<shiver> Horrible.
The bodies of the sacrificial beasts hung above their heads. Their distended bellies waiting to be disembowelled by the sticks wielding horde below. Suddenly, a ghastly sound as one of the victim's bowels were torn asunder. I gasped as the people below reveled in the rain of the creatures internal workings as they rained upon their heads.
Awful. Just awful.
Not just any fiesta, but one that had been planned for quite a while
I know! You must've been so excited!
and certainly one I was looking forward to a lot!
I can't even imagine.
After a pretty full day at MK (nope haven’t written about that yet)
So... maybe it didn't happen, then. How are we to know?
it was time to find my DISBuddies, Alison and Fran
Yay!
and to meet (back up) with Marv and Pat, who we’d actually already spent most of the day with.
Again... This could be all lies...
*The Ditch (n): 1. a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field. 2. A festive tequila bar located in Disney’s Mexico Pavilion at EPCOT- difficult to climb out of once you’ve fallen in.
Different types of drainage though.
I enjoyed it for the first time on my last trip in 2010 when I had hands down the BEST margarita I’ve ever had. Ever. Our server came to the table and at length discussed tequila with us, which tequila would be the best for the drink I’d ordered, (the Blood Orange) and how it was made etc… It was an amazing experience!
Ohhh.... that does sound good. Want.
The bar itself was pretty quiet, and my friend and I had closed the place down. Just one of those unique and more than averagely memorable Disney moments.
Aw. Nice. Those moments are wonderful.
Five friends, most of whom had never met, decided to hang out for an evening.
Sounds like fun to me!
(I apologize that this is repeat of Alison’s chapter. The only difference is my pictures, and even then, they’re pretty much identical.)
That's okay. I really don't mind hearing it again from another perspective.
Yeah, there’s a lot of bars to hang out in EPCOT, but I really wanted this one!
Er... ask me how many Disney bars I've been in....
One.
(I wish I could figure out how to type foreign characters on my keyboard. That’s twice I’ve needed an 'enne'- you know, the ‘n’ with the little wavy doohickey over it.)
You mean this one?
ñ
It's alt+0241.
Go to your character map in accessories/system tools.
The doohickey is a tilde... but I like your word for it better.
I made sure to elbow the Senorita on my way in, since she had the audacity to tell me I’d have to wait 45 minutes to enjoy my own bar. Pffftttt... move over Toots, I’m in charge here!
Way to go Liesa!!
(How much had you had to drink so far?)
Darn. I liked that story.
I politely asked if I could just take a look, and guised it as just wanting to check it out as if it was my first time there. She bought it (silly, naive Senorita) and said, “OH sure!”
The fool!!!!! Muahaha! The young have
no idea how devious we can be.
Apparently, I missed my calling; instead of studying Nursing, I should have become a hostess.
I suspect it pays less.... but you
do get to work at Disney.
Now it was time to get down to business! I’m not normally a big tequila fan, but good tequila? Now, that’s a whole different ballgame. I was willing to splurge here, because where else can you find about 200 bottles of tequila all in one place?
I wouldn't know a good tequila if you spit it in my eye.
Or if I just drank it. Whichever.
"Trio Combo
Tortilla chips served with salsa, queso, and guacamole. Looks just like the Mexican Flag!"
The guac I can take or leave... leave. Not a fan. Know how to make it though, and have. Lots.
But the rest? Yum.
I could have gone swimming in the queso and been happy for a very long time.
Me too! That stuff's like crack!
Fran treated the table to this, and again, THANK YOU, Fran, for that tasty snack to help keep things from getting too out of control. It helped… a little. 
Only a little? From the photo you posted.... possibly not much!
(Yes, this was taken before one sip- which goes to show my awesome and amazing photography skills 
)
I don’t know a lot about tequila honestly.
Me neither.
I know that it’s made from agave
Whelp! Looks like you knew more than me!
and there’s a hilarious tongue and cheek country song about what happens when Joe Nichol’s girlfriend drinks it,
Never heard it or heard of it.
But checked out the lyrics. Funny!
I asked Alison what the difference was between Mezcal and Tequila since they’ve done some tequila tasting events in the past, and she came pretty close to the definition I found just now:
“Tequila is technically a mezcal, however, there are differences in production technique and in the types of agave used. Tequila is made from a single type of agave plant – the agave tequilana (blue agave) – and can only be produced in the state of Jalisco and in small parts of four other states.”
I learnded something.
If you need a visual presentation because words become hard to understand as you sip:
Had no idea they looked like that. And they're blue!
So basically, like the difference between “Champagne” and “Sparkling Wine”.
This I understand.
When it came, it was time to do the whole salt on the hand, take a sip (no I didn’t chug, I’m a lady), and a lick the lime (oops, there went the ladylike),
This is something that I've never done.
It took me about 4 passes to enjoy the whole shot. I really, really liked this liquor. It was smooth; no burning like the fires from Hell as it went down at all. Certainly, not as nice as an aged (and more expensive) anejo, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Interesting. You'll have to coach me.
I can’t speak for the other 4, but I truly enjoyed every minute of our time together!
I'm betting they enjoyed it just as much.
We made sure the tables around us enjoyed our time together too. LOL! Apparently, our merry-making was amply evident; I glanced over to the next table (a party of 3) and noticed them shooting glances over at us and smirking.
Meh. If you can't have fun, stay home.
Whether it was disapproval or envy was irrelevant.
Exactly.
Early on:
What a nice, well behaved group of sensible folks.
A bit later in:
Orrrr....... not.
I ordered up a Mint-Pineapple Marg that was scrumptiously delicious.
mmm... sounds good.
But as you’ll learn over time, I needn’t have worried. I’d had others already that satisfied my curiosity and whetted my whistle.
Are you
sure you remember this trip?
(Sorry, picture taking had sort of ceased by then)
No, I wasn’t wasted, tipsy a bit, yeah, but I could walk a straight line and even went to ride a whole bunch of rides at MK until we closed that park down too.
But surely not Tea Cups. Surely not.
You'll die when you hear what ridiculous shenanigans tequila conjured up for a 1:00 AM MK tour. So stay tuned for that....
Can't wait!!
So, all in all, a magical Fiesta that can only be served up in The Ditch. I fell in, and somehow also managed to crawl back out.
Congratulations on your extraction!
Well, yeah. It's what you can use to motivate the people who are rude enough to stand in front of you during Wishes to move over.
That would indeed do it.
I'd love to go to Vietnam. And Cambodia.
Interesting choices. Heard it's brutally hot, though.
When's your trip? I guess I missed that on FB? Maybe? 
Great Job! 
