Blogs from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America - page 6

I found myself in Acapulco during the week of college spring break. I’m not sure how I managed that one. I haven’t been to Mexico for spring break since freshman year of college. And in all honesty I had no intention of returning. However, when I found out some of my good friends from NY were going to be there, I jumped at the chance to catch up with them after 8 months away. And to be fair, this wasn’t a Holiday Inn kind of week. A private home in the guarded community of Las Brisas was our exclusive domain, repleat with a staff to cook, bartend, and clean up after us. Hell, we even guys with machine guns at the corner of the block! Day one was a private affair with my cousin Jeff ... read more

I know it has been too long since I updated this blog. And the worst part is...it is not for lack of time! I have tons of time on my hands....but the internet on the ship is pretty expensive...so I wait until I'm at port...and this is our last week in Mexico before we head up to Alaska...so I've been busy having some adventures before we head to the cold. So here is a summary of the last few weeks....I went Bungy Jumping in Acapulco last week from a 50 meter tower....all by myself. Then I went swimming with dolphins in Puerta Vallarta. I went Parasailing in Cabo San Lucas too. It has been a few weeks of adventure! It has also been a really difficult few weeks. We got news that my Dad has pancreatic ... read more

Got the bus from Mexico city on friday...suprisingly easy to negiotate our way there, bought the tickets and landed on board...what a great bus??beats the goldliners hands down - altho we ready to get off by the time we reached acapulco as the films they showed where dubbed in the worst mexican accents you can imagine.... The drive itself took us through some nice scenery - really desert like, but through huge mountains and across massive suspension bridges, with a river rollong below...jen reckons she seen john wayne at one point??!!! we tried to take photos and capture that kodak moment but the good scenery was either on the wrong side of the bus from us or jen was too slow with the camera, and instead caught an image of a tree or two along the ... read more

We havent realy done much since i last posted, except go to see the ´world famous´ cliff divers of acapulco, they had to climg the cliff from the water and then dive down into a narrow gully where the surge was HUGE, it all looked very dangerous. we got our moneys worth aswell, after the first show we climbed over the wall and got a better view for the next show. luckily nobody noticed we were still there so we got 2 for the price of 1. other than sitting on the beach the only other thing we have done is go clubbing. wow is it cheap. a whole night out including bus there and taxi back cos us 255 pesos which is under 13 pounds!!! and that was in the expensive part of town. We ... read more

Today we explored Acapulco which was a treat! After a nice breakfast on the ship we headed down the the docks and caught a cab. I should say that the cabs catch us down here. The second you exit the ports of entry down here, you are bombarded by taxi drivers wanting to whisk you off to the far reaches of the town. A lady Acacia met by the pool said that on previous trips to Acapulco she had stayed at the Princess resort (confusing, but no, no connection to Princess Cruise Lines). Then again, when we asked Marian, our waiter, what the best place was on the island, he suggested the same. The downside is that the cab ride was aprox 30 minutes and cost $35 (no, not Mexican... US!). It was worth it! The ... read more