After two weeks of warm, sunny weather, we are now concluding our third straight day with at least one extended (one hour plus) rainfall. The weather remains warm, low to mid seventies. And yes Western Washington dwellers even on days with rain, we still have sunny spots.
We went to a pop-up restaurant affair and had a Viet Nahmese meal. It was on top of a building in el centro (pic included). Each table sat eight. We ended up sitting with a very interesting Italian lady who lives in our building, and two of her friends who were also quite interesting. That made five of us and left three empty seats.
As we conversed and drank wine, we were soon joined by a somewhat quiet gentleman. Through conversation we learned that he was waiting for his wife who was coming separately from her work. The meal was five courses and she arrived before the first course. As is custom, introductions were completed about the time that dinner began. As the evening and the meal progressed, this gentleman and I conversed. It turns out he is the co-author of one of the books that we read and that helped us decide to come to Cuenca. He is also co-founder of gringo tree and gringo post. He has also written for international living, and he currently writes for Cuenca highlife. He has been in Cuenca about twelve years and is married to a lovely Ecuadorian lady who operates Rentals Cuenca. They deal a lot in turnkey rentals.
Interesting evening. We keep meeting fascinating folks. What fun.