In honor of Adventurer Day, I made my virgin voyage to two different places in Sitka town yesterday. One might think I had conquistered every location available with two off-n-on years in a town of 8,000 inhabitants, but there are still a fistful of places on my list to explore.
First off, I have to retire a whole category of bitching because I found Thai food. It’s not 5-star, and it’s not cheap, but it exists. I had never heard a good word about The Twin Dragon. It’s a Korean-owned Asian fusion explosion (Korean, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese…) hotel restaurant with aggressive Chinese decor. It boasts a million-dollar waterfront location but a poor reputation for service and consistency of food quality.
Yesterday’s lunch specials included Pad Thai, Bi Bim Bap and maybe a bento. Despite the multiple culturality disorder, oh – and the price (Pad Thai lunch special = $12; I miss Portland), the dish fulfilled my craving. I can’t complain. It was damn decent.
Our next stop was the patio of the Fly-In Fish Inn (I don’t understand the hyphen). A rare day of bright temperate sunshine is not to be ignored on the doorstep of Alaskan winter. We ingested some fine reasonably-priced cocktails, soaked it up with their complimentary cheesybeanymeat dip, watched some snorty old sea lions and generally had a fine time until sunset.
Fuck yeah! It kind of reminds me of The Reel Inn riverfront patio in Donegal town.
When I thought they day couldn’t get much sweeter, I got confirmation on the rental home (I think I’ll call it the beachfront bordello). The place is available in a couple days, and it’s only about 1/2 mile from the cozy cabin in which I currently reside. Here are a couple creeper shots I took of the view as I rode my bike past the new rental on my way home last night.
Neighbor docks
Volcano
Barring anything heartbreaking and unforeseen, I should live there by the end of the month. yayayayayayayayayyayayayayay.
My what a successful day. Here’s hoping you too discovered or adventured in some way yesterday, preferably without enslaving or killing anyone you encountered.
Congratulations on your new sitio con vista al mar!! And for your own sociopsychoeconomical health, I hope you don’t crave for *questionably expensive* quality Thai food.
…until you get to Portland.
Oh… and I forgot to mention (I don’t know why can’t I get my ideas together in one single post tonight…) you’re gonna have a freakingawsomekickass view there!
Thanks, Joel. I heard a rumor that a Thai food place is opening up here.(!) I am hoping for good quality and fair prices. Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!
Welcoming present from the universe? Nice.