Last evening we were invited over to dinner by our neighbors, Claude and Claude (I hope I spelled those correctly.) As is usually the case, the invitation was made by the husband, and the dinner was cooked by the wife. Here are Rob and Claude relaxing before dinner. In the background you can see some of the artwork on the seawall that is a tradition in Horta.
Here is our chef for the evening - it was amazing to see (and eat) the meal that Claude prepared in that small galley. A couple days ago we gave them one of our Minnesota gift bags of wild rice and Shaker's vodka and guess what - that's what we had for dinner along with local shrimp and an olive tomato sauce. The other Claude even used the vodka to flame the pan of shrimp but I am not used to taking pictures of fire on a boat so that photo did not turn out...
After a couple bites, we realized we were missing a lot with our dog bowl meals. After dinner we had Portuguese cheese, huge grapes and of course, too much wine.
Our offer to help clean up was declined and all in all, we had a great time talking and sharing stories. C&C have traveled extensively since retiring a few years ago. They have toured the US in an RV and have visited more than 30 states and Canada. They live in Nice and even go back there from time to time!
Here is our group just before dinner. Remedios is right behind Pat - it's the shortest distance we have ever walked to dinner!
We will miss our new friends and we will miss Horta. We will probably leave here Wednesday if the weather is OK and head for Portugal. Here are a couple looks at Horta from some vantage points we traveled to on scooters a couple days ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UGNBBmXATo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3xI3NRpPAs
And here is the top of the island - the volcano caldera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzHNlFR_xk
After a couple bites, we realized we were missing a lot with our dog bowl meals. After dinner we had Portuguese cheese, huge grapes and of course, too much wine.
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Wow, the French meal looks fabulous. With Claude et Claude being from Nice, they cook with seafood a lot and have an Italian flair to the food they prepare. It looks like the meal was a lot like what I enjoyed when I visited Nice. Good luck from Horta to Portugal.
ReplyDeleteCindy Roney
Very nice! Great to see the videos of Horta and the photos as well. I particularly like to see the (several) bottles of wine in the group shot. By the way, why does Claude have the one bottle in his lap?? Glad you had that occasion and it is great to see and follow your adventure.
ReplyDeleteGod's speed on the remainder of the trip now!
David Gesko
It's been fun to experience this trip/adventure with you vicariously through the blog. Rob, we are looking forward to seeing you again back in Minnesota when you fly home from Portugal! Maybe you can turn us on to some new French wines after your dinner with C & C???? Sandy & Dennis
ReplyDeleteBarks Guys,
ReplyDeleteYou could have asked for a "doggie bag, for your dog bowls" BOL!!
safe sailing and woofs and wags for the video!
Tay
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