Wow! We are really sleeping in this vacation. Again, we didn’t wake until 9am. My wife prepared breakfast of scrambled egg sprinkled with parmesan cheese on a tortilla. This is how we usually eat at home, not much pastry like we’ve had so far, so we both felt lighter afterward. As usual, I prepared pour over iced coffee to accompany our breakfast.
After breakfast we walked down Orient Beach to Orange Fever. This was our first time parking ourselves on beach chairs there. A nice breeze is coming off the ocean, so though we had second tier seating we still felt comfortable behind the first row seats. We asked the beach attendant (proper parlance?) for a bottle of water with two cups of ice. We wanted to wait until lunch before having a beverage with alcohol. Around 1pm we made our way up the beach for lunch. I’m not sure if is the heat but neither of us were very hungry. So we ordered calamari with fries to share, a bottle of water and I had a Presidente and my wife had a Corona. It was all very good. We actually like the vibe at Le String better, maybe because we’re in a rut and have gone there so often, but Orange Fever is a hopping place with lots of people on the beach and dining. We were reminiscing about frequenting Andy and Cheryl’s Baywatch for so many years back in the early 2000’s and wondering where their great hangout was located in comparison to Le String and Orange Fever. We think it was located closer to Le String but we could be wrong. After lunch we went into the water for awhile. It is so warm and refreshing. We chose to head back to our studio after our swim and call it a day at 2:30 as far as the beach was concerned.
Around 6pm we headed down to Bikini Beach bar for sundowners. She had a rose and I had another spritz, this time made with mint. It tasted like a mojito light and was again refreshing. We find the staff here very friendly, lots of smiles and excellent service. We enjoyed our cocktails watching a kite surfer just off the shoreline. He seems to be here daily riding the wind and waves.
We were undecided about what to do for dinner so we headed over to La Place du Village (we like to call it the cul de sac) to stroll around, peruse the menus and see what stirred our appetites. Again, we weren’t that hungry so it was difficult to figure out what would be good on this evening. The restaurant staff are usually there at the posted menus to say hi and encourage you to dine. The waitress from La Trattoria recognized us from our dining experience on a previous night, which was fun. After reading several menus we decided to go back to Sao for sushi again. The food there is so good and the wait staff so attentive and pleasant. We both had sushi rolls, Aqua roll for her, Tiger roll for me, side salads and glass of Sauvignon Blanc, and a bottle of flat water. We always ask for ice as we like our water cold and most all the time add ice to our white wine or beer to keep it chilled. The meals here are always amazing and this was no exception.
We returned to our studio very satisfied and wondered how we got hungry all of the sudden. We watched another episode of Drops of God on my iPad, had a nightcap of rum on ice and now she is asleep and I’m writing this report. No wonder I sleep in to 9am
Tomorrow’s plan is to drive to Friar’s Beach (thank you for all the feedback). We’re bringing cash and high expectations as we had a wonderful experience here, albeit almost 20 years ago. No plans for tomorrow beyond that.
We do have a catamaran cruise on Thursday and need to be there by 8am. Anyone have feedback as to what to expect with traffic at that time of day? I want to be sure to leave adequate time to arrive on time from our departure destination behind Nowhere Special on Welfare Rd.
Thanks, Lancer.
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