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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