Dinner with a view, 0031 laranja mecanica

laranja mecanica
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It's almost as if we are getting bored here.. but no, that's not true at all. Another great day at the laguna, we made a downwinder starting at KiteBrazil and we went in one straight way to the laguna. Well,.. we did enjoy some great wave-riding and had some fun in the bigger waves when you get closer to the laguna. For me it was also a great day to experience a new kite. Jamie from Hi-Life offered me to try the new Waroo from Best, wauw. I am not a pro, not at all, but this kite makes everything so much easier. You let go off the bar, or push it away a little and you get instant de-power. Pulling back the bar towards you gives you instant power. It's almost as if you're driving a motorcycle. And then there is this stopper ball, argh well enough for the commercial.. Just ask him and try one yourself.

Back in Cumbuco we went for some drinks in Laranja Mecanica and afterwards we had a nice dinner at the restaurant 0031, above Laranja Mecania. 0031 is a great restaurant, Roel and Janneke are the dutch owners who started it 5 months ago. The service and food is great, you will be surprised by anything that you pick from the menu and don't forget to ask for a special Caipifruta!!

The restaurant is a little different (in a positive way) from all the other places that you can find in Cumbuco, let's hope this is a new trend that has been set, welcoming more places like this to open in Cumbuco.

Gauchos with big spare ribs

Gauchos with big spare ribs
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Excellent food, lots of meat and fish. Gauchos is a great BBQ grill restaurant in Cumbuco. They serve large plates of food which you can easily share amongst a group of people. The place is not very expensive since the meals on the menu are at least for two persons.

We've enjoyed the great ostrich which I can highly recommend to all of you who go here, perfect, not too thick tender meat. I get a hungry feeling just by thinking about it. Love to be back soon...

going out in Cumbuco

It was some years ago that I was here for the last time. A lot of things have changed. The little village center has been "refurbished" and there are some new bars and restaurants that are open now. The bar from Willem looks great and is doing well. Willem is the Dutch guy that also rents out some apartments and is running www.cumbuco.nl.