Zicatela Beach, Puerto Escondido

Pinotepa National

We unfortunately stayed in the city of Pinotepa National at Pepe's hotel. They were kind enough to let Ivy stay in our room. The city wasn't very attractive and again only a one night stop. We later discovered that a beautiful national park lied ahead. We wished we had camped there instead.

Our goal was to get to Puerto Escondido (the pipeline of Mexico in surfer terms.) The coastal road was currently not near the coast and we were excited to get to some lusher greener land.

San Marcos

Arriving in Acapulco was hectic. We were not expecting a city that big. It reminded me of LA and New York Mexican style. I quickly took these photos so our friends could see why to avoid visiting Acapulco. We quickly stocked up at the Gigante (the large supermarket) and then carefully maneuvered our way out of the city to San Marcos.

San Marcos was a dusty dirty little neighborhood. We were lucky to find a clean hotel in back of a local families home which consisted mostly of a yard. Ivy got tagged again when the families dog bit her, again she was lucky he did not draw any blood. She was fine although her feelings were hurt. This was a one night stop but Dorian and I did enjoy the fire flies at night.

Ixtapa

Our next stop after Rio Nexpa was Ixtapa. We originally were going to stay at Playa Azul but we needed to visit an ATM machine and the one machine available five km. east in the next town of Playa Azul was out of cash. We quickly headed south to Zihuatanejo but the rapid city drove us back up to Ixtapa.



Ixtapa is the Lahaina of Mexico. It is neatly gardened to resemble Hawaii. The signs are in English and there is a Dominoes Pizza. Although the beach is blocked by huge expensive hotels it is beautiful with turquise warm water and white sand beaches.



We were able to find a modest hotel meant for families. A nice mexican butist woman managed it who we enjoyed talking to. Unfortunately I was unable to snap some shots of Ixtapa.



We haven't been staying a many nice hotels. It is very difficult to find ones that allows Ivy inside.

Rio Nexpa

We are experiencing so much it is hard to keep the blog updated. I hope to keep you still connected through pictures and emails. Although we are still in Mexico we have seen what seams to be several countries.

Rio Nexpa was our next stop after La Ticla. This is a well-known surf destination and Dorian was excited to get in the water. The waves were very rolly that day. They were great for long-boarding.

This is the first destination where we agreed it was now jungly. From then on it was warm, humid at full of vegetation. I love humidity. We found some new friends there that we had previously met at Lat Ticla. There alot of waves to be found in this general area. A few of which are world class. Most go unridden every day.

Friends at La Ticla

Pictures in La Ticla