January 21, 2020. Playa Royale, Mexico. 2 X 1.

The Beach Restaurant here has two for one happy hour. If you order a beer, you get two. We have often suggested that we should go but have never done it. Yesterday afternoon we decided that the five of us, along with Kathy and Ted, would celebrate and go to Happy Hour. We had lots of fun. Wendy and Ken were smart. Wendy ordered one drink while Ken did not. So when two drinks appeared, they both had one drink each. The rest of us just ordered a drink so we got two. I had 2 cans of beer in front of me, as did Ian and Ted. And Rita ordered a margarita so she had two. We tried to order dips but the kitchen closes at 5. We nibbled on nuts. All 7 of us watched the sun go down, which was the first time we had watched sunset from the beach. After we chatted a bit, we decided it was time to go upstairs and have dinner. Rita was cooking thin chicken and rice. When we all stood up, Rita asked Ian if she could hold his arm. No one noticed. But when Rita started cooking, she decided that she was in no condition to cook. She was about to burn herself. Ken took over and cooked dinner while Rita and I sat on the balcony drinking water. I had been able to drink a half of my beer and gave my second to Ted. The bartender at the Beach Restaurant is not careful. Sometimes the drinks are extremely strong and sometimes they forget the liquor. But Rita got two stiff drinks. We five have decided that from now on, we will pour own own drinks at home. Tonight Rita prepared a delightful dinner of sautéed shrimp, salad and fresh baguette. No more 2X1 for us.