One of the many wonderful things about yoga, is all the fabulous people one meets! I have become friends with Ivonne Lopez owner of Shanti Yoga Los Cabos and instructor for yoga on the beach at Zoetry Casa del Mar Resort & Spa. She is a very special person who has taught me so much about my body, yoga and the culture, politics and people of Mexico.
On our recent vacation to Casa del Mar we reconnected with Ivonne and had the pleasure of having her join us for dinner the last night of our trip. Coincidentally we picked a restaurant that is also Ivonne’s favourite. ‘The Hangman’ cafe is a funky, family owned local restaurant that is a Mexican version of Sophie’s Cosmic Cafe in Kitsilano, Vancouver.
Having Ivonne with us was so much fun and helpful too, as she knows the owners and could order for us in fluent Spanish. Each table has hot small pickled potatoes and an assortment of dips and spicy toppings as accompaniments.
We completed our delicious and in –
expensively priced meals with Mexican hot chocolate and the traditional flan. The total $ for five hungry people was $660 pesos, similar to just over $50 US.
We enjoyed some good laughs about our mixed up attempts to speak Spanish after a local taught us a slang word of questionable repute.
The whole evening was wonderful and all due to the community of yoga.
namaste,
zoey
