Feb. 21st Ladies Lunch at La Puntilla

This day's lunch was at La Puntilla at the south end of town by the ferry docks.  We took the green bus all the way from the RV park to a stone's throw from the restaurant for 11 pesos or about 77 cents Canadian.  Quite a deal.  Some ladies don't like the bus but I do...always something interesting to see.

 Getting ready to head into the restaurant ....that's Susie.

 Up ahead La Puntilla.  It is very well known for it's buffet Mexican style breakfast and likely we would be the only white faces in the restuarant!

 Right on the water looking out at the harbour.

 Diane's friend Carol and Marilyn.

 Everyone ordered a drink of some sort and then lunch.  Maureen had coconut shrimp.

 Diane and I had tuna stuffed with some sort of hot crab salad.  The poor broccoli was inedible but the rest of it was good.  I was still getting over my three weeks of lung infection and heavy duty antibiotics and my appetite wasn't up to snuff so I took half home to share with Eric for dinner.   The previous Friday ladies lunch was cancelled because so many of us were sick. 

 Susie had empanadas stuffed with cheese and shrimp.  She only ate one and gave me the other two as she said her husband Stu wouldn't eat them.  When we ate them later it was obvious why she gave them away.  Heavy corn dough and not much filling.

 Ruth had fish with a poblano cream sauce.

 A couple of the ladies had fish tacos which they said were very good.

 This is a very large restaurant and like many this size the food is just adequate.  Too many plates to fill to be top notch.  On the other hand it is very popular so good enough for most people.  Very good service and reasonable prices. 

 Ruth and Maureen chatting.

 At this point there had been reasonably loud piped in music playing.  Now just behind us you can see the banda starting up.  At the same time the Carnival Queen hopefuls had arrived and were being announced at the other end of the restaurant. 

 As well this old yellow lab was making his displeasure known at being tied up outside by barking his head off.  Oh and there were a number of babies crying too.

 The Carnival Queen hopefuls paraded past on their way down to the dock.

 Stunning young woman.

 All gorgeous and like this one many were very tall.

 I thought Eric would like this one.....

 .....especially going!  He did say later the Carnival Queen parade and passed them while they were having lunch in Olas Altas so he'd already seen them once. 

 All loaded onto the boat for a tour of the harbor.  Lots of them on the top deck which is always a worry for the boat flipping over. 

Away they go!


At this point lunch was over and we were waiting for our checks.  It was so loud with the restaurant music, the banda, barking dogs and crying babies we couldn't even talk.  It was so loud it was actually funny. Not that relaxing of a lunch but....a true Mexican experience.  Ahhh.....Mexico!