The End is Near

New Year's is over and done the 9 courses went over well and no big surprise the Pork Belly and the Foie courses were the two favorites. It started raining at 11:59 and by that point dessert was out and I was a couple of beers deep. I had my girl Rita in the kitchen cooking breakfast which meant I got to stay up till 3 and "sleep in" till 830. Tomorrow there will only be four guests here for dinner and my vacation is going to start. When I came down here it was unclear whether I was going to be able to stay long-term, but for the time being the answer is no. So I will be packing my bags and heading back stateside but not before some serious fishing and time in the sand. Hopefully I will be coming back in March but we will have to put this on hold till then. The new chef arrives on Sunday and I will hang out till Friday and hopefully be able to come back with a suntan. I will be working on my new position as the bar consultant which means I will be sitting by the pool making new cocktails to put on the drink list. I already started by infusing rum with ginger, lime and lemongrass and making a dark and stormy, which was pretty delicious. It is going to be very strange being here more as a guest than a co-worker but after working for almost 21 days straight 14+ hours a day I will enjoy every second of it.