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Back at the Bar

Well we’re 2 at the bar again. It’s interesting that the Sunday Boston Globe Magazine’s cover story from a few weeks ago was called “Eat At The Bar”.  We must be on to something!!

I’ve been published!  My response to the Boston Globe Magazine’s article “Caribbean on the Fly” was ridiculous and so I responded.  It’s the first time I’ve ever done something like that and last Sunday there’s my letter to the editor!

For those of you reading our travel adventures, unfortunately there’s no big trips until February when we’ll go to Mexico – Mexico City and Zihautanejo on the Pacific coast.  There’ll be lots to write about then.  We’ve been to Mexico so many times.  It’s where Roy and I were married almost 25 years ago and I have a love-hate relationship with it.  There are things that bother me, especially the stray dogs everywhere.  But it’s full of color and great folk art which is reflected all over our house; and, oh yeah, the food’s good!  So stay tuned; we’ll be ready for it.  Until then, we’re 2 at the bar in Boston.  We’ve been to some great restaurants and we’re always up to something.

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The Fish Market

Chapter 5 – The Fish Market

We wanted fish.  Well I wanted fish; Roy’s allergic but he loves seafood.  We were told the only place to go was The Fish Market in Fethiye.  So after spending the day by the pool at Villa Mandarin, we hopped in the car for a drive.  Fethiye is the largest town in the area,  a small city actually and we wanted to see it and explore a little.  Once we took the exit we were immediately lost.  Being Sunday nothing was open but we found a gas station and were able to get directions.  Everyone knows the Fish Market.  We drove to the waterfront and parked the car.  The promenade along the harbor is beautiful and since it’s Sunday people are walking, talking and having leisurely lunches at restaurants dotted along the way.  There are lots of boats docked; fishing boats and gulet boats available for charter.  Fethiye is a point of departure for the famous gulet trips.  We had to ask people where the fish market was and finally found it.  Not where we thought it would be, along the water, but on a side street a few blocks in.

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Cruising the Turquoise Coast

Chapter 4…A Day on The Hazal

On our “must do” list while in Kalkan was to spend a day cruising the Turquoise Coast. Kalkan is a hub for cruising.  When we arrived at the Villa Mahal, we asked the staff to arrange for a private boat. “Not a problem, be at the dock tomorrow between 10-10:15AM”.

We didn’t know quite what to expect in the way of a boat.  Kalkan’s a busy little harbor and we saw boats of every size and type coming and going.  So there we were waiting at the dock and out of the distance came the Hazal.  It pulled up and we boarded for a day that would be one of the best experiences of our trip and by the end of the day Captain Mehmet and his first mate would be like family.

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Boston – Saturday Night in the North End…

For us, going to the North End on Saturday night in August is a ritual.  For those of you who have never been, Boston’s North End is all Italian, like being in a neighborhood in some Italian city with lots of tourists! In August, on weekends, the North End is all about feasts.  There’s one every weekend.  There’s lots of energy, people, lines outside restaurants, cafes, beach chairs set up in the street with people taking in the scene and always a carnival on some chosen street. It’s hard to pick a restaurant and to get into the good ones you need a reservation.  We’ve made a couple of reservations and decide to try something new.

Tonight we’re four at a table instead of 2 at the bar!  We’re with a couple of our pals, John and Malu and we’re going to Gennaro in North Square.  We’re seated upstairs in a comfy banquette overlooking the square.  It’s quiet so we can have a conversation.  We haven’t seen our friends in a while.  Malu just spent a month at Kripalu and is now a certified yoga instructor.

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1969 Revisited – Woodstock, NY

It was August 1969,  I graduated from college, spent the summer in Denver and now I was on my way to Bethel, NY for 3 days of peace and music.  I bought my tickets from WBCN, the alternative FM station in Boston for $9 a ticket, and splurged for the 3 days; a total of $18! I told my mother I was going to visit a friend; little did she know that I was actually on my way to Woodstock.   Who knew what a historical weekend I would be a part of.  What a way to spend my 19th birthday.

Forty years later Roy surprised me for my 60th birthday with a trip to Woodstock, not actually where the festival was held but where the spirit of the festival still lives.  We love it.  It has a special vibe and we vow to come back.

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A sunny sunday…

We’re on the road again.  It’s a beautiful, hot summer Sunday and we’re on our way to Horseneck Beach in Westport, MA.  So is everyone else.  The beach is packed, blanket to blanket, it’s colorful and the surf is rough.  If you’ve never been to Horseneck Beach, it’s a long, white sandy beach on the south coast  of Massachusetts.  Unlike other state beaches it has beautiful new facilities and lots of parking.  And the best part is it only costs $7 to park, unlike the state beaches on the North Shore.

But the really best part of Horseneck Beach is that it is only 2 minutes from one of our favorite summer restaurants, The Back Eddy.  It’s a summer ritual with us.  Horseneck Beach and The Back Eddy. The Back Eddy is open and airy and has a great casual vibe; if you’re lucky enough to be on a boat, you can dock right at the restaurant.  AND,  it has a great bar.  We sat down, the women’s world cup final soccer game was on and we ordered a couple of beers.

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