Crab for dinner! No Art!
28 January 2011
Photo of Steve's 2nd crab. We didn't take a photo of the 1st one.. just ate it!
San Blas is famous for one of its arts and crafts, the mola. Women make rainbow colored fabrics, emblazoned with fish, birds, jungle animals and geometric designs that would impress Picasso himself. Today, we were approached by Venancio Restrpo whom claims to be a Master Mola Maker. This has been confirmed by Brian and Nancy "Four Points" who bought several of his molas 2 years ago. They discovered that Venancio has been in the New York Modern Art museum. However, today Steve waves him off, you need to spend a couple of hours with the guy, looking at his work and negotiating a fair price. We've just finished our coffee and regular bowl of fruit with granola and yogurt (until supplies run out) and have made plans to snorkel another nearby reef with Nancy and Brian. Todays catch, a fairly decent sized crab, but no art.