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Bell's Farm to Market was next on the itinerary. The place isn't huge but perfect for purchasing your fruits, vegetables and more. Bobby Bell is the owner and pointed out some specific items to me, such as their meyer lemons which are much sweeter than your average ilk. Just the way some companies box their citrus fruit to ship, so does Bell's Farm Market. I tasted their fresh made ruby red grapefruit juice, which they bottle. Then there are the jar products of sauces, jams, etc. I bought a cooking sauce with roasted habaneros (for a friend) and a peachy orange for moi.

Time for a break as we go to Frida's Spa. Anaise Barrera and Victoria Salinas run the spa. Hector, a massage therapist, gave me the perfect massage of not too much pressure. A simple facial was included as well as my having a foot detox. They use this foot bath in which they place an ionized machine. As your feet relax the machine pulls out the toxins from your body. How can you tell that it's doing so? The water turns color. Mine turned black.

Chilled out at the hotel before going to dinner at The Patio on Guerra. Met the chef. A different fried olives was one appetizer. Esther and Eunice were not pleased to see that I had ordered quail for another appetizer. Entree was red snapper with asparagus. Much too full for dessert.

Instead of ending the evening with dinner, we went to a basketball game at the Arena. The Viper's were the home team.