http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Mexico , Oaxaca , Puerto Escondido en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:26:22 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:26:22 +0000 Howdy peopleHaven39t 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 AC The center of town is cute quaint and small. Outside of town are gnarlylarge grey concrete private 5 star resorts that are ugly as hell But to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-791170.html Good cool rainy morning peopleSo Monday very early in the morning predawn 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 EurocarVolvo 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 wo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-789646.html Howdy peopleAs title states...it isn39t 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 don39t ask the ingredients So it39s 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 grandma39s corn chowder http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-788563.html Hey peopleIt39s 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 don39t 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 it39s intense http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-787433.html Howdy people.Been a good first week so far Spent some time Saturday night drinkingdinner 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 heatsun rash on my forearms. And quite bad no less. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-785766.html Well I made it alive. The reason for no blog till now is simple.....I didn39t 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. An http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-785110.html 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 wasn39t too bad. I think because we knew it was coming we cou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-783635.html 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 waybut I39m ready to l http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-726679.html So Carlotta came and wentbut 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. Knock http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-724845.html Ok peoplemight not be able to update blog for a few days Apparently theres a pesky hurricane called Carlotta bearing straight for us. It39s only a category 2 for now but we39ve already been preparing by putting lighter things in storage and considering tieing Mark down as he39s kinda small haha But in my typical fashion I39m well stocked with foodwatersmokes and beer so I39ll http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-723843.html Got up insanely early today and headed to the bus stop pemex gas station on the highway. And lo and behold 30 pesos and 1.5 hours later I39m in Pochutla Nothing really to see there thoughso a taxi to San Angel for breakfast on the seaThe days leading up to today are kinda fuzzy at best Had a send off for 2 of the 3 Aussies left here so now theres a whopping 5 of us including the owner...w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-723212.html I did get the opportunity to go to Puerto Escondido from Santa Rosa with ECosta for a political rally for the PRD candidate for president of Mexico Obrador. The people of the coast turned out in great masses for this candidate. It was amazing. I have photos and videos. I will see if I can get the videos to upload this time. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-721784.html Howdy peopleWell tonight I ate way too much foodso I figured since I39m in for the night I39d update blog. Dinner was a 320 gram or lil over half pound new york cut steaksome garlic toast and the best damned sweet corn I39ve ever had Seems my camera has developed a weird tiny little spot inside the lens so will take it downtown tomorrow to get it repaired...sheesh means I got to pu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-721505.html Howdy people Been a while I know and I am sorry albeit barely. Sooooo....about said title Today after relaxing most of the day in my apartment I wandered up to the main palapa to eat up some taco filling I had previously made.I encountered the usual suspects meaning the aussie 20 somethings and a couple straggler girls that follow them. And a church teen group of 25 or so kids and various ch http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-719817.html Good early morning people Haven39t blogged for a few days namely because I39ve been properly lazy Ok explaining the title...I39ll start with Aussies. There are numerous here in town given the surf culture here. Anyway Saturday night I decided to see if I still had it in me for a night out. Proved I do but I Paid the next day haha. We left here at 6pm with a bottle of coffee flavored http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-718292.html The title says all After days of dry lightening last night at 1030 pm I heard it...faint raindrops Exciting for the simple reason theres been no rain here for 8 months After a few minutes it came down hard The Aussie surfers all popped out and into the palapa for beers to cheer it on. And the temp. dropped a glorious 10 degrees instantly.And tho I too came out and joined in the cheers i so http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-716986.html Well I39ve been here nearly a week. This morning since I am always first one up Chris the owner and I took his dogs and went and had breakfast on the beach. Quiet Sunday here as the surf was small today so folks kinda hid inside all day.I learned the value of having a homebase here. It helps to be able to come home with 800 pesos worth of groceries and be able to eat for near a week on it and c http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-716467.html Second night here. It gets very peaceably quiet after dark here. So earlier today i went on the roof to score some pictures of the sunset...but haze made it impossible. Thank god I39ve 61 more tries to get it right Folks here seem insanely laid back...and sometimes thats not a good thing. Details aside i listened to a woman explain how she had left the corporate world to sling burgers at a cou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-715473.html Well I39ve arrived After 51 hours of little sleep The way here is not for the faint of heart 5 hours on the first plane 3 hours on the second plane and 12 gruelling hours on a bus But I just met the owner properly after my 7 hour napand had a couple beers with him.I did before i left...go for a mind cleansing ferry ride in Seattle to clear my head. Certainly needed. Not had a chance to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-715251.html We are nearing the end of this trip...It will be good to be home but we39ll miss the sun the people the flowers the fresh fruit and the relaxation...We really like our hotel but we are the only people over 25 here...It is a surprisingly quiet place...I think most of the guys are serious surfers who get up early and surf before breakfast... some of the youngsters do talk to us...we39ve http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-701516.html