GRUB

EASTER ISLAND

No, there is no cannibalism on Easter Island.

The food was good but the choice a bit limited in the hotel where I was so I wouldn't have liked to stay for a fortnight.

Evening meals were made a delight by the lovely Ema who looked after me very well with lots of smiles. Always makes a meal go down better I think.




PERUVIAN LUNCH

The day Niall, Felicia and Steve arrived, all the Brits plus Vilma went out for lunch at a Peruvian restaurant. As you do.
To be honest, I thought that it was much the same as a Chilean restaurant but maybe I missed the nuances of Peruvian cuisine.
But a good time was had by all even if the new arrivals were a bit bog eyed through lack of sleep


(ONE OF) MARIAS HEN PARTIES

Quite an interesting selection of 'nibbles' on the table. Crisps, nuts etc, the usual stuff plus two big pink 'sausages'. Except that they are not sausages!

Note also that Maria is drinking her Coke through a sausage!

Use your imagination.




MORE SAUSAGES

Carolina brandishing a sausage lolly.

Maria wearing a blindfold (don't ask) and the latest 'must have' fashion accessory, a sausage pendant.

These are the tame pics. Marias Mum had to leave the room with embarrassment when I was looking at one of her and, you guessed it, a sausage in each hand!



THE CIVIL WEDDING RECEPTION

Mamy LLanos decided to self cater for the civil reception and very good it was too.
Preparations started mid morning with a cows worth of steaks defrosting and went on most of the day.

This is Carolina, Marias sister boiling something up at the last minute (service at 6.30)




SAMPLES


Crab Sticks with lemons














Beetroot and green beans













A few steaks















Hors d'oevres, well ravished and not to survive much longer.

And a duck napkin holder.

You always get napkins when you eat in Chile, out or at home. When Maria came to England she was surprised at the lack of napkins.







Empanadas of course














Avocado and palm hearts














And all washed down with champers, pisco sours, beers.

Here is Ricardo doing a splendid job distributing the champers for the toast to the H.C.














So that's it for now folks. Just in case you think ' Surely to God he must be running out of stuff by now', don't you believe it.

There are two more episodes from Easter Island, the civil ceremony and a few others I have up my sleeve.

So you can't rest easy in your beds just yet!

Sympathy to Mike G. Seeing AFC Telford haemorraging points must be hard. Keep the faith.

BJ