Bungalows Villa Marinero Puerto Escondido

... was staying at only a stones throw from the beach I bumped into Dave. <br><br>Sunday, 23 August, Day 212<br><br>Puerto Escondido, Mexico<br><br><br> We went and jumped off a bridge today. It was not high, only about three meters, but set in a picturesque setting. It was a stone bridge connecting two shoreline rock cliffs between two coves. Locals here were jumping off a way higher cliff that was pretty far back. They ...

... carefully and eventually came across San Gabriel Mistepec. Pulled into the hotel San Gabriel, out for a meal at the Casa Blanca then asked where I was.<br>It was my cheapest night $15 for the and $5 for a meal including a beer.<br>It sas an amazingly noisey place, the local scool was doing drum and trumpet marching practice and there appeared to be a PA system blaring out I don't know what over the town at regular intervals which started again at 7 in the morning.

... the rest of the night. April 17th Another day of nothing really, except paridise. Beach, swimming, eating and drinking at tables in the sand and just relaxing. I found this street vendor that does butterfly cut chickens over coals, and ordered a whole chicken to myself. The lady looked at me like I was mental, because Mexicans dont eat alot. But I managed to smash it all down. Definately feeling healthy again, but still yet to have a poo after like two days! Later that afternoon, the ...

... to stand... So very chuffed with ourselves. Amazing fish market.... In the morning when all the fishermen come back from a night out all the locals collect at the beach to buy fish. We ended up getting in the thick of it and came away with 2 big fish for the grand total of 30pesos, equal to about US$3. I think we were taken for a ride despite bartering.

... but i wish i had. the local beach carrizailo is down an old airstrip which has been turned into a few cafes that serve delicious cakes and breakfasts, a library and plenty of surf shops. the beach is another 170 steps down into a little cove. lovely christal clear waters, and a few beach restaurants... palm trees. matt and i spend the day lying back in the salty water and catching some rays.glad we did! we explore the local streets after filling ...

... and he wasn't paying attention, so I gunned it across the mud, but just then the dumptruck pulled forward and cut me off! We were pinned between the dumptruck and Nacho Libre's Federale squad car! What now! No time to assess the external threat, I wiggled the bike and gunned the throttle, just as the right side case scraped the police car and bent the front bumper forward! Oh ****!!!! I twisted the throttle and banged the gear-shifter past all of the traffic on the ...

... lcohol down to the be*ch, polished it off *nd hit * loc*l club. Free entry, *nd l*dies night. If the girls drink for free, then I do *s well. I m*de gre*t friends with * few girls there *nd w*s rew*rded with free *lcohol *ll night. We got * bit loose *nd decided it w*s time to go. W*lking *long the ro*d, we found * few be*chside sh*cks / b*rs *nd thought with the b*rg*ining power of *ll of us, we should be *ble to score some freebies. And did we ever, one sh ...

... I was going to use that time for Islie to have a nap but oh well.  She slept on the plane home.   All in all it was a super positive experience to travel with her so I imagine our next adventure will be a little more rugged.   Oh by the way, I found out I missed the callbacks for that audition, they were while we were away....I hate it when that happens.  

... in the morning, but after I had enough I went to the beach Carazalillo where I happened to meet up with Becky and Chris who were on the program last month. After, got ready to go to a beach with my host family, but for some reason this didn't happen. The great thing was the that this didn't bother me at all because we had all been invited to a BBQ at el Restaurante de Liza where we've been playing ...

... prices. On the Marinaro or Zicatela beaches, we could have something to eat, a beer and free use of the lounges and palapas for only about 10 pesos more per person than just the entrance to Playa del Sol. So, much as I prefer the pool to the beaches, I really didn't splurge on it's paradise all that much.