So with Beth in town with Taj, we had to do what any self-respecting local would do and take Taj out to the malecon to get his party on. We all met up at mom-n-dad’s apartment last thursday and headed out to Archie’s Wok for some good food. This particular night the food wasn’t so good, but that Panscrit dish they have really hits the spot, oh and really good limonadas with mint.
After dinner, the young folks split off and headed over to the malecon. We walked around for a while checking out the sights. There was this insane zen rock guy, who was balancing large rocks end-to-end on top of each other. There were maybe 30 little columns of rocks and we watched for ten minutes as he moved another rock back and forth in minute movement trying to find the center of balance. total zen.
We took the plunge and dove into Carlos O’Brian’s. Good place to start. The spring break crowd was long gone so there was a pretty equal mix of gringos and mexicans, all dancing to hip-hop, trying to get their cheesy-ass groove on. Through the blank lites and scheming eyes we caught this gringo couple dancing. They were so cute, probably just married. He was trying to act cool in his tshirt and shorts and she was a bit sauced in her long dress and heals. But it was the way they moved with each other. You could tell they were in love and just there to spice things up a little before they went back to their hotel to make love. They definitely had the most integrity of anyone in the place and it was good to see a young married couple having fun together without trying to hold on to their younger single years. ok, maybe I’m over analyzing this a little bit. cut scene.
Next, we moved on to La Bodeguita Del Medio. a cuban bar on the malecon that at first glance is a pretty cool place, but after being there for a few hours you realize isn’t so authentic. Authenticity aside, it’s a great place to catch a mojito and the regular cuban band that plays there. It was 2×1 night, unfortunately the dumb waiter didn’t tell us until after we had ordered, so he delivered 8 mojitos instead of 4. And I came up with the perfect theory on why they have 2×1 specials and then don’t tell you they have the 2×1 specials until after you’ve ordered. I’ll save that for another entry.
We left Bodeguita at about 1:30 or so and since Marcia and I usually go to sleep at 11:00, we were both dead tired (and I, admittedly, was a little faded). Beth and Taj were going to stay at my parents’ apartment, so we said goodbye and walked to the car.
Beth and Taj decided, unbeknownst to us, to keep the night going and went over to Hilo, another dance-type bar that was playing hip-hop where Taj spent most of the time watching an old crotchedy guy helping young ladies in skirts up on to the bar, so they could dance and then he could casually look up their skirts. At some point the old guy spotted Taj watching him and took off. Or so I am told.
and this was our night out in Vallarta.
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