Blogs from Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, North America - page 3

Isla Ixtapa....Mexico After a long day at the pool, sunset is the way to wind down....the warm night air and a Margarita .... We had fun swimming with dolphins and tomorrow we are headed down the beach, past the Crocodiles to ride horses in the sand!... read more

Pacific Dreams So, once again I find myself including a few too many photos... Sorry everyone - I tend to think they tell a story of their own, as I’m not actually expecting anyone to struggle through my longwinded stories :) I’ll try to keep it short this time... Maruata I guess I should’ve learned by now that anywhere described in the Lonely Planet isn’t actually going to be anything like what I imagine. This also turned out to be true for the first stop on our search for the Pacific Dream: Long white-sanded beaches with palm trees and cabanas with ocean views. Maruata is described just like that; a secluded little Oceanside village (with potentially no electricity, we read online) known only for the sea turtles that come here and lay their eggs at night ... read more

I’m slowly starting to fall into the routine of this latest ship. Though it always takes time to feel completely settled and at ease. All of the sea days on our current itinerary are really draining, so when we finally get the break of a port day it’s tempting to just stay in bed all day! But I’ve been making myself get up and out. Yesterday we were in Acapulco and a group of us headed to the movies for an afternoon matinee. But this was no ordinary movie theatre, this was a VIP theatre and it was spectacular! We had leather reclining seats (footrests and everything) to lie back in, or in my case, curl up in. Then there are servers who come around to your seats to take orders for snacks, drinks, food. I ... read more

This takes us to an 11 hour drive from Manzanillo to another costal paradise. Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa are two towns across a bay from each other that have very different personalities. One is full of all-inclusive resorts perfectly landscaped with legible street signs and the other resembles what Andrew and I have been used to. So we stayed in Zih which had a nice market, sizable fishing activity, and plenty of people. We definitely get looks where ever we go and we are everyone´s "amigo." We took a water taxi to Ixtapa Island where everyone needed their hands greased and took in some good snorkeling. I don´t know how, but we´ve been pretty good at attracting people with a lot to say about where we are going. A Mick Jagger lookalike told us all about Guatemala ... read more

Zeee hwat? Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, made famous from Shawshank Redemption (although I do not remember that part) is a quaint town with not much going on. We stayed at "The Tides" which I believe is to be the best hotel in the city as it was definitely beautiful, great service and amenities as well as great hotel food. I ate Shrimp Ceviche like it would never again be available, 4 days in a row. I also gave in to chicken a couple of times, as strange as it sounds there is not much to offer in terms of vegetarian out here. I certainly did not lose any weight on this trip, I might be back where I was pre Jenny. Each day Craig would go down to the beach and reserve our palapas (umbrellas over beach beds) about ... read more