Friday, November 24, 2017

Dinner At Cafe Do Mar

Andreas and I went out to Cafe do Mar on the beach a couple of times before leaving Angola.  The sound of the surf was relaxing and the decor fit well - modern and squared off.  The service was better than most of Angola, but still could have used help.  Food was both delicious and pretty.




Resort Views


The restaurant and resort are on a lake.  The view is good, and there are antelope around.  It was still a bit dry and dusty.




Sunday, November 19, 2017

Who's Watching?

This big satellite dish (huge) was out in the middle of the Angolan plain.  It's not for regular communications.  I wonder what entity put it there.
 


Angolan Resort Food

Yes, it took this long to pull these photos off of my phone.
This is from one of the last activities we did in Angola - we went with CLO to a resort an hour out of town.  The place was nice, and the food was good, but, like almost everything else in Angola, it had issues.  The resort is on a lake and a bit in the interior.
The menu was fixed for everyone.  We started with little amuse bouches and then went to a frou frou appetizer.  I did try the fish course, and at the onion frizee, but I still don't get the appeal of fish.  I also had a couple of caprainhas.  The beef course was very good, as was the mousse dessert.
The problems with the place were the usual - poor plumbing and poor service.  But we're gone now and we had a nice lunch out.  I will post the photos of the actual resort tomorrow.





November Done, December Started

I decided to plow through and just finish this one.  Finished November during the week and started in on December.  Then, I'll be done for the year.  If I do another year project like this, I doubt it will be by month.


Thursday, November 16, 2017

Marine Ball Gift

The Marines gave everyone who attended the ball a couple of bottles of wine!  Nice commemorative box, too.


Borders And Faces

The ears are HUGE.  I am going to be working on them forever.  I did manage to get a bit more border and some face bits done this time, though.