(December, 2012 – early January, 2013)
The first month of our stay here in Opua we made a few visits to the local yacht club/bar called the Opua Cruising Club. It sits over the water and has a terrific view of the bay area outside Opua. We enjoyed some some nice dinners here: their cook is Indonesian and makes some yummy Indonesian dishes. My favorite was the Nasi Goreng, the Indonesian version of fried rice with meat or seafood, egg and vegetables, made with a sweet soy sauce. They also had the usual fare such burgers, sandwiches, steaks, fish and chips, etc. And of course they had a bar with icy mugs of beer.
In early January, we had to make a choice: join or quit going. Their rules are ambiguous and not tightly adhered to as you are allowed in as a guest only three times, but they generally let that slide to an extent. Still, the time finally comes to make a decision. It’s not that expensive to join, but we opted not to. It was fun in the early days as it was full of cruisers we knew from the fleet, but by mid-January they had pretty much dispersed and the party was over. Still, it was fun while it lasted, and I will miss that Indonesian food. -Cyndi
