Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Mexico - Day 8 - Mario Is All Better!
On Day 8 of our trip Mario was finally feeling better! We went to El Cafecito for breakfast and he finally ate a whole meal of bacon and eggs. It was his first time in 4 days that he had had coffee and he was very happy after that!
We took a taxi ride to the Mercado (Market) which was different. Lots of fruits and vegetables, clothes, pottery and huge carcasses hung in front of stores. The people used fly swatters to slap the meat to get the flies off of them. In one section of the Mercado, there were lots of fish that had been salted and that did not smell the greatest. I was hoping and praying that Mario wouldn't get sick from the smell since he still had a queasy stomach every now and then.
We don't have many pictures from that day. I do have Mercado pictures that will be in a later post when we went back.
Mario (February 7, 2010, El Cafecito, Playa Zicatela)
Mario (February 7, 2010, El Cafecito, Playa Zicatela)
Mario (February 7, 2010, El Cafecito, Playa Zicatela)
Mexican Taxis (Mario (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
We took a taxi ride to the Mercado (Market) which was different. Lots of fruits and vegetables, clothes, pottery and huge carcasses hung in front of stores. The people used fly swatters to slap the meat to get the flies off of them. In one section of the Mercado, there were lots of fish that had been salted and that did not smell the greatest. I was hoping and praying that Mario wouldn't get sick from the smell since he still had a queasy stomach every now and then.
We don't have many pictures from that day. I do have Mercado pictures that will be in a later post when we went back.
Mario (February 7, 2010, El Cafecito, Playa Zicatela)
Mario (February 7, 2010, El Cafecito, Playa Zicatela)
Mario (February 7, 2010, El Cafecito, Playa Zicatela)
Mexican Taxis (Mario (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Random Shots (February 7, 2010, Puerto Escondido)
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Mexico - Day 5,6 & 7
It has been a long time since I updated our blog. Nothing really exciting has been happening since Mario has come down with "Tourista" or "Revenge of Montezuma" He has been ridden to the toilet for 2 days straight and on the third day (today) he has finally emerged and has been able to leave the bungalow for little walks at a time. He has eaten chicken noodle soup and then really craved pizza. So far everything is being kept down and their is no nauseau or vomitting.
Here are some pictures of Mario sick. Don't worry they aren't graphic!
Sick Mio (February 4, 5 & 6, Bungalows Zicatela)
Sick Mio (February 4, 5 & 6, Bungalows Zicatela)
Hopefully tomorrow he will be back to his old self and we will able to move on with our vacation.
Here are a few pictures from the night before he got sick. We were at a restaurant called Playa Kabballah when a little boy came up behind Mario and started playing on his head with a bracelet. Mario was like "WHAT IS ON MY HEAD?!" but I was laughing so he settled down. The little boy was only like 10 - 11 years old and here he was in the dark walking from restaurant to restaurant along the beach with a knapsack and a bowl of jewellery. We don't buy alot of things from people who walk around and ask us to buy this or that but this was a kid and Mario knew I would give in.
I went through his bowl and found a couple things that I could wear. He wanted Mario to buy a bracelet that had 2 fish on it drinking from the same glass. So we bought it as well as a purple and white shell necklace and a purple woven bracelet with a couple beads in it. How could I resist? This poor child has been in school all day, probably went home to eat dinner and then he had to start work. Everything we bought came up to 80 pesos. We gaves him 100 pesos and he couldn't believe it. We took a picture of him and he left. He didn't stop at any more tables and we couldnt see him at the restaurants next to us. We would like to think that he made enough money on us that he could finally go home and his family would be proud. He was such a sweet little guy!
Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabballah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
In Mexico, the car of choice is the Volkswagon Beetle and let me tell you, I have been in HEAVEN! Almost every other car out here is an older Bug. EVERYONE drives them! I found this cute little one on the side of the road and HAD to take a picture! If Mario would actually let me buy a bug without complaining about all the safety risks of the Winter I would definitely want one like this. I don't think it would work to well in Canada though!
Awesome Buggle (February 3, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Awesome Buggle (February 3, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
We also called the girls before they left for Oshawa and we promised that we would take a picture of us each talking on the phone to them! Here you go my girlies! When Mario feels better we will have the video of seashell picking! I Love you!
Talking to the girls (February 5, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Talking to the girls (February 5, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Here are some pictures of Mario sick. Don't worry they aren't graphic!
Sick Mio (February 4, 5 & 6, Bungalows Zicatela)
Sick Mio (February 4, 5 & 6, Bungalows Zicatela)
Hopefully tomorrow he will be back to his old self and we will able to move on with our vacation.
Here are a few pictures from the night before he got sick. We were at a restaurant called Playa Kabballah when a little boy came up behind Mario and started playing on his head with a bracelet. Mario was like "WHAT IS ON MY HEAD?!" but I was laughing so he settled down. The little boy was only like 10 - 11 years old and here he was in the dark walking from restaurant to restaurant along the beach with a knapsack and a bowl of jewellery. We don't buy alot of things from people who walk around and ask us to buy this or that but this was a kid and Mario knew I would give in.
I went through his bowl and found a couple things that I could wear. He wanted Mario to buy a bracelet that had 2 fish on it drinking from the same glass. So we bought it as well as a purple and white shell necklace and a purple woven bracelet with a couple beads in it. How could I resist? This poor child has been in school all day, probably went home to eat dinner and then he had to start work. Everything we bought came up to 80 pesos. We gaves him 100 pesos and he couldn't believe it. We took a picture of him and he left. He didn't stop at any more tables and we couldnt see him at the restaurants next to us. We would like to think that he made enough money on us that he could finally go home and his family would be proud. He was such a sweet little guy!
Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabballah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
Things we bought from Boy (February 3, 2010, Playa Kabbalah Restaurant, Playa Zicatela)
In Mexico, the car of choice is the Volkswagon Beetle and let me tell you, I have been in HEAVEN! Almost every other car out here is an older Bug. EVERYONE drives them! I found this cute little one on the side of the road and HAD to take a picture! If Mario would actually let me buy a bug without complaining about all the safety risks of the Winter I would definitely want one like this. I don't think it would work to well in Canada though!
Awesome Buggle (February 3, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Awesome Buggle (February 3, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
We also called the girls before they left for Oshawa and we promised that we would take a picture of us each talking on the phone to them! Here you go my girlies! When Mario feels better we will have the video of seashell picking! I Love you!
Talking to the girls (February 5, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Talking to the girls (February 5, 2010, Playa Zicatela)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Mexico - Night 4!
Mario and I decided to go out alone tonight to spend some time together for the first time since we arrived. I think since there are 2 couples, we will sometimes need to just be alone instead of doing things as a foursome all the time.
We decided to go to a restaurant called La Galera which is ontop of the Arco Iris Hotel. It was perfect timing! As soon as we got there the sun was starting to set and I can honestly say that this restaurant has the best view in Puerto Escondido! Not to mention the food and the service!
We each had a Chateaubriand steak dinner with baked potatoes and sour cream, fresh bread and assorted veggies! It was AMAZING! We ate and watched the sun set and just had a great time being together in Mexico!
The prices in Mexico are blowing me away! We had this whole dinner plus 2 cervezas and 2 cokes for 30.40 CDN including tip!
I don't want to leave!
When we got back to our place, we were greeted by our friendly geckos!
Sunset (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Sunset (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Sunset (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Mario (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Mario and Me (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
View of Zicatela from La Galera Restaurant (February 2, 2010)
Chateaubriand Dinner (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Friendly Geckos (February 2, 2010)
We decided to go to a restaurant called La Galera which is ontop of the Arco Iris Hotel. It was perfect timing! As soon as we got there the sun was starting to set and I can honestly say that this restaurant has the best view in Puerto Escondido! Not to mention the food and the service!
We each had a Chateaubriand steak dinner with baked potatoes and sour cream, fresh bread and assorted veggies! It was AMAZING! We ate and watched the sun set and just had a great time being together in Mexico!
The prices in Mexico are blowing me away! We had this whole dinner plus 2 cervezas and 2 cokes for 30.40 CDN including tip!
I don't want to leave!
When we got back to our place, we were greeted by our friendly geckos!
Sunset (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Sunset (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Sunset (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Mario (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Mario and Me (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
View of Zicatela from La Galera Restaurant (February 2, 2010)
Chateaubriand Dinner (February 2, 2010, La Galera Restaurant)
Friendly Geckos (February 2, 2010)
Beach Day! (Day 4)
This morning we were awake at 7:30, ready for breakfast. We attempted to make some poached eggs but without a toaster and with a Mexican stove that only has low and high settings, they didnt work. The coat hanger we used to toast the bread had a coating on it that made the toast taste funny and the eggs stuck to the pot. So we had Froot Loops.
We met Mitch and Nancy across the street at a restaurant and had a fruit plate full of pineapples, papaya, watermelon, apples and bananas and a large orange juice.
We got ready for the beach and we spent about 4 or 5 hours on Playa Manzanillo where Mario went snorkeling, I sunbathed and read, Mitch did a combination of things and Nancy got her hair braided by a Mexican. We ate and drank and now we are done! We are going to go for a small nap and then go somewhere for dinner followed by a walk on the Adoquin and a bit of shopping.
I will post more later, but here are some pictures from this afternoon!
(February 2, 2010)
Panoramic Playa Manzanillo (February 2, 2010)
We met Mitch and Nancy across the street at a restaurant and had a fruit plate full of pineapples, papaya, watermelon, apples and bananas and a large orange juice.
We got ready for the beach and we spent about 4 or 5 hours on Playa Manzanillo where Mario went snorkeling, I sunbathed and read, Mitch did a combination of things and Nancy got her hair braided by a Mexican. We ate and drank and now we are done! We are going to go for a small nap and then go somewhere for dinner followed by a walk on the Adoquin and a bit of shopping.
I will post more later, but here are some pictures from this afternoon!
(February 2, 2010)
Rocks (February 2, 2010, Playa Manzanillo)
Rocks (February 2, 2010, Playa Manzanillo)
Playa Manzanillo (February 2, 2010)
(February 2, 2010, Playa Manzanillo)
Mario (February 2, 2010, Playa Manzanillo)
Panoramic Playa Manzanillo (February 2, 2010)
Day 3 in Mexico!
What a long day it was yesterday! That is the reason for my post this morning and not last night.
For the first 2 days we stayed at the Jardin Real/Split Coconut but we now need something more permanent with a kitchenette since we will be here for the month. We had been looking over the last couple days for places while we were taking our walks on the beach and around town but something else always caught our eye and hotel hunting was put on hold. Well yesterday we couldn't wait any longer and we left at 9 am to have some breakfast and start our more serious search.
We looked at many many places, even one for $2500 a month that the boys so desperately wanted (we talked them out of it!) It was a huge 3 bedroom house on a hill overlooking the ocean with a pool and a full kitchen and the whole shebang! It was very nice but felt too cold and pretentious.
We walked along Zicatela and popped into every place we saw along our way. Either the hotel was booked already, only had 1 room, had no kitchens, wasn't up to our standards or they told us to come back in a few days to see if they could arrange something.
We finally had a choice between Bungalows Zicatela and Hotel Acuario. Bungalows Zicatela had two nice-sized bungalows with 3 beds, a kitchenette and a bathroom, and a private terrace with patio chairs and table in each, overlooking the pool and the courtyard. Hotel Acuario had 2 rooms that they would be able to give us and set up a kitchen inside of them, they were not side by side and they didn't overlook anything and we couldn't have them for a few days. We chose Bungalows Zicatela and so far we are very glad that we did!
We finally got our stuff from the other hotel and made it back to the new place by 2:30 pm It was all freshly cleaned and smelled very nice. We checked all of our dishes and found that the pots and pans they supplied us with had some rust on them that I would definitely not feel comfortable using (Anyone that knows me knows that I cannot stand rust and I won't touch it, let alone cook on it.) We told the front desk and they told us in 1 hour they would have some more pots and pans. When we came back they had brand new pots and pans that had just been purchased as well as new cooking utensils!
We needed to get groceries for breakfast and lunch to cut down on some of the costs of eating out all the time. We all grabbed a cab and headed for the grocery store Super Che. It took us awhile to figure out the prices since everything was in Pesos. A loaf of bread was 19.30 and a small individual cup of yogurt was 2.50! We tried to buy things of names we recognized, but that was not always possible. We did end up getting some Smucker Raspberry Jam, some Kraft Mac and Cheese, some Kellogg's Frosted Flakes that are called "Zucaritas" in Mexico as well as some Heinz Ketchup and French's Mustard. After 2 hours and 845.00 we grabbed another cab and brought all of our food back to the bungalow.
After we found a place to stay and had all of our groceries we were finally settled in and could start to really relax (not that we haven't been since we arrived), but now we can spend more time doing the things we want to do and know we have a place for the month.
We had an afternoon swim in the pool and got ready for dinner. We all wanted Pizza tonight so we stopped at Olas Altas Restaurant to have some cervezas and pizza and watch the sunset. Unfortunately the sunset was very dull because there was a cloud covering in the distance. The pizza on the other hand Mario and I thought was awesome. It was called "Olas Altas Pizza" and it had mushrooms, ham, pepperoni and roasted garlic. I ate more at dinner last night then I had since the trip began. I am finally starting to feel better! During dinner Mitch taught the waiter how to say "Whassss up" like in the commercials and when he came back to give us our bill he had it down perfectly!
We went back to our hotel room and just unwound.
We are planning on having a quick breakfast this morning and then taking a walk to La Punta and back and then spending the day at the beach, sunbathing and reading a book.
Will post more later!
(February 1, 2010)
(February 1, 2010)
Grocery Shopping (Super Che, February 1, 2010)
For the first 2 days we stayed at the Jardin Real/Split Coconut but we now need something more permanent with a kitchenette since we will be here for the month. We had been looking over the last couple days for places while we were taking our walks on the beach and around town but something else always caught our eye and hotel hunting was put on hold. Well yesterday we couldn't wait any longer and we left at 9 am to have some breakfast and start our more serious search.
We looked at many many places, even one for $2500 a month that the boys so desperately wanted (we talked them out of it!) It was a huge 3 bedroom house on a hill overlooking the ocean with a pool and a full kitchen and the whole shebang! It was very nice but felt too cold and pretentious.
We walked along Zicatela and popped into every place we saw along our way. Either the hotel was booked already, only had 1 room, had no kitchens, wasn't up to our standards or they told us to come back in a few days to see if they could arrange something.
We finally had a choice between Bungalows Zicatela and Hotel Acuario. Bungalows Zicatela had two nice-sized bungalows with 3 beds, a kitchenette and a bathroom, and a private terrace with patio chairs and table in each, overlooking the pool and the courtyard. Hotel Acuario had 2 rooms that they would be able to give us and set up a kitchen inside of them, they were not side by side and they didn't overlook anything and we couldn't have them for a few days. We chose Bungalows Zicatela and so far we are very glad that we did!
We finally got our stuff from the other hotel and made it back to the new place by 2:30 pm It was all freshly cleaned and smelled very nice. We checked all of our dishes and found that the pots and pans they supplied us with had some rust on them that I would definitely not feel comfortable using (Anyone that knows me knows that I cannot stand rust and I won't touch it, let alone cook on it.) We told the front desk and they told us in 1 hour they would have some more pots and pans. When we came back they had brand new pots and pans that had just been purchased as well as new cooking utensils!
We needed to get groceries for breakfast and lunch to cut down on some of the costs of eating out all the time. We all grabbed a cab and headed for the grocery store Super Che. It took us awhile to figure out the prices since everything was in Pesos. A loaf of bread was 19.30 and a small individual cup of yogurt was 2.50! We tried to buy things of names we recognized, but that was not always possible. We did end up getting some Smucker Raspberry Jam, some Kraft Mac and Cheese, some Kellogg's Frosted Flakes that are called "Zucaritas" in Mexico as well as some Heinz Ketchup and French's Mustard. After 2 hours and 845.00 we grabbed another cab and brought all of our food back to the bungalow.
After we found a place to stay and had all of our groceries we were finally settled in and could start to really relax (not that we haven't been since we arrived), but now we can spend more time doing the things we want to do and know we have a place for the month.
We had an afternoon swim in the pool and got ready for dinner. We all wanted Pizza tonight so we stopped at Olas Altas Restaurant to have some cervezas and pizza and watch the sunset. Unfortunately the sunset was very dull because there was a cloud covering in the distance. The pizza on the other hand Mario and I thought was awesome. It was called "Olas Altas Pizza" and it had mushrooms, ham, pepperoni and roasted garlic. I ate more at dinner last night then I had since the trip began. I am finally starting to feel better! During dinner Mitch taught the waiter how to say "Whassss up" like in the commercials and when he came back to give us our bill he had it down perfectly!
We went back to our hotel room and just unwound.
We are planning on having a quick breakfast this morning and then taking a walk to La Punta and back and then spending the day at the beach, sunbathing and reading a book.
Will post more later!
(February 1, 2010)
(February 1, 2010)
Grocery Shopping (Super Che, February 1, 2010)
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