BACK TO BASICS, BRUNO'S BAR, PUERTO MORELOS, MEXICO
Jul 22 '01 (Updated Jul 25 '01)
The Bottom Line Bring a good pen, but only for your second visit.
The minute I walked into this place, I realized that it was friendly one. The kind of little bar that I was welcome at, and conversely that I would continue to return to if I could. The place was Bruno's a sleepy little bar in the sleepy little town of Puerto Morelos Mexico.
My first experience with Bruno's was unwinding on their back patio one afternoon. A few of us had just done a day long eco tour into the surrounding jungle. We'd asked our guide for a good place to grab a celebratory beer and of course to join us. He recommended Bruno's across the street and said he'd join us momentarily.
Puerto Morelos is one of those tiny little towns you seem to find all over the Caribbean. That is if you bother to look for them. Passed over by the major tourist resorts it's the kind of place to relax if that's what you're looking for. It's also a good place to lose yourself in, or to start over again if you want to.
Bruno's is typical of the type of bar that you find in places like this. Nothing fancy, but comfortable. Run by expats more than likely as is the case here it becomes a gathering spot. Towns like this have a small expat population, retirees and small business owners. More often that not they need a place to gather now and then and reminisce. they may come from different places, and have come for different reasons, but they have something in common.
Its a place for locals too. Working men who want a quiet drink and a quick meal after a long days work. A place where you can organize a party or BBQ to celebrate some event or another. All of these combine at Bruno's and make it a place worth grabbing a beer.
It's simple one main room with a large bar, and front and back patios. The former for sitting and watching the world go buy. the later for a little peace and quiet refection. Sitting back there is not unlike sitting in your own backyard on a summer afternoon. there's even a BBQ for those parties I mentioned.
The first thing I noticed on entering is the North wall. Simple yellow painted bricks but covered in graffiti. Comments and compliments from past patrons are written here. The tradition was started by the original owner, an expat from Boston, hence the bar's name. The present owners keep it up.
I've seen this before in a lot of other places around the world. I've even left my mark on several. The difference here is that not anyone who darkens the door is allowed to scrawl their John Hancock on the wall. It's an exclusive club, and membership is restricted to those on their second visit to Puerto Morelos and to Bruno's.
Later stretched out on a chair on the back patio, cold beer in one hand and fine cigar in the other I've reached contentment. I'll come back to Bruno's several times during my week in Puerto Morelos. I'll even pop in for a quick visit on my last night before the flight that will take me home. Just a quick one for the road.
As I leave for the last time though I begin to wonder how long before I'll be back. Sure I want to add my name to those who've come before. To be honest though, that's not the only reason I'll be back.
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