What's for Breakfast?

For us the hardest part of traveling is leaving our baby, Nick. He has been at camp for the past week and we've been receiving daily updates on camp life, as well as pictures. It has been extremely hot in Charlotte and this morning, Nick was taking advantage of the shade.

The Kookaburra Cafe has become famous among expats and wanna-be's via the blogs. Chris and Jenny do a great job in keeping all their patrons satisfied. Chris has an excellent memory when it comes to remembering names. He even replicated a breakfast sandwich for us that we often have in the Carolinas and remembered our common name for it; however, everybody needs a day off. Below is a picture of them, minus their usual aprons, joining friends at a fairly new restaurant in Cuenca, California Kitchen or Cocina de California.

The California Kitchen is owned and operated by a family from California. In the kitchen is mom, Carol, and son, Jim. They have done an incredible job of tweeking recipes to accommodate local ingredients and high altitudes. The California Country Breakfast consists of eggs, cooked to perfection, hash browns, bacon, gravy, and biscuits. They also have nicely brewed coffee.

Here's the family: George, who handles the business end, Carol, who cooks (the biscuits are great!), Susan, who serves as hostess, server, and anything else that is needed, and Jim, who is also chef. They are a marvelous family, all are friendly and welcoming. In that they have recently gone through the relocation process, they are also a source for information and are all willing to help. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the food is great, really scrumptious! Good luck to all in the new venture!

The past two days have been spent in search of an apartment. That is a complete entry in itself.

Until next time,

Mick and Kathy