ktrout wrote:Too bad good Tequila isn't common in Asia. I find it to be good at exciting the mischief producing center of the brain.
Yeah, that's a shame Tequila is hard to find. I've been fortunate enough to find tequila here before and it might be worth reconsideration. I've had many notable events happen with Tequila. But perhaps the most memorable was in Reno, Nevada for the Reno River Festival a few years back in May. It's an invitation only world-class kayaking competition that just so happens to fall on my birthday. We ended up in casino to celebrate our birthdays (Dan as you will hear of later was also having his birthday) and I learned a shot of Patron was $5, so I was buying the whole bar rounds, and the bartender was giving our crew his "special" drinks. On the way back to the hotel a cop on a pedal bike busted us for jaywalking of all things. My friend, well call him Dan, told the cop, "Seriously officer you have better things to be doing in Reno then harassing us for jay-walking. We just passed five pimps and four hookers."
Well the cop didn’t like that and next thing we knew Dan was thrown against the shop window and the rest of us being drunk were naturally laughing at him. But then more cops showed up and we were all thrown down on the cement and handcuffed. After that it was all, "Yes sir, no sir." They took "Dan" to jail. And once they heard our story about why we were in Reno the non-pedal bike cops were really cool and apologetic and gave us real nice directions to the jail and even gave us some tips on where to go skiing.
We were staying at a five star hotel (not a casino), and in the morning asked the bellman fetching our car how to get to the jail. He gave us a funny look but real good directions. We ended up having to sit there for a few hours while Dan (and unbeknown to the police officers…we) sobered up. They let him out after a few hours and we immediately made him call his fiancé to let her know of his arrest. Then we get back to the hotel and the bellman looks at us kind of funny and says, “It must be true.” When we asked him what he meant. With a smirk, he said, “Come to Nevada on vacation...leave on probation.”
Tequila has brought out some great nights and some terrible nights. I leave in three days for Mindoro to better my diving skills. I think I’ll take some scotch some tequila, and some absinthe if I can find some, and see what brings out the better stories. It’s a crazy island…some rebels, some outlaws, lots of crime, and some of the best diving in the world. It’s an experiment and I’ll post the results.