Day at the Beach
14.02.2009 - 14.02.2009
80 °F
I hopped the Mérida-Progreso bus this morning to get in some beach time in Progreso, about 20 miles north on the Gulf of Mexico.
On days without cruise ships (like today), it's almost entirely filled with Mexican, rather than American or Canadian, day trippers -- mostly families looking to escape the heat in the interior. A good place for it, too -- while it was nearly 100F in Mérida today, it was an even 80ish with a stiff breeze in Progreso.
I found a promising-looking cabana-equipped restaurant to sit and read (A Nation of Enemies, Christmas present from my parents). A waiter found me, described the specials, and got this:
A mixed seafood cocktail with a Montejo michelada. The cocktail comes with lime, cilantro, onions, pico de gallo, and two different hot sauces to mix up to your liking, plus chips and crackers to eat it with. The michelada is a glass with ice, lime juice, worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce, rimmed with salt, into which you pour your beer. Tastes better than it sounds, I think.
Posted by elefantstn 14.02.2009 19:26 Archived in Mexico Tagged postcards
