I was the only one there which was a little disconcerting. Christof, the chef, was willing and able to fix dinner.
The menu included a new Corvina (Sea Bass) dish with tomatoes, onions and jalapino peppers. He offer to cook the fish any way I wanted. He has fixed some remarkable fish meals for me.
But, I wanted to try the new dish.
A moment later, he came out of the kitchen with an empty 25 pound bottle of gas and said he was out and couldn't cook. So he runs across the street to a little store and returns with a full bottle of gas, and a bottle of pop which I also ordered. It is so slow he doesn't stock soft drinks...he runs across the street and buys them.
Panama!
The meal did get cooked and it was fantastic. I think Christof is the best chef in Boquete.
There are at least 4 gourmet chefs in town but he is the best one in my book. We are fortunate to have a lot of good food here. There are about 6 restaurants just below the gourmet ones that are also good eating. And, then there are about a dozen typical places which aren't bad for a quick lunch.
Hans and Terry came in while I was eating. We met them on our first trip to Boquete 6 years ago. They lead birding, hiking and coffee tours. Over the years we have done a few things with them. They are now our neighbors, in the loose sense...they live about a mile away which makes them the closest gringo neighbors. We met her on the road a few days ago riding her horse.
The mornings now are sunny and beautiful. The rain holds off until the afternoon.
Life is good.
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