Blogs from Barra de Potosi, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

Noisy rooster by the hotel this morning. A good alarm clock! Had breakfast down the street at Dona Lupe. Eggs, fruit, tortillas, pancakes, juice and coffee, total $5. Today we went to Barra de Potosi, a little fishing village about twenty miles south of Zihuat. As we were walking to the bus depot, we saw a bus headed for Petatlan (further south than Potosi) and hopped on. The driver was fast and aggressive, so we made good time. There is always an assistant on the bus. He hangs out the door yelling "Peta, Peta" to announce the bus, and runs off occasionally to stamp a route sheet. Loud Mexican music played on the bus, and we made several stops along the way to pick up passengers. We were the only non-locals on the bus. We were ... read more

We've just arrived and spent our first day in beautiful coastal Guerrero, Mexico, where we're staying in a quaint little fishing village by the name of Barra de Potosi, just a few miles south of the more infamous resort towns of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. Our two-story bungalow is beautiful and fits right in with the Pacific Mexican coastline. It's shaping up to be quite a relaxing vacation; so far, the most difficult parts have been the language barrier, the heat, and bargaining - nothing that can't be dealt with using a little Spanglish and drinking some refreshing beers (more Coronas = better Spanglish). I expected things to be incredibly cheap here, and so far I haven't found it to be that way. I wanted fifty-cent Coronas, not dollar-twenty Coronas. It's only been one day, though, and ... read more