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Published: February 23rd 2014
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Watching the game.
Dan's Cafe was packed with Canadians. February 21
Fun day in Puerto. We met up with Roger and his friends at Dan's Cafe, a block from our house, to join about 150 people (mostly Canadians) in watching the Olympic hockey game between the USA and Canada. Those Canucks sure love their hockey and it was fun celebrating their win with them Even though USA lost. I think that was the first time I've ever watched a hockey game on television and might be the last. Dan's Cafe is opening up Sunday morning at 5:30 am so customers can watch the Canada team go for the gold but Joe and I decided we will be asleep when that game starts.
Joe and I spent an hour or so in the hammocks on our roof. My only complaint about our house is that the rooster next door doesn't know he's supposed to crow only at sunrise. Pretty sure a police complaint about a noisy rooster wouldn't get very far in Puerto. I'll get used to it I'm sure.
Rog, Joe, and I walked down to the beach for margaritas and the sunset. I thought the waves were pretty big but Roger said they were like a
Happy Canucks
Canada beats USA in Olympic hockey. pimple on a boar's butt compared to what they can be. We ate at a restaurant called "Fish Tacos and Beer" and that's exactly what we had...fish tacos and beer. We hiked on over to an outdoor restaurant/bar on the beach called The Split Coconut" to listen to a couple of really good bands. We met several of Roger's swimming and horseshoe playing buddies. While there we had to take a time out to run over to the street to watch the parade for some kind of carnival, never did find out what it was all about.Got pelted with a lot of candy and we were quite surprised at the elaborate floats and costumes. Enjoyed a few fireworks later on. It was a nice walk back home with so many people out and so much live music in the cafés and bars. And, of course, the weather was perfect.
Video of one of the carnival floats. Joe took this one. Click on the photo to view the video.
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Nancy
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Love it!
You all look fantastic!