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Travel Blogs from Manzanillo
Two Sea Days and then Manzanillo, Mexico
Tuesday, March 14th... this sea day was most welcome after a very full day in San Juan del Sur. Todays forecast was for partly cloudy skies with a high of 80°. The dress for the evening was Smart Casual.
There were the usual morning and afternoon activities and everyone had the same idea of relaxing around the pools. The lounge chairs were scarse. This afternoon was Grapevine ...
A most beautiful sunrise!
There was a magnificent sunrise as we entered the port and I was able to get a lot of photos. It is hard to choose the best one, so I may post a couple. Okay. so I cut the 50 down to 4. Manzanillo is a shipping port in Mexico that doesn't get as many tourists as other Mexican cities. They are billed as the Sailfishing Capital of the World and there is a huge statue of a sailfish in the harbor. Surprisingly, we neglected to take a picture of ...
Where did all the tourist go??
I didn't think Manzanillo was a popular tourist destination compared to some other cities like nearby Puerto Vallarta to the north or Acapulco to the south. Imagine my surprise when I embarked on a packed Boeing 777. I hadn't heard of this city until a good friend moved there.
Now the airport is tiny and obviously not designed to handle such a large volume of travelers. It was Thanksgiving weekend and the tourists were out in hordes. It took me nearly ...
Jason's first day in Mexico!
... by the lush green background that is Coquimatlan. We picked up some pollo asado, more beer and headed down to the river and relaxed.
Hours later....
We were taken to this bridge outside of this small town called Chical where people just go and hang out on the side of the road. The bridge is literally something out of Indiana Jones...it is a very long old wood suspension bridge that people use to walk over the river into town. That was neat.
We ...
Manzanillo, Mexico
... on the corn chips, and a plate of corn chips with some beef, lettuce & cheese. Okay. Whatever. It was too hot to eat anyway.
We ordered beer (cerveza pronounced sir-vase-uh) and they wanted to know which brand? I said Corona and you would have thought I had ordered a non-Mexican beer. Uh. No. Not available. The guide explained there were two cerveza plants in Mexico – one being Bohemia and the other Corona. Bohemia is the GOOOOOOD stuff ...
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Other places to stay in Manzanillo
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El Rancho Perla Negra
Carr. Cuyutlan-Manzanillo Km 5, Manzanillo | B&B -
Los Suenos Del Mar - Manzanillo, Mexico
Calle Almendros 98, Manzanillo | B&B -
Hotelito Manzanillo Inn
Blvd. Miguel de la Madrid 3181, Manzanillo | B&Bfrom $59
