Since we arrived we’ve been told about the local farmers market which happens to be about 1/2 mile away from our rental. It’s held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month. Everyone speaks highly of it and the local fundraising group (Ladies of the Lake – LOL) have a booth to help raise funds for their causes. It starts at 10 am and goes till around 1ish (depending on weather).
Walter purchased something which looked like a ringed pastry – something which looked like it may have been baked in the bottom of an angel food cake pan. I asked him what it was – he said he had no idea but it looked good AND it was heavy! Turns out it was a custard pastry of some sort. When Walter bit into it his eyes rolled back in sheer food ecstasy.
One booth was serving ‘sliders’ on homemade buns. The setup included a flat griddle, to which they would scoop a round amount of the meat, a flat press was used (covering 2 patties at a time) and spices were added at some point during the cooking process. There was a significant line up and based upon my taste test, well worth the time waiting your turn.
One of the ladies I had chatted with at the LOL gathering came over and introduced Gregory to a young man a few years older. The family had 5 children and were originally from upstate New York. They were selling fresh squeezed lemonade and fresh whole chicken. We purchased both. Gregory managed to get in a good visit with their boy who was able to talk about all the things Gregory likes – minecraft, pokemon and paper airplanes. The young boy’s mom and I exchanged #s so we could connect our sons at another time.
With garlic bread, chips made from some type of root, a whole chicken, sweets and fresh fruit in our bags, a full tummy from sliders, cinnamon buns and pie, we headed to the local store to pick up a can of beer to cook the chicken with. On the way back from San Luis we took the gravel road up to the house. Typically we’ve been on the main roads out to either Tilaran or Piedras – so we are usually using the upper portion of our road. Based upon what I saw today, the upper portion appears to be more evenly graded. Added to our fun we completing this trek with our short term rental vehicle – a hiked up Jeep using low 4.
Below is a share of our trip up! Walter said I managed to keep the phone pretty steady. Please feel free to let me know what you think!
So glad you are living your dream! What a wonderful adventure!!!