Thankfully, we are now seriously stuck in wind down mode. We’ve been here two nights, and plan on staying two more nights. Puerto Escondido is a fabulous little resort town, sleepy and beautiful, charming, and apparently only busy during Easter and Christmas.
We goofed off today, I actually reverted to type and slept in until almost ten a.m.! Yay, I’m over the change heebie jeebies. It always takes a while. Iguana Man thoughtfully dropped the laundry off this a.m., we are now fully recharged w/clean clothes. I think the total bill for wash/dry/fold for both of us, two full weeks’ worth, was $7 USD.
We wandered down the road and had great omelets, mine w/spinach and Oaxacan cheese, Iguana Man with ham & cheese? The “chili” or “sauce picante” varies, but it is all delicioso! Then we wandered around, poking our noses into a few little shops, met a nice guy who had a silver shop….I’m going to return before we leave to pick up a few things. We stopped for a couple of beers at a beachfront spot….and I kept raising my hand “Laundry”!!! No no, we have until 3. Not so! The laundry lady closed at two….we had to run up the street, but she waited for us to arrive. It’s all good. Unfortunately, I left my memory card in my computer, so no pictures today.
Best news….my whining must have worked. We are going sailfishing tomorrow morning at 6:30 a.m. I hope to have some great pics for everyone tomorrow. The ocean here is incredibly gorgeous, we sit on the little bay with the frigate birds overhead. Surf’s up about a half mile to the south. The beach is quiet today, as the ankle nippers are in school.
Incredibly, I only found the pool here today! It is beautiful, on the 2 1/2 floor. This little hotel is a gem. The walls have all been faux painted, I’ll take some pics, but the entrance to our room is a trompe d’oeiul mural that has had Iguana Man close to walking into the wall! The maids sweep and mop the tile three times a day….our room is kind of faux plaster finished….with custom wordwork throughout. Thankfully, formica is not a known substance here, for which I am grateful. Did I mention we’re a block from the beach?
Okay, ’tis time to wake up the Iguana Man, I am definitely up for round two of robalo…perhaps I’ll ask the owner and/or chef to suggest a different preparation tonight.
And I just have to laugh, my blog has been picked up by some aggregators…Sports Illustrated, too! Which means I’m now getting comments from people whom I have never met. I started this blog to keep all of my friends and family up to date, but it’s kind of fun….I’ve also been pinged by Costa Rica Today and a Guatemala service. Just think….you can say you knew me when!
Okies. Iguana Man has awakened himself…says “I’m hungry”…..so time to turn off the Toshiba.
Bon Appetit!
~ Blonde Gator
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It’s so nice to see how well you are enjoying your trip. As things continue to spiral out of control here in the mid-Atlantic, I am truly comforted knowing that somewhere, things are so much better. J, I am really glad you’re having a great time and I hope it lasts for as long as it can. Good things happen to good people and I’m quite happy to know you. All the best…
Thanks Bob. Keep the faith, kiddo….who knows what tomorrow will bring?
Blonde,
Sounds like the trip is a blast so far, and the pictures are wonderful. Can’t tell you how hungry the picture of Cameron Grande made me.
How has the XTerra stood up so far? How does it feel to be so far away from all the cr@p happening back here? HA HA, no need to answer that one.
P.S. How much did that meal run by the way?
Scuba – I think most of the meals we have eaten here cost (on the high end of the curve) about $20 for both people.
The fish and shrimp meal was about $22.
~ Iguana Man
Oh, the old days. I remember a trip down to Manzanillo – late 70′s?? Manzanillo was not yet a tourist trap – was a vacation get away for better of Mexicans – but the building was just getting going.
Locally there (of course the Dollar/Peso relationship was also a different era) – we played golf for 25 cents. I had a filet and (surf and turf something) overlooking the crashing moon-lit waves below the cliff – quite a romantic setting for 4 fishing and golfing buddies – ha!) all for probably 75 cents.
We chartered a fishing boat for a day. Got on in the dark – got off during sunset – for the 4 of us.. the charter turned out to be $1.76 each. Caught a 35 lb Yellowfin.
Ah.. but a few miles to the south, was Las Hades (the movie “10″). We drove down there to play golf – $25 bucks – and a drink by the pool was $5 — then!
Times have certainly changed – but I bet that the rural economy is still at a different scale than the tourist and big city experience. let us know!
Keep safe – and of course, you are having fun!
(;~> gary
Gary,
Manzanillo is (or was in 1985) a beautiful little town. It has one of the most open beach fronts for a village/resort of all of Mexico.
I loved it.
The only issue I had there was the beach is pure white, but is scattered with black lava rock (don’t go barefoot).
I haven’t been back since and I am sure that it is well built up and ‘ruined’ by now. The largest resort when I was there was a Club Med; and they kept to themselves.
Is Club Med still alive (Blonde)?
Yeah, the good old days in Mexico are gone but we are finding them again in the area South of Acapulco. I have never been to Chiapas so it is going to be a first. I am in the middle of planning the route and loading up the GPS.
~Iguana Man