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DINNER 255: Tuesday, September 12, 2006

DINNER 255: Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Just a french-bread pizza and a green salad tonight because Wendy & I had to run to Home Depot to pick up a few things — a new doorbell to replace ours that finally died and some florescent light bulbs to replace those in our…

DINNER 254: Monday, September 11, 2006

DINNER 254: Monday, September 11, 2006

Tonight we saw THE GUYS at Falcon Theater. As a result, our time was very limited between work and leaving for the show, so it was Beefaroni out of a can for me.

Television host Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin dead at 44

Television host Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin dead at 44

Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality was killed by a stingray while he was filming an underwater documentary.

But is that the whole truth? Consult the picture below, taken in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera on September 8, 2006, for some shocking evidence to the contrary. The top-right of the image is the guy we saw in Mexico, and Jon added several reference pictures of Steve Irwin so you can compare it for yourself.

DINNER 253: Sunday, September 10, 2006

DINNER 253: Sunday, September 10, 2006

Simple dinner this evening as we spent time unpacking and getting everything back in order. We ran through Frisch’s for a fish sandwich, onion rings, and cottage cheese.

DINNER 252: Saturday, September 9, 2006

DINNER 252: Saturday, September 9, 2006

For this, our final dinner at Barcelo Maya Caribe Resort, we dined at Don Quixote, their Spanish restaurant. Antonio was our server and did a very good job with us. We started the meal with two glasses of sangria. Drew had a tapas plate with…

DINNER 251: Friday, September 8, 2006

DINNER 251: Friday, September 8, 2006

Tonight’s buffet theme at the Barcelo Maya Caribe Resort was “Gala Buffet”, which seems to translate to “leftovers”, though they did have some unusual items like Beef Wellington (dried out), salmon, prime rib, mushroom voulavent, and a chocolate fountain. Dinner was tasty for the most part!

DINNER 250: Thursday, September 7, 2006

DINNER 250: Thursday, September 7, 2006

After a very full day (which started at 3:30am!) of snorkeling with Whale Sharks, we hit the Italian-themed buffet at the Barcelo Maya Caribe Resort for Italian food through the Mexican lens. After dinner, we headed back to the room for showers and bed!