January 26 -Sarandeado fish dish

We spent the day at Chacala Beach swimming in the surf (or rather having the surf slam us about), relaxing and then lunch where we ordered a dish called Sarandeado (also called Zarandeado).  A whole fish is split in half from head to tail and barbecued and basted.   The size of the fish depends on the number of people sharing it.  There were 5 of us that wanted to order this so we had a nice big fish.

we chose the greenish fish (as recommended)

Cam said they probably recommended the green fish because they only had a few Red Snapper.

Barbecuing the fish

Bottle is called the Ballena (whale), it is cheaper than ordering 2 beer and has 3 in it.

The happy crew

The meal

Tastes like barbecued smoked fish, very tasty.

Stayed at Chacala until late afternoon then back to our patio in time to watch the fishermen lift their nets just off our beach.  It was Taco Tuesday with free Margaritas at the park palapa for supper so we ended the evening there.  A couple from Steinbach joined our table.  They were spending one night then heading to Puerto Vallarta in their Great West Van.  They have travelled extensively in Mexico over the last 9 years.  Rick said you can't swing a cat in this area without hitting a Manitoban.