As the number of people migrate to the middle and south of the island, restaurants that provide all day service increase more and more. Green Verde isn’t one of those restaurants. It has been around for 12 years.

One this morning I was meeting old Isla friends who were leaving the island soon. They live in the vicinity of Green Verde so it seemed a natural meeting spot. They had to cross the street. I on the other hand had walked from Centro so I was a little sweaty with a big thirst. Jan and Bruce have a Sunday morning routine, they clean their apartment and then they often find themselves at Green Verde for breakfast.

They always order the watermelon juice and who am I to break with tradition? Bruce remarked that I must have been thirsty because I knocked the juice back almost immediately.

As we were deciding what to order, three sweet, soft, little buns arrived at the table with butter and jam. It tasted so great that I passed on the jam and just enjoyed the sweet and salty tastes of the buttered bun.

Jan ordered her favourite pancakes, crisp bacon and fruit. She was able to enjoy two of them with butter and syrup. Her plate was cleared away with one perfect pancake going back to the kitchen. I had to bring half of my breakfast home, but do you know how much willpower it took for me to not snatch that lone pancake off her plate?

I asked Bruce to order the motulenos so I could see how they compared to the ones my sister Sue has perfected back home. Covered in red sauce with beans, cheese, turkey ham and fried plantains. They looked absolutely wonderful and Bruce said that they were very good.

I didn’t know what to order so Raphael helped me with the suggestion of Mexican Bread. The overloaded slices of bread were smothered with beans, tomato sauce, manchego cheese, arrachera steak and crowned with a fried egg. I could only eat half but enjoyed the second half for lunch later.

I admire the hard work of Paola and Raphael while raising their daughter Lulu. Today I got to meet Paola’s father. A beautiful family.

Kath’s quote: “A wonderful breakfast creates a sunrise effect on the human body!”-Mehmet Murat Ildan

Love never fails.

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