In light of all of the things that have been occurring that frustrate life here, Becky and I arranged a group to go to a wine tasting in the village of Wesley last night. Randy's Bar put it on--it's a charming little place run by a Dominican who used to work as a Chippendale dancer in the states, and as a cook on a cruise ship. Randy has a super charming little bar.
We got there right on time, and Randy was mingling with everyone. He took special care to compliment Becky and me for arranging our group and making is as painless as possible for him. Now, the thing about it is Randy made the process painless for me. I think it's his experience with American business, but no matter the reason, he simply handled the business parts of everything in a manner I was used to. That made it very painless for me.
But, the best part was, it was amazing! The wines were really good, and we found this super charming german white that tasted like it had dill in it. It was really delicious, and went well with the fish that Randy had prepared to go with the wines. Afterward, Randy arranged some locals to dance with him. He warmed up the crowd with the Electric Slide, and then one other line dance. After that the party started. We stayed until about 9 p.m. and then headed back to Portsmouth to go to sleep.
But, things are never that simple, are they? One of the students with us adopted a puppy from the bar, and Becky was holding the puppy on the way back. As some of you know, the road from the airport to Portsmouth is, well, curvy. Very curvy. The puppy made an editorial comment on the roads by barfing on Becky. For the next 12 hours after that, Kody has been playing Grand Inquisitor to Becky. It's really charming.
It was good to go somewhere that we could forget our troubles for a few hours. We really like Randy and his charming little establishment. We apologize to everyone who visited that we never took to Randy's bar. It ranks up there with Purple Turtle and Heaven's Best. It's a reason to visit Dominica.
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