Our landlord took us to a little restaurant outside of Playa Del Carmen called Le Pe Tita en la Playita, which translates to The Little One at the Beach. Sounds a whole lot cuter in Spanish, doesn't it? :) It's in Puerto Morelas, about 30 minutes from home.
Upon arrival, the first thing I noticed was the amount of cars; always a good sign at a restaurant! We also couldn't have asked for a better day; blue skies, a slight breeze, and an oceanside restaurant.
Here's the view from the restaurant, which literally is on the beach!
There was a tin corrugated roof with some Mexican decorations,
and simple plastic tables and chairs, compliments of Tecate [te-KAW-tay], the beer company and a favorite beer amongst the locals...and me :),
all held together with a lovely thatched roof. So simple! Our feet were in the soft, cool, white sand :)
Upon arrival, we were ushered into the kitchen, and this lovely server opened the big chest cooler to reveal hawkfish, freshly caught that morning, by men with spears; one at a time. No fishing lines whatsoever. She rifled around to find ones that were approximately all the same size for us.
They vary in size, but the price is based on weight. Once we chose our fish, it was placed on the scale behind us, and off we went to our table to wait. Nope, we didn't pick this big guy ... the fish, not Brian ... he's already spoken for :)
And voila! This fish appears to be very happy to have given himself up for us :) It may not look like much, but whatever spices they used, and however they grilled it, this was without a doubt, the best fish I've ever had in my life!!!
How do you know, you ask?... Yep, nearly licked every bone clean! When I saw a restaurant full of locals, picking pieces of the fish up by hand and sucking on it, I happily joined in. (wow, I just re-read that, and if you're head's in the gutter, good on ya! :)
Brian had a spectacular day, but by the time we arrived back home, he was very tired, but said it was all worth the effort. With our bellies full, and eyes a little heavy from the Tecate, Brian had a rest inside, and I decided to have a look at steemit, so my assistant Buddy, decided to join me :)
Apparently he's been eating too much as well :)
Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoying this day with us :)
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Reading that made my feet happy! And it really set up a whole different atmosphere when I pictured it. We ate at a few places like that on Koh Samui in Thailand - I wouldn’t even call it casual dining ... more like RELAXED dining. I think it makes the food taste even better!
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"Relaxed" dining is it exactly!! The food really does taste better, and now that you mention it, I wonder if my fish would have tasted soooo good served up in a regular restaurant? :)
Thank you so much for stopping by @helenoftroy :)
yummy delicious fish
Indeed that fish looks good! And eating with a view at the ocean is always the best. Viewing and hearing the waves is so good for your appetite 😎
With how many men did they fill that cooler when they catch those fish one by one...!?
But the best you guys had a great day again. Hopefully it ended also with a nice sunset?
Thank you @guchtere! I'm not sure how many men caught those fish, but I've seen one guy in action before, and his cooler was filled in no time; just a random guy on the beach! It's so cool how they do "things" here :)
The sunset was pretty beautiful again ... I just forget to take pictures because I'm so busy enjoying it haha
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hehe so these fish are an easy catch for those fisherman?
You better enjoy it indeed, but if you think once more at sunset pictures well don't forget to post. I really enjoy them. Loving the colors 😍
Had a great weekend?
There must be plenty of those fish, because apparently, it's easy for the fishermen to catch them, although it's something they've been doing for years, so I'm guessing it wouldn't be so easy for you or I ;)
My weekend was very good! Thanks! Hope you had a good one too?
Well maybe you will be even better at it than I would be. Fishing... what I remember from being a kid, I couldn't fish at all 🤣
Good to hear you had a great weekend! Mine was great to, did ride the MTB and tried to make the world a better place (a little bit)
Sounds like a great adventure. How did you hear about the restaurant?
The best fish of your life sounds like it was pretty good. I'll have to check it out if I come over there.
Buddy looks so happy and peaceful as he's stuffed into the desk. Good for him for eating until he's full. Some cats go without. :P
Oh my gosh I somehow missed responding to you! Geez ... my bad buddy :)
Our landlord took us; it was a place that Brian and I would never have found on our own. He (landlord) swears it's the best fish in town :)
Buddy's in heaven here too I think :) And food makes him happy, so I say "eat up". Too many cats go without :P
No worries. Comments get lost easily here. I wasn't upset.
I'm glad you're getting out and finding new places to eat. Apparently the new place/new landlord is paying all sorts of dividends.
Glad you had another wonderful day @lynncoyle1. Fresh fish, by the sea with a gentle breeze. Pretty perfect I'd say.
Could you hear the sound of the waves too> 😊
I forgot to add that in, but yes, the sound of the water, gently lapping at the shore :) How's that?!
edit: Hey! You made 60 :) Did I miss that some time ago?
That's perfect now @lynnecoyle! 😁
I made 60 about a month ago I think and then lost it pretty instantly with the Steem Cleaners Debacle. Then got it back when they removed the flag. But that was a big contribution to reduction of my time here.
I'm actually playing around with the Steem Monsters thing at the moment and enjoying it because it's all completely new to me. 😁
curious now... what debacle was that?
I'm with you @guchtere!
@gillianpearce! I didn't know about the whole "flag" thing! I'm curious for details.
I've not looked into steemmonsters yet; probably should. I know you tend to get bored with things, so something new like that keeps you here ;)
I'm surprised you missed the whole "flag" thing @lynncoyle1. It was very upsetting at the time so I don't really want to drag it all up again.
If you look at my post about the thanka painters you will see where it all began, but it carried on in various Discord channels and was very unpleasant.
It made me take a big step back from Steemit and I have not changed my mind on that.
As you say, just the fact that Steem Monsters is new, is a big plus for me. it's not really my thing though so I'm not sure how long my interest will last.
Some people have already spent thousands of dollars on cards and the game hasn't even started yet.
As an outsider it all seem to be getting a little bit out of control but we shall see. 😁
no need to dredge it up @gillianpearce!
I know! I just can't seem to get into the whole thing, but I hear you in terms of it appearing "out of control". We shall see indeed :)
Looks so delicious fish is my favourite and i love before and after photo lol, bon appetit and i wish all your days be happy, regards.
Thank you so much @injiskitchen! haha you can tell I enjoyed my meal :)
I really appreciate you stopping by too!!
I bet it was also the freshes fish you ever had :-) What a wonderful place to eat... under palms and to see the sea.
hahaha it was, except for when I was a kid and we caught fish to eat :) But since I've been an adult, I've not had anything fresher :)
Thank you for reading and commenting @avizor!!
Me gusta mucho el pescado, es tradición cuando voy a la playa.
It's so delicious, isn't it @domiwla :)
Thank you so much for stopping by!
WoW what a lovely place!
Right?! It's really lovely here :)
Thanks for dropping by too!
Wonderful shot of this incredible place! ❤😊❤ i love fish 😍 look so testy & yummy!! ❤😊❤ Looks wonderful. making me hungry, too! A fantastic presentation!
Thank you so much @ykdesign! I really appreciate your compliments and you stopping by here :)
What @lynncoyle1!? Better fish than in Vancouver? Wow!
If so, that is really saying something. It must've been extraordinary (typing as it gets closer to dinner time ...) and I LOVE seafood ...
Thanks for sharing with us what appears to have been a very memorable dining experience!
P.S. I dunno @lynncoyle1. "From here," looks like Bud needs to get outside more and chase something! Or eat less ... Or ... 😉👍
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that you can't find too easily here :)Better than Vancouver @roleerob!!! But I have to say, I've been missing salmon, and
hahaha yes, Buddy is fat! We can say that out loud :) He's actually been eating less and playing outside more ... so that's a good thing! He just didn't have the space to do that at our last place, so I'm glad he actually gets to be a cat here!
Thank you so much for stopping by @roleerob! :)
Yes, salmon is wonderful @lynncoyle1. I am also very fond of halibut. I have very rarely found that particular fish outside of the Northwest.
Seriously, when first reading your post, I remembered the ONE time my beloved and I were in Hawaii. Our host was a native Hawaiian, with an ancestry going back to Hawaiian royalty. As such, he took us to a "special" place (he really was trying to get us to buy into a timeshare ...), not accessible to tourists (private beach), and demonstrated his fishing prowess, with a circular net, weighted on the edges.
Very fun to watch, but when he caught a fish and proudly proclaimed this was to be our dinner that evening, I can't say I was thrilled. Growing up with catching and eating trout out of high mountain streams and lakes, it definitely did not look very appetizing at all. It was downright "ugly" (not sure how that applies to a fish, but ...)
This old saying definitely applied in our case. We dutifully went back to their home, determined to not give any offense, by in any way suggesting we didn't like the fish.
Happy to report there was nothing to worry about! Like you say here, whatever the spices and however they grilled it, wow ... ... it was a very nice meal of fresh, tasty fish (but, we didn't buy into the timeshare ... 😉).
Hope all is well with you and yours @lynncoyle1, until we "meet" again!
haha the old timeshare hook :) I don't think it matters what the fish is actually ... when it's so fresh, it all tastes good!
That's a great story though! Love when you find or are shown (in your case) a hidden gem like that :)
Thanks for popping by @roleerob!
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Wow that is a really nice day. Local places like that are the best. I am glad you had a good day. I will be back later to vote I need to let my power charge back up.
Thank you @stever82, and no worries about the vote either; I understand completely!!!
Local places really are the best!
Hope you have another good day got my vote in now.
awww thank you @stever82! I really appreciate the sentiments and the vote ;)
I never had hawkfish, it must be some local fish. You had a lovely dining experience, I am happy for you 😊
Thank you very much @starjewel! I thought it was local, but someone from Spain commented that they have that fish too :) So cool what we can learn here!!
Looks lovely that restaurant and the fish too:) glad you had a great day.. your cat looks too cute by the way ♡
aww thank you @anouk.nox! And yes, we think Buddy's pretty darn cute haha
Yes, I love cats too, wish we were allowed to have one.. cats are super cool!
Sounds like you might have the BEST landlord ever. Your pictures remind me of Indonesia. My wife and I had a similar experience on a date night. We picked out fish, sat under a thatched roof, and enjoyed the ocean breeze.
We really do!! We happened to ask him who to call if we wanted English TV channels, and yesterday, the TV/internet guys arrived; we now have the fastest fibre optic wifi going, and a new Smart TV with all kinds of English channels! He is awesome :)
You and your wife's date night sounds beautiful! There's something unbelievable lovely being that close to nature, being grounded, and just enjoying each other and the sights, sounds and smells around you ... oh yeah, and the tastes :)
Thank you very much for stopping by @sumatranate :)
Glad I could stop by. And I am smiling right now thinking about how your landlord hooked you all up. It is indeed lovely to be with the one you love.
Have a blessed day!
Thank you so much @sumatranate!
I wish the same for you :)
It sure does sound a lot better in Spanish, the place looks real good and real nice food
Some languages sound so beautiful, don't they. Like Italian too. The food really was delicious :)
Thanks for stopping by @tattoodjay :)
Fresh fish. On the beach. Wow. and Buddy lol. I think he is out growing the nook in your desk. haha
Wow is right @steven-patrick!
Buddy! haha you think?!
I love that second photo, reminds me of the TV series Death in Paradise. I think nothing beats freshly caught fish, it looks absolutely yummilicious 😋
Thank you @livinguktaiwan! It was so "yummilicious" :)
I appreciate you stopping by!!
Sounds fascinating, but ugh...fish
You don't like fish @fromage? Honestly, Brian's never been a huge fan, be he loved this one too!!
Wow, that does look delicious! Nothing quite as good as freshly prepared beach shack food!
Buddy looks very comfortable with his new surroundings.
=^..^=
"Beach shack food" ... That's it exactly!!! I wonder how much our surroundings really affects our taste buds??!! :)
Thank you so much for stopping by @curatorcat, and yes, Buddy's pretty comfy now I think haha
wow, nice place, great photos! It must be great there!
Thank you @prostosun! It is so great here ... we are in love with it all :)
Thank you so much for stopping by too!!
Strike! @briancourteau 😂 you should try that big one. You can asked for my partner and I to help you eating that fish😂
What a lovely landlord and happy day for you too. And look at buddy's belly 😂 I think he already represent all of your tummy look like. Full and happy💖
Well if you two ever come here, all four of us will go to that restaurant and order the biggest fish they have and share it :)
That's it exactly @cicisaja!!
Thank you for stopping by :)
That fish is really big huge and I think we have something similar in our country too. Finger licking good! :)
hahaha @iamjadaline!! "Finger licking good!" is so true :) I licked the bones, my fingers, and would have licked the plate too if I could have haha
Hello the fish looks delicious and the little restaurant just on the beach looks so chilled:)
It was soooo chilled @drawmeaship!! Just a perfect place!
Thank you so much for stopping by :)
Wow @lynncoyle1 that restaurant looks amazing and the food too :) Looks like you all had a really good time. After reading this I'm no so in the mood for the ocean, it really looks so beautiful there.
awww @jusipassetti ... I wish there was a trip here in your near future :) You'd love it I think!!
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I absolutely love the way you write all your posts. They are always well written with a pint of humour. I have never been to a beach in my entire existence, I have never consumed fish. But I enjoyed reading it.
awww @illusions16, that is so nice of you to say!! Thank you :)
So, never been to a beach and never had fish? Wow, where do you live?
Hola Lynn!
Yes, hawkfish is one of the best kind of fish I’ve tried here in Spain too.
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Have a nice day!
Hola!! No kidding?! In Spain; that's so interesting ... you're the first to know what it is :)
Thank you for stopping by; I didn't know you were a @steemitblogger :) That's awesome!
Man! That is a giant fish! Grilled fish is the best, I tend to ask for that if it is allowed instead of fried fish, somehow I find the crispiness of the skin to be the best! Did you eat the meat from the cheek of the fish? The best bit!!!
haha I know, that one is huge!! And you're right...the crispiness of the skin is delicious:)
YES!! the "cheek meat" lol sooooo good!!
I love it when you guys are having fun outside!
The fish looks really fresh, no wonder you said it's the best you had!
awww thank you @joelai! I'm happy that our happiness makes you happy haha :)
Hehehe...
I almost thought the fish Brian holding was the one you pick! Hahaha!
hahaha I think it would have fed a family of six @roselifecoach!!!
Hahahaha... I thought so too!
Such a cool frikkin landlord! Congratulations, all ya’all.
No kidding right??!! He is the coolest! Get this: in passing, we asked him how to go about paying extra to get some English channels on TV; two days later, we had a new Smart TV installed, and the fastest fibre optic wifi ever ... like on the planet!! He's awesome :) He texted us two nights ago before bed, "buenos noches, ma familia" :) awww, right?!
I love it when people get what they have coming to them. Good and bad, whatever they/we/I have coming, I just love it when they get it.
I do too! Karma can be a beatch if you're bad, but man, she's pretty sweet when you are too ;)
That was an awesome day to treasure! What a great landlord! Treasure this guy. They are few and far between. That fish looks scrumptious. I don't think it as much the spices that they use but the cook's technique on a very fresh fish!
Thank you @cecicastor! We totally treasure him :) Check out my response above to dandays ... I've never had a landlord like him!!
Thank you so much for stopping by!
The Mexican Tourist Bureau should put you on the payroll. Everything looks so beautiful.
It was a lovely outing, but I have to admit Buddy steals my heart every time :)
hahaha maybe I should really try and get a job with them :) Good idea @agmoore!!
Isn't Buddy just the best?! Here is today, just chillaxin' haha
Thanks @agmoore :)
Love that cat!! thank you
awww thanks! And you're welcome too :)
Wow @lynncoyle1 sounds like a spectacular restaurant. With awesome food. Glad you and brian had such a wonderful time :)
Thanks for sharing
good one :)Thank you so much @robertandrew! It really was such a great find, and I've got our landlord to thank for it, because we never would have found it on our own! Brian did have a great day ... he's had a few rough ones since, but that day is forever etched in my memory as a
Woooooow very beautiful 💗 thank you dear friend 💗😍😘😘
Thank you @paradise.ati :) I'm glad you liked it!!
Perfection! The setting. The fish. The (clearly) special company. Don't you keep pinching yourself @lynncoyle1? Or do you take a reality check by dipping your head in the gutter ;)
Everyday we wake up and both say how it feels like we are on holidays!! The occasional gutter dipping is just expected then :)
Thanks @buckaroo ;) How's the kids doing?
So funny! About to pop a quick kid update post - mostly photos. I love all the babies. Only two goats still left to kid.
So glad to see you guys had a great time. Brian looks fantastic in that picture.
Thank you so much @jbreheny! I thought he looked great too :)
Oh no!! This is so beautiful! It has been long time I didnt eat fish. I love fresh ocean fish! Such a blessing to eat fish <3 #ilovefreshoceanfish
It really is a blessing to be able to eat something so fresh like this fish was!! I hope you're able to eat some soon too :)
Thank you. I'm eating fresh ocean fish in my dream😁😎
haha well, that's a start!
howdy there lynncoyle1! okay, you should be the official tourism minister for Mexico! you'd be excellent and I heard they pay in beer so you'd be set for life! lol.
wonderful..I'd love to go there someday. this is a perfect post!
hahaha my paycheck in beer!! I would be living check to check for sure then :)
Thank you @janton! If you're ever here, we'll be your tour guide for sure!!
howdy today lynncoyle1! well..with the way you keep posting about it I will HAVE to go there because it's such a wonderful place and I had no idea that places in Mexico were so nice so yeah! lol.
All along the Caribbean is beautiful! You really should check it out! You know something? There really is more to this world than Texas haha
what??? Blasphemy! lol. yeah my eyes have been so opened by all the wonderful places to see!
That's awesome 😃 I agree if the parking is packed it a good sign and you weren't kidding about picking the bones clean.
So glad you guys had another great day!! 💜💜💜💜
hahaha you can always tell from the look of my plate whether or not I enjoyed my meal!
Thank you @tryskele! We've been having such lovely days here ... I've been doing steemit less and less and have to admit, enjoying it :)
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes to everything about this post! From the fish speared and caught that morning to the Tecate tables and server showing you the goods in the back, to the water in your face and the sand under your feet- sounds like perfection! Btw, I think everything sounds cuter in Spanish 🤷🏼♀️
Thank you @puravidaville! I'm totally with you ... yes, yes, yes, yes... :)
I appreciate you stopping by here too!!
Now, just imagine all of that in Spanish! How cute, right? :)
Haha… Si, si, si, si. Haha… much cuter!
You're near fluent! Now you guys have to come here :)
Don’t tempt us… we just might show up!
oh that looks so good! And the place is so pretty!! Now I'm hungry ;D
hahaha thank you so much @frejafri :) It really is beautiful here!
Thank you for stopping by too :)
Nice place!
Thank you :)
I'm not a fish person, but I would sure love to try the best fish ever. Brian looks really good with that smile on his face. I'm glad you two are enjoying life so well. It looks amazing there.
Seriously. Way better than back home.
Brian does look good there, doesn't he?! Thank you @profanereviews, it is pretty amazing here. We'd be happy to be the tour guide for you guys is you ever find yourself here :)