We arrived at the airport at 5:30 am on Saturday morning. We had some problems checking in to our flights as our travel agent didn't book seats ahead of time! We had to have single seats scattered all over the full plane! Our travel agent had said earlier in the day that the flight was not booked solid so we would have plenty of choices.... yeah right!!! It was booked full! Fortunately Mario and Nancy had seats next to each other so Mario gave me his and Nancy and I sat together.
6 LONG hours later we arrived in Mexico City after a plane ride with LOTS of turbulence! Our plane was late coming in so we had to really rush to get through customs and make our connecting flight that left 30 minutes after we landed in Mexico City. We made it!
The plane to Puerto Escondido was short, only 50 minutes. I fell asleep before that plane took off and when I woke up I was freaked out because I couldn't hear!! My ears were blocked and hadn't popped! It took me like 10 minutes to unblock my ears.
We arrived in Puerto Escondido and I was quite surprised to see the army guarding the airport with rifles almost as tall as them! A dog sniffed all the bags to check for drugs and what not and when we were cleared we took our bags out of the airport. This is where the fun began!
When arriving in Puerto we were going to spend a night at Brad's at the Split Coconut/Jardin Real until we could find a place for the month. A taxi came to pick us up at the airport and I was not expecting this ride! There are no street signs, no street lights and no speed limit in Mexico!
We arrived at the Split Coconut and we checked into our rooms. It is a very nice place with a palapa covered bar and a swim-up bar that is behind a waterfall. The rooms are simple, but decent.
We took a walk over to El Cafecito for something to eat and we ordered 2 orders of fajitas that they shared between the four of us (have you ever been able to share food in Canada?) The portions are so big we have to share them or at least half of it is wasted. They were incredible! Mario and Mitch had a beer each, I had a coke and Nancy had water and we spent 21.00 CAD! It is super cheap out here and the food is amazing!
We wanted to explore a bit and decided to take a longer walk that led us through some pretty povery stricken places, which I was not expecting and was quite the culture shock. We saw at least 10 wild dogs, and roosters walking around with their babies. When we hit the main street (the Adoquin) it was full of stores and restaurants and vendors trying to sell their stuff! Lots of colours and smells!
We ended up at Danny's Terrace on Playa Principal at Happy Hour. We sat and had a couple beers (and a coke of course) as well as a nice-sized plate of Nachos, while the sun set and the fisherman anchored and cleaned up their boats.
Back at our hotel, there was a band playing for Music Fest 2010 but we were wayyyy to exhausted to listen so we went to bed and 10 minutes later, we no longer heard the music. We were dead to the world!
THE NEXT MORNING!
We woke up at 8:00 am and grabbed a shower and got ready for the day. Mario used the walky talkies to contact Mitch and Nancy. They were already at El Cafecito eating breakfast. We hopped in a cab and joined them. We ordered a grand slam breakfast which we again shared. It was huge and we were full, with food left over. Mario had a large freshly-squeezed-right-there-in-front-of-your-eyes orange juice and we each had a cup of coffee (10.00 CAD with tip)!
We walked quite a few kilometers to Playa Zicatela where we stopped at a restaurant/bar right on the beach. The waiter was great and spoke both Spanish and English. We were there for about 3 hours just talking and taking in some sun, watching the HUGE waves crash against the beach. After 3 beers for both Mario and Mitch, 2 Banana Daquiris for me and Nancy and a Cheese Quesadilla (22.00 CAD total) we started back to our hotel where we spent the afternoon by the pool, laughing and having fun.
We are now back in our hotel room thinking about having a small "siesta" before the live band starts playing again tonight.
All is well in Paradise! 27 more days to left!
BTW those Banana Daquiris are the best things I have ever tasted!
First Meal In Mexico (January 30,2010, El Cafecito, Bacocho)
First Meal In Mexico (January 30,2010, El Cafecito, Bacocho)
First Meal In Mexico (January 30,2010, El Cafecito, Bacocho)
First Meal In Mexico (January 30,2010, El Cafecito, Bacocho)
First Meal In Mexico (January 30,2010, El Cafecito, Bacocho)
(January 30, 2010)
(January 30, 2010, Danny's Terrace, Playa Principal)
Taking in some sun (January 31, 2010, Restaurant on Playa Zicatela)
Giant Hand (January 31, 2010)
Charlie's Angels (January 31, 2010, Playa Principal)
Stairs (January 31, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Mexican Bus Stop (January 31, 2010)
Karate Kick (Mario and Mitch, January 31, 2010, Hotel Jardin Real)
Tried and Failed Panorama (January 31, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Flinstone Chairs (January 31, 2010, Grecko Bar, Playa Zicatela)
Banana Daquiri (Me and Nancy, January 31, 2010, Bar on Playa Zicatela)
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