My life consists of daily routines, but sometimes I change things up just to keep it interesting. Yesterday, instead of doing my regular Thursday solo walk, I did my standard Saturday walk. Talk about living life on the edge! And for the third Thursday in a row, I paid a visit to the Kokomo’s floating bar on Baloy. Hmm, I guess that qualifies as a new routine!

I stayed aboard for a couple of hours, just relaxing and enjoying the vibe. Along with my gin and sodas.

.Once I was back ashore, I decided some food would be the next order of business. Johan’s has a new owner and kitchen operation, so I popped in to give them a try. My friendly waitress greeted me by name, even though I’m rarely a customer here. She said she heard I was in her neighborhood handing out cookies on Wednesday, and she didn’t get any. Next time, I told her. Then one of the pool players there asked how my nephew Joshua was doing (Josh had stayed here during his visit). Say what you will about small-town living, but it does make you feel at home.

Anyway, I like the new menu better than the old one. A lot of these beach resorts will have 50+ options, and it always makes me wonder how any chef could learn to make all of them proficiently. I also wonder how you can keep all those ingredients from going bad. I much prefer a limited menu where I know all the items will be fresh and tasty. Johan’s new menu has fewer items, and if the quality of my first selection is any indication, all are going to be well prepared.

I walked Baloy Beach road in the dark back to the highway and popped into Snackbar for my nightcap. Naturally, I wound up buying my four favorites working there a lady drink before I departed.

And now it’s another Friday night. Not sure if I’m going to make the SOB or not. Had a long hike today (over 8K with two hills), scouting some more for Monday’s Hash trail. I think we’ve come up with a good one. I’ll share more on that tomorrow.

Onward!