Coffee

Even though the temperature and humidity has risen to tropical levels, it still takes a couple of cups of hot coffee to get going in the morning. That means I need to travel into town every three weeks or so to replenish our supply of coffee beans. I have learned to ask for strong, whole beans in Spanish, even though I have made enough trips to this same store that the salesclerk remembers what I want each time. A kilo cost less than a pound did back in the United States, another perk (pun intended) of living south of the border.