CHAPTER 28Since they had to wait a day before the Versalles trailer office would be open for business, Ryan suggested they have a beach day. They decided to try La Palapa, an upscale but traditionally decorated place on the beach Ryan had uncovered on his way back from the news office.
The setting at La Palapa was ideal. They had front-row seats on the beach with an unimpeded view of the water, a collection of pangas floating just offshore waiting to be hired for a fishing trip or an excursion to Los Arcos National Marine Park. The constant flow of interesting people walking on the firm sand where the sea met the beachfront completed the show.
“I’m amazed how incredibly unselfconscious all these people look,” Miles noted as he sipped his mango margarita.
“If you can’t let it all hang ou
