can we make root beer?!"  So Eric ordered some ginger beer extract and he and the kids made root beer last weekend.  After getting the ingredients heated and mixed, there were bottles to wash...

     Then bottles to be filled...
 

 Linnea taking a nip o' the root beer

 The last of it gets put in a glass for a tasting.  It's not carbonated yet, but still tasty!

One week later, we cracked open a bottle and... bubbles!  Good, ol' fashioned root beer!

Mc Mariachis

We love these guys.  We've driven by these well-dressed gentlemen countless times on Bulevar Morazan as they wait for a gig.  I assume that they are hoping to get hired to play a party rather than serenade the patrons at Mc Donalds.    Anyway, we passed by one weekend night and we had a camera in the car.  We stopped, chatted them up, and asked to take a picture.  They obliged and we gave them a tip for their time.

Silly Antics in West End, Roatan - Part 3

I think this will probably be the last installment... we had a lot of pictures of our trip to Roatan this time between our camera and Jessie's.  Many photo credits go to her and most don't need captions...

enjoy!

Super nice fishing gear on a super nice fishing boat...

Jessie followed this turtle for a while...

The Green Flash Bar at Land's End...

Silly Antics in West End, Roatan - Part 2

We didn't realize that there would be a fishing festival in West End last weekend.  There was food, drinks, light up toys, music, sack races and more!  We enjoyed the food off the street every night.  

Island version of pin the tail on the donkey - I think.  He uses the stick to feel around for the metal bowl... when he finds it, he is rewarded by the sound of the bowl and the cheers from the crowd.

Tastiest gringas in town made here...

And his delicious SPICY salsa.

The Jager trailer.

Party in the street.

No comment.

The sack race!  The kid in the white shirt  has a great look on his face, the kid in the blue shirt

 is showing his sack racing prowess by jumping about 2 feet off the ground, but the boy in the

 yellow shirt won the race.

The evening ended with a nice kiss... 

and...

a tarantula.

Silly Antics in West End, Roatan - Part 1

Jennie and Jessie enjoying a float.

Too much vigorous play means the yellow floaty went over the edge of the pool.

Recovery mission to retrieve yellow floaty.

Big reach.

Looks like the floaty has lost some air.

No worries... still provides entertainment.