We have two huge problems. Two very large problems that are continuing to get bigger. What's worse, each of our problems has five little problems on the end of it. Remy's feet are growing too fast. Mom did an excellent job planning ahead and brought a pair of sandals in the next size up. Unfortunately the way things look right now he might have outgrown those by the time we are heading home. We've considered several emergency options, including cutting the ends off his shoes, buying him a new pair of shoes here, and having his toes removed. We haven't settled on a solution yet, but we aren't ruling anything out.
Some folks like to say "there's something in the water," but if that is true then Remy must be drinking different water than the rest of the Mexican children. Most of the people we talk to guess that he is four or five years old based on his height. They are surprised to hear that he is only three and a half.
A few different theories as to why Remy's feet are growing have been proposed. I'll list them here in order of scientific likelihood:
- Sand is a far less stable surface to stand on. His body is compensating by evolving larger feet to keep him upright.
- Remy's shoes were stunting the growth of his feet previously. He spends very little time wearing shoes here, and they are compensating for the uninhibited opportunity.
- There is a correlation between foot growth and time spent in restaurants. Remy has been to a restaurant a total of five times on Whidbey. He's been to something like five hundred restaurants here.
- His feet are actually just swelling from bug bites.
- He's getting older, and therefore growing.
We will be looking to publish our findings in the Journal of Physiology once we've analyze all the data and determined the root cause.
No shoes here.
Quick eating updates:
Doce Cuarenta: Best coffee in town, maybe best coffee in Baja. We had two exceptional cups of coffee, one of which Dad put in his top five of all time. Whoever was working the brewer that day was on a roll. After coffee and breakfast we explored town and stopped at the playground.
Dum is a fixed menu eating establishment hidden in the palm forest right next to Doce Cuarenta. If you didn't know it was there you would think there were just some very solitary folks hiding behind a giant wall. The menu has five items, and you can pick either the five course options (try them all!) or the three course option (boooo). We each opted for the five course option, and Remy had bread. They have very good bread. The tables are placed throughout the palm forest, and there are also goats, cows, and many perros. The goats and cows are mostly in their pens, although we saw one goat hop the fence and then hop back in without much trouble. The restaurant, farm, decorations, bar, and kitchen all blend together, making for a very interesting setting.
The entrance.
Los Adobes is a Mexican restaurant in the heart of downtown. Walking in and sitting down immediately reminded Dad of any of the thousands of Mexican restaurants in the US. However, the food at Los Adobes is excellent. Although most of their dishes are traditional, including tacos, enchiladas, and chile rellenos, we thought that the preparation was excellent. Even the salsa that came with the chips, a creamy habanero dip, was very good. Dad demolished his enchilada in about 15 seconds, and Mom and Dad split a third entree between them. Behind the restaurant is a cactus garden. Very good for in meal breaks.
Cactus garden.
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