The second-to-last night of our two week vacation with family down in Naples, FL, Scott and I visited a magical little restaurant called Baleen's, in the La Playa Hotel. We didn't feel up to ponying up for dinner, so our plan was to just have drinks and dessert and watch the sunset.
It was breathtakingly gorgeous and these sad little pictures I snapped with my phone don't near do it justice.
Every night when the sun goes down, they ring the big brass bell up on the porch and everyone claps. The waiters light torches and heat lamps that lurk everywhere and the firepit is going to keep you cozy by the ocean, the sound of the waves in your ears. 
It was so fun to bury our toes in the sand, watch the sun slip into the Gulf and sip on pomegranate martinis as we fought over the last bite of homemade bananas foster ice cream over a moist dark chocolate cake, sitting on a bed of caramelized bananas, "Monkey in the Middle." Scott had the White Chocolate Key Lime Tart, but I like mine better. Good thing for him.I highly recommend seeking out this spot if you're in the area, but prepare yourself for mediocre service if you sit in the bar section, as we did. With only one waitress working the entire area it took an hour and half for us to order and receive one round of drinks and dessert. Worth it though...the drinks ended up being free. Whoo hooo!
The perfect end to a wonderful vacation.
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I am not stalking you, I promise! I just wanted to read some of your more recent entries.
If you like pomegranate martinis, you should try one at Martini Park in downtown Chicago. It is, hands down, the best cocktail I've ever had.
My friend Keith and I were inspired to re-create it for ourselves a couple of days after trying it. The recipe and result (photo) can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30671574&l=59ef5d302b&id=31900011
Cheers!
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