When in La Manzanilla, check out the Cafe Risa

LA MANZANILLA, Jalisco, Mexico - Amiga Tia Richardson is getting rave reviews for the recently reopened Cafe Risa, formerly El Girasol.

Tia bought the restaurant earlier this year, did some interesting renovations during the monsoon season and is open for business again.

On the La Manzanilla message board, she's getting lots of positive feedback.

Message board comments about Cafe Risa

When she bought the restaurant last year, I was concerned about the menu and staff. Would the menu be the same? Would the staff stay?

Apparently the answer to those questions is yes and yes, though I haven't talked directly to Tia since she reopened. She's too busy!

When I am on the ground in La Manzanilla in November, the TBB will publish a full review of the restaurant (with the menu) so readers can peruse what they might like long before they make it to town.

I'm hungry already.

A handful of La Manzanilla photo updates

LA MANZANILLA, Jalisco, Mexico - As I posted today that the TBB will be updating later this fall on a regular basis, I realized that I should post some of the photos that have come in during the months since I updated this site last.

Here's a handful:


Even small dogs love Willie's magaritas


Not the smartest move to make


Rusty sets the fish free


Admiral Fox, a horse and a cowboy


Water breaches the land by the Jardin

Long dormant, The Bugle will reawaken this fall

ARROYO SECO, Jalisco, Mexico - After a long hiatus, the Tenacatita Bay Bugle will be back in business publishing later this fall when a merger with the Arroyo Seco Sentinel takes place.

Watch this space for more news on that merger.

In the meantime, if a log looks like it is swimming through the water, move away from it.