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La Barra de Potosi

What’ s the worst sound you want to hear when you’re on vacation in a beach town?  Rain on the roof!  I woke up on our last day in Zihau to pounding rain along with thunder and lightning.  The lights flickered, went out for a few minutes and came back on.  Rain is basically unheard of in Zihua at this time of year but like everywhere else on the planet the weather is weird.  I went out onto the patio; it was heavily overcast and showering with no sign of a sunrise. Continue reading “La Barra de Potosi”

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Can’t win ’em all…

You can’t have a great meal every time out.  Last night proves that point.  It wasn’t exactly a bummer but Roy, me and our friends agreed that it wasn’t blogworthy.  The restaurant is Sophia’s Grotto in Roslindale.  Roy wanted something with a neighborhood feel and it is that.  The restaurant is small, the bar area cramped and it was crowded.  We had an 8P reservation and called to say we’d be late (Roy was too busy talking to our friend and forgot about giving directions).  When we arrived the hostess said it would be a while so we had a glass of wine.  I’m not even going to tell you what we ate. It wasn’t memorable.

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