ISS, Toro Supernovo and apple pie.

The tasting last night was great BUT before we went to it I had a last chance to see the International Space Station in the sky here in Mexico. A friend sent me a link to the website, which is fascinating as you would expect, and you can opt to receive emails when the ISS is appearing in a sky near you!! I missed it at the Temezcal because we didn't know what time it was, missed it on Wednesday night because I didn't know what I was looking for, but last night, at 7.36pm, it appeared in the NNW (had worked out from the sunset where that was) at 54 degrees (had also worked out that was about half way to vertical). I had just come up onto the roof and there it was straight ahead of me: a planet like object, very bright (due to the light reflecting off its solar panels I'm reliably informed) the size of an American football pitch in reality, travelling fast across the sky from North to East for 5 minutes when it disappeared. Magic :) The tasting event at Arco 46 Gourmet was excellent. We started off with a fresh Goats cheese, from San Miguel, rolled in finely milled black pepper along with a Lager which turned out to be Stella Artois. Second was a slightly smoked dryish cheese with a Gouda like rind served with an Ale called Hercules brewed in Queretaro by the man sitting at the next table to us! It was too bitter for me but the men seemed to like it. Third was a Salchica Siciliana made also in San Miguel - a semi dried sausage full to the brim with flavours: cumin, garlic, pepper, herbs - served with a Mexican Ale: Minerva Pale. Last was a slice of gorgeous Apple Pie in short crust pastry flavoured with raisins, nuts and cinnamon. It was served with a Mexican Stout called Toro Supernovo - Guinness has nothing to worry about competition wise but it was worth having another bottle of it after the tasting had finished :)