After a whole drawn out affair yesterday afternoon, we somehow managed to book a tee time at the only golf course in the area…….Royal Golf Cabo Negro. I initially tried to book online and thought I was successful, but received no confirmation email, so I asked the concierge to call the club and confirm my 10:00am booking. Three phone calls later with him shaking his head in disbelief, we decided to just jump in a cab and go down there to do it in person.
All turns out well, and we arrive the next day and are introduced to our mandatory caddie Mustafa……golf remains inexpensive and even Mustafa’s ticket as forecaddie for the group is going to be just 300 dirham incl. tip.
I choose the 6,000+ yard option and away we go. Mustafa speaks no English except for “driver, three wood, seven wood, putter, and the rest of the way through the bag, bunker, good shot, good par, bogey, too bad,” and that’s about it………he has me clubbed after two holes and pulls what he thinks I should hit for every shot…….have to admit I only called him off once, and had my best round of the trip so far, in fact we all played well and enjoyed the course. Not as well prepared as Houara, but that is a pretty high standard.
Our apres in the clubhouse is just perfect……the traditional beer and fries……San Miguel, not a Guinness to be found anywhere in these parts. Our waitress is a treat and tells us that in the summer, the golf course is full every day and the restaurant is always busy. She also straightens us out on the correct restaurant you should be going to when staying at Sofitel…….going there tonight.
The hotel has a complimentary shuttle to the sister restaurant and we are most pleased when it is a luxury Mercedes van with a cool light show on the roof……I thought for a second it might be Cash Cab, but no.
We are warmly welcomed at Robuchon, a gorgeous little building on its own pier down by the harbour/marina. Named after the world famous chef…..🧑🍳I never knew…….Joel Robuchon, Chef of the Century, whose restaurants were in every major capital, and held 31 Michelin Stars between them at the time of his death in 2018……nobody else even close……..next would some hack with 18.
This restaurant does not have any stars, but does get great reviews. It turns out the reviews were correct and the food was fab…….service very proper but also very friendly. I’m not sure how many tables they have in total, but tonight it is just the three of us, and another twosome across the room. November magic once again.
Cash Cab picks us up like clockwork and we are back to the Sofitel as a few raindrops start to fall. It turns out to be a pretty stormy night……thunder and lightning and such…..waves really crashing in outside. Not much on the agenda for tomorrow…….feeling like we might have cut this stay shorter by a day and boogied down south a little sooner.
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