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June 14th 2013
Howdy people, Haven't done a blog for a bit I know....for no other reason than I felt lazy! So as you might have gathered I took a trip 2 hours south to Hualtuco. An overnight actually, and no "lunchbox" this time but a proper 2nd class bus with A/C! The center of town is cute, quaint and small. Outside of town are gnarly,large grey concrete private 5 star resorts that are ugly as hell! But to each their own. Met a few nice folks at a bar I spent far too much time in overlooking the town square and had great food and wandered around quite a bit. Distances are huge south of here though and collectivos run 8 and 10 km between beaches! So a few times I found myself stuck at a strange crossroads. ... read more
Pochutla market, and an interesting lunchbox ride!
Published: June 5th 2013North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto Escondido
June 5th 2013
Good cool, rainy morning people, So Monday very early in the morning pre-dawn I shuffled my a** up to the Pemex gas station for a very interesting bus ride! Setting the scene..... Off in the distance a 40 passenger "lunchbox" (pet name for Eurocar/Volvo tiny buses) rolls up. I flag her down to notice the right hand windshield missing! Hopping in the backdoor I found a seat next to a chunky local woman with big bright crazy looking eyes. Not noteworthy until later! Paid my 30 pesos for the 1:45 minute ride to Pochutla and settled in with my little mp3 player. Noting the missing windscreen makes for a pleasant if breezy ride. I did notice this driver seemed hell bent on making a Mexican record fast trip as we screamed along a 2 lane road ... read more
May 29th 2013
Howdy people, As title states...it isn't a hurricane. Barbara is just a windbag 120 miles or so south of us. But what a great excuse to mix up a batch of my famous jungle juice (don't ask the ingredients)! So it's been rain on and off the past few nights and more to come sadly. But the other night I had what had to have been the best damned soup aside from my grandma's corn chowder! A plethora of every known pork part available mixed into a 1 qt or near a liter bowl....for 60 pesos haha! So with the rains I've not been out much and frankly am kinda goin' stir crazy! Did take some surf pics the other day until oddly the Mexican Army asked me not to while they were wandering the beach. ... read more
May 23rd 2013
Hey people, It's been insanely hot here...35C or 95F! Too hot to do much of anything other than lounge about smartly actually. Weather folks say rain this week.....but I don't believe it for a minute. Not much happening here sadly other than a birthday party for Mikos on Monday (pictures to follow). Other than that I try and steer clear of the sun because 1130 am to 4 pm it's intense!!!!! Am hoping to wait until a good rain before a trip to the lagoon. After a heavy rain the crocodiles and other wildlife are prolific here. So for now its hot and dry me in a shady spot, hammock at the ready. That means up very early (read 5am) and napping from 12-4pm haha! So as I write this, I've gone and shaved 30 minutes ... read more
May 13th 2013
Howdy people. Been a good first week so far! Spent some time Saturday night drinking,dinner and live music with "the boys" and enjoying a Cuban cigar graciously provided by Shaun. Sunday noontime or so we took 2 vehicles to Agua Blanca about 30 minutes down the road to enjoy surf and fresh oysters and beers. But everything has a price and i got a heat/sun rash on my forearms. And quite bad no less. So today was spent under shade doing emails and the blog. Gotta love a place where your only decision is whether to wear a shirt to go shopping or not haha. Had a chance to start to get used to the new camera. The learning curve is slowly being alleviated! So will post pictures and annotate them before I go take a ... read more
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Sunny weather and happier people!
Published: May 8th 2013North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto EscondidoMay 8th 2013
Well I made it alive. The reason for no blog till now is simple.....I didn't feel like it! Haha, that and an evening of cafe mescal might of played a role too. So as of today I have done NOTHING (read perfect). Did my grocery shopping and other than that...Nada. As for generally happier people....this is easy! When I left the states, TSA and customs were glib and not too happy on the whole. And here I thought a gov't job where you could practice widening your a$$ might be coveted! Reckon I was wrong, on the flipside Mexican immigration and Aduana were pleasant and welcoming. Maybe folks here are just happy to be employed. No pictures in this blog because I've not taken any yet! Ate breakfast so now its pool time. Float around a ... read more
February 17th 2013
About to start making out way to Mexico. 1.5hr flight from Cuzco to Lima. Then a 12hr wait at Lima airport. May venture into the city. Then have a 6hr flight to Houston and then into Mexico City. Hoping to book a flight to get down to peudo Escondido on the same day but not sure if we have enough connection time. 12 hour wait in Lima wasn't too bad. I think because we knew it was coming we could prepare. Spent a bit of time booking flights to Peurto Escondido. I went to a nail salon as had managed to pick off all of my shellac nails :) haha. The rest of our flights went seamlessly. Arrived at Peurto Escondido. Super hot. Cute beachside town. Spending 5 nights here. All we will be doing is ... read more
June 28th 2012
Howdy people. As the title suggests my time here is nearly over....sort of! I deided to stay until the morning of the 4th then split my journey to Mexico City up with a 2 night stay in Oaxaca. And turns out the condensation in my camera is only behind the lcd screen so whilst annoying it doesnt seem to mess with my pictures. Thank God! And noone should take this the wrong way,but I'm ready to leave. Reason being I don't surf and thats what's here. Don't get me wrong I've met some great folks (and some not so great),but again I dont surf so I'm a bit of an outcast here so to speak haha. Oaxaca becons by way of a 6 hour twisty minivan ride! Which apparently makes the most hardened sea creatures motion ... read more
June 20th 2012
So Carlotta came and went,but she was mean to us here! She wound up being a category 2 hurricane. The owner and 2 aussies and myself and Pookah and Lolly the dogs stayed in the main palapa as long as we could. Myself being the jackass I am stayed outside the protection of the concrete wall that separates things. I was duly warned by mother nature she didnt like to be mocked by a flying sign. Knocked me in my head haha. Oh well! Was never really right there anyways! So when we finally decided it would be better to be in our concrete apartments, it was kind of too late! I had a beer and a candle in one hand and Lolly the absentee neighbors blind dog in the other. She's a very sweet dog ... read more
June 15th 2012
Ok people,might not be able to update blog for a few days! Apparently theres a pesky hurricane called "Carlotta" bearing straight for us. It's only a category 2 for now but we've already been preparing by putting lighter things in storage and considering tieing Mark down as he's kinda small haha! But in my typical fashion I'm well stocked with food,water,smokes and beer so I'll fare well in it! Which reminds me i better charge my camera battieries incase picture opportunities present themselves. Hasta pronto a todos! And pray Dorothy and Toto dont pay me a visit haha!... read more
