Another Late Night Taco Run

 

Song:  Legend of a Mind

Group:  Moody Blues

As I was relaxing in bed at 8 PM...

I suddenly got a craving for tacos.

I wanted to try another new place...

and so...

I decided to drive to Colorado Springs...

as they have restaurants which don't close until much later 

than the nearby restaurants to me.

The temperature was in the low 60s F when I left.

On my way to the main road shortly after reaching the main community road...

after just exiting my mountain ridge road.

I was just a few miles down the main road to town when the sun began to set.

I had never before been to Dos Santos.

As it was near the downtown district of Colorado Springs...

I hadn't realized that it is more of a date night place...

as there were a lot of young couples there.

I also hadn't realized that the fire pit area belonged to a different restaurant.

And so...

I had just sat down at one of the tables there...

when one of the waiters from Dos Santos told me that I was in the wrong seating area.

I sat at one of the Dos Santos' outside tables...

since it was warm with a slightly cool breeze on this night.

As I looked at the menu...

I had seen that it was filled with specialty items not normally associated 

with a standard Mexican restaurant.

So...

I ordered a shrimp and avocado appetizer...

...and one shrimp...

one fish...

and three beef tacos.

These had unique sauces and ingredients...

and while they tasted okay...

I like the more traditional Mexican style food much more...

but these had satisfied my craving for the night.

These were more like "Fusion" tacos.

My favorite taco restaurant is still in Cripple Creek...

but it isn't open late.

After finishing my meal...

I saw this late night ice cream shop just across the street.

It still had customers at 10 PM.

I had gotten myself a coffee milk shake...

which was very good...

and I sipped on it on the way home.

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I have a great love of food.

It is one of the great simple pleasures in life...

and one of the adventures to be had in retirement.

To have a great appetite for food...

is to also have a great appetite for life.

Devour both with the voraciousness of a tiger.

It is the only way to live life.