Thank you everyone for kind comments! We really are lucky to be able to go to places such as this in less than an hour's drive, and feel like we're away somewhere on holiday. And to be really out in the country where there are goats and donkeys walking on the side of the road. Annie...the cafe cortado is not made with sweetened condensed milk, but rather has just a small dash of normal milk frothed by steam. The one with the normal frothed milk PLUS the sweetened condensed milk is called "cafe cortado leche leche" .....two milks(LOL). But I always ask for my cafe cortado to be "bien cargado"....well loaded, another way of asking for a strong brew, as I hate light-coloured wimpy after-dinner coffees. I haven't had the one with sweetened milk for a while as I'm trying to cut out unnecessary calories, but it sure is good! We also have La Lechera here....it's quite a big brand of tinned milk seen in most supermarkets. But I don't think I've seen their fat free version. And oh yes there would be lots for us to do and see if everyone came over here! First day would be a trip up the mountain....whee! SharonCb

Since I didn't eat your dinner and am not sure how it tasted, I don't know for sure what they did....But I would dip some mahi mahi fillets into some milk...perhaps coconut milk and then roll the fillets in some granola that I had made finer in the food processor and bake on a buttered baking sheet at 375 for as long as it takes your fish to just become opaque....about 12 minutes per inch of thickness of the filets. Linda C

She's having problems logging in. This is the rest of the above update. 5/21- PT 5- avg 12 - miles 64 Surf City to Cedar Point. great day, rode strong. Got a LOT hotter !! Rode past part of Camp Le Jeune. The firing range. Great Great late breakfast. had ab OJ/mango drink in camp and a bagel and canned pears and coffee. Then we stopped and I had 2 sunny side up eggs and 2 slices of ham and 3 buttermilk pancakes...yum. We passed three little girls on the way here with a lemonade stand. It was $1 a glass...cute sweet gals and we all had a glass.... No lunch stop...not sure why I would need MORE food :) Stopped at a Lowes Grocery on the way and got a HUGE salad bar and an Arrogant "Bleeped out" Ale for dinner in camp..yum. Did laundry...I do the laundry for everyone every day...more on that some time in the future, Great forestry campground here in Cedar Point. If you ever get this way do check it out. Oh and we WAITED for the Rapture...what happened ????? 5/22 PT 5- Avg 12- Miles 73 Cedar Point to Ocracoke Island rode alone to mile 30. Met up with Bob and Pete and we rode to the ferry. Had a mediocre meal as we waited for the ferry. It is a 2 1/2 hr ride. The ride to the ferry is lots of marsh and bridges over the estuaries. Very beautiful but HOT and windy. We were glad to get on the ferry. We all slept most of the way...laid down on the long bench seats. Very nice. Staying at Black Beard's Lodge. Every thing here on the island is called Black Beard. Edward Teach was his name and he was notorious in these parts. Had dinner at the Jolly Roger grill and it was a great burger and fries and beautiful sunset pics...then the mosquitoes came out...ouch ! 5/23 Ocracoke to Cape Hatteras PT3- Avg 15 !!!! ( tail wind ) miles 53 SMOKINg speed. I looked down and was doing 23 mph at times !! Whew....had a bagel and cream cheese and coffee. Pete and Bob and I looked at the lighthouse and then walked out to the point where BB was killed by a Navy officer. supposedly anyway. We then got underway. We stopped at Pop's on the way finally to get some food. There was nothing for a long way. This is a most interesting bar. It was amazing the amount folks were drinking so early in the day...oh well. Had a burger and fries...great fuel !! Nice campground tonight. Walked on beach. Great pic with Blue the dog. 5/Cape Hatteras to Kitty Hawk PT 3:12 avg 12.3- miles 39 ate peaches and ripe banana in camp and 2 tiny donuts. Rode over BIG bridge. Stopped at a little store and had to get a Jimmy Dean sausage biscuit and microwave it in the store....not too bad but have had better :) Went on to Nags Head. Very large pretentious homes for most of the town till you get all the way in. walked around Kitty Hawk and listened to a presentation. Took two pics. Very interesting brothers. There is a peat bog fire in the area and the wind blows the smoke here at times and the air is very bad and then it clears. We are leaving tomorrow and part of the group ( two other women) are staying behind. It is hard but for the best. It will be me and the 3 guys....we get along so well and will all be better for it. We had lunch at Goombays and it was WONDERFUL !! Fantastic grouper sandwich. Also owner called and got us a great price on a motel. The holiday is coming and prices are up but we got a great place cheap. Pete and Bob and I went to the Red Lion and got supper fixings...you guessed it am sure...I got a pint...of Haagan Dazs...not Gentleman Jack!! Hasn't been that kind of trip this year....we are excited to be going on tomorrow...as a group of 4. Stayed at the Sea Ranch motel . Stopped and saw the Bodie Island lighthouse on the way here. TODAY !! 5/25 Kitty Hawk to Elizabeth City. Avg 13.4 Miles 52....we RODE fast. Felt so happy and light...all the guys are smiling and laughing now that we are 4 . Enough of that...it is over and done.

My dende oil arrived today, and now I have to find a Moqueca recipe that I think I will like. I do not like coconut milk, and I may have trouble finding one that does not include that. I may just look for African recipes. The oil definintely has a distinctive flavor, but it may be an acquired taste. I wish I could have gotten some that was fresher - my bottle was produced August 30, 2011, and it is supposed to be good for two years, but I would have preferred a 2012 vintage. I also bought some Biscoito de Polvilho ("Yuca Snacks", which I confused with yucca - unrelated) made with Cassava flour, vegetable fat, eggs, salt, milk whey powder, and soy flour - gluten free. They taste a bit like Cheetos without the cheese, and I was hoping that they would have yucca root in them, but that is a very different plant from cassava. They also remind me of sembei crackers from Japan. Lars