Hotel Chachalacas
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Weekend in Veracruz
... a continuous stream of container ships heading in and out! We had to laugh about it though as the "island sunbathing" didn’t materialise. We approached an island and were told something about it but as it was a nature reserve we were not allowed to land on it. But we joined several other boats moored on a sand bar, which was submerged in waist deep water, where we could swim or head ...
Manatee Day
... were interestingly displayed using a play of lights.
Today, Sep 7, happened to be Manatee day. TV crews were interviewing someone in front of the manatee tank. But I seriously do not know what manatees do differently on their day. In fact I do not know what manatees do at all. All they seem to do is float like a sponge, where every movement seems to be a monumental effort on their part.
But I liked them enough to buy a stuffed one, and a ...
The Conference (ATMEX) Begins
Today the conference begins proper. I was one of the few early ones for breakfast and decided to sit with what looked like another participant. He turned out to be one of the guest speakers, who arrived the night before. His topic was blogging and he specializes in the topic of adventure, including mountaineering. So there was a bit we could chat about. I think I am one of the few who can recognize the mountain on the back of his business card (not one of the highest, ...
Activities On Lake Catemaco
... partly because water was not provided for in these buses, and for some they needed something stronger.
It was past 8pm when we pulled into the very packed driveway of the Galeria Plaza Hotel. Then another long wait at check-in as everyone seemed to arrive at the same time. There was a welcome cocktail at the hotel bar, but no more meal for the day. Apparently, we already had ours at 2 odd times today - brunch at 9.30 am and lunch/dinner at 3.00 ...
City To Jungle
... hour of so wandering around the mall which was on the first floor of the hotel building. Plaza Americas is the place to be for the more well-off residents of Veracruz and beyond. It was packed with people drinking coffee, having a meal in the food court or one of the restaurants, shopping, catching a movie, or just loitering. There was even a toy train driving kids around the mall through very heavy human traffic.
It was soon time for lunch at the restaurant ...