The Other Side of the Bay
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As there was no NFL on TV yesterday we took a drive to the other side of the bay. We had taken the bus over there one other day; but found that it did not go to all the places that we wanted to see. It is not far; but the only transport are the personal buses that take the people to work. We took 2 different roads, one ended in a dead end at a Marine (naval) installation and the other ended at a fish processing plant. The fish plant was very malodorous to say the least, can't imagine the stench in the summer when it gets really hot. It was an interesting drive. We gave a couple of fellows a lift as the distance from those places to the regular bus stops is a long way.
A nice way to spend part of the day.
When we arrived home Ciro and Irene were just getting back from visiting somewhere in the country. Irene came over with some fresh made tortillas, which were absolutely huge. Ciro was just shaking his head and laughing over how much filling each one would take and saying that you would only eat one of those. A little later she was at the door again with some type of crab filling to go with them! I'm sure the woman thinks we don't eat properly, she is always bringing us something. It is nice of her to bring us things to try that we probably wouldn't get otherwise though.
The other night I was wishing that I had something sweet to eat; but was too lazy to go looking for something. Suddenly there was a new sound blasting through the neighborhood. We didn't know what this new truck was selling so I had to go out and check it out. Ah, bliss-- fresh churros. These are wonderful, straight out of the hot oil. They are round strips of doughnut batter, fried in oil, dusted with sugar and given to you in a little brown paper bag. Wonderful stuff! The 1/2 ton truck is set up with lights on the back, a propane tank for the burner to heat the oil, the machine that the fellow turns to turn out the strips of dough and of course the vat of hot oil. The machine that makes the strips of churros is interesting. It has a handle that the fellow turns and this pushes the dough through a shaped hole in a long strip that he cuts off in the appropriate length as he is turning the wheel, as he cuts it it plops into the oil vat. The truck looks like it could be dangerous as it drives down the bumpy streets with the oil vat, the propane burner, etc.. The taste can't be described as anything but yummy with a capitol Y.
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That is one vendor I haven't seen in our Colonia - a Churro salesman ;-( We really could pretty much live without leaving the Colonia as everything comes by our door - but then no churros and we love the Campo - so we will keep the truck ;-)
There is a restaurant here in SMA where they have three kinds of hot chocolate on the menu. I think it is French, Mexican and American hot chocolate. Along with the hot chocolate you also get 3 churros all sugary and hot from the oil. When my grandkids were here they loved them. But so do I. Great for a breakfast or late night snack. Sure wish some enterprising Mexican would come through our neighborhood about 9-10 PM with a truck like the one you described. But maybe better none does. I would not be able to resist.
Ah churros!!
They are the best - with a cup of coffee, a great substitute for Tim Hortons. Our kids love them and will eat a bag any time, any where. Great to see the sunny skies in the pictures - we are having another week of grey here in B.C. It's unusally warm for January - but grey.
We've been here 4 months now and that was the first time he had been on our street. Hopefully it will not be the last time as they were so good!
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