Hotel Melendez Taxco

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... so much on offer to do you could just not ever get bored. There is a guy in the piano lounge in the evenings and he is just the funniest cabaret act I have seen in a long long time. Word must be getting around the ship how good he is because the place is packed and they are standing around the doorways to try and glimpse the act.
Perry you are a STAR!!

... but both of us had decided that a day of mindless relaxation (like we haven’t had that the whole trip) would fair us better.

We arrive in Acapulco at 9:00AM and dock at the pier. We meet our tour guide and after about a 45 minute bus trip through the heart of Acapulco, we arrive at the resort. On the way, the bus stopped at a lookout for a five minute photo opportunity to view Acapulco Bay.


Getting ...

... were a total of 8 divers. In this group of divers the youngest
was 14 and the oldest was in his 50's.
Wow what a way to make a living,
Then back to the ship to cast off at 6pm.
The weather was hot and humid about 92 degrees.
A nice refreshing dip in the pool was a great way to cool off.

... br>The history of Acapulco (per the tour book), is a city of about 700,000 people. This became
a major port back in the 1500's due to the arrival of Hernan Cortez,
which at that time many treasures were shipped to Mexico City and on to Spain. After World War 2 this became a favorite
vacation spot.More to come!

... maar inderdaad, plots staan er weer wegwijzers naar Cuernavaca. We rijden nu een 4 uur en we zijn bijna door Mexico City. De rest van de rit naar Taxco verloopt vlot. Taxco is een klein koloniaal stadje op een bergtop gebouwd. Als je met de auto bent wil dat zeggen: steile straatjes waar je niet met 2 auto's gelijktijdig door kan, bochten van 180° die je niet in 1 maal kan nemen en geen of bijna geen straatnamen. Dat gecombineerd met Mexicaans verkeer (wat is ...

... in NZ for $250 mexican. So pretty pleased. When we arrived in the Zocalo some small mexican thrust silver bangles in my face literally while I was halfway out of the taxi. (I think I will get a T-shirt that says "no gracias" - they are persistant wee things I'll give them that!) about 10secs later we met Rufino the local tourist man who said the place we were planning to stay at was a **** and we should follow ...

... s narrow, winding cobblestone streets that lead up the hill to a piazza area with a baroque style church. Surrounded by hills covered in greenery it was certainly picturesque. Keen to make the most of our afternoon we checked into our hotel and set out in search of silver. Taxco is the home of Silver in Mexico although it's no longer mined here the shops selling it keep the town thriving. Wandering along perusing all the different options ...

... movies (in spanish) and made up my own story based on what i saw, played tetris on my phone, to a few naps as i could (i always have trouble sleeping on busses), and attempted to work a suduko puzzle, but appearantly early this morning when i quickly ripped it out of the book it was from the difficult section so i did not have much luck with it (hee-hee, it still helped pass the time the same).

... but has been living in Taxco for some 30 years. Over his lifetime, he has collected a pile of odd things including body armour, weapons, Mayan artefacts, statues, antique furniture, old appliances, masks, oil and water paintings and jewellery of all shapes and sizes. Andreas toured us through his store, which is also his home and to our amazement, some of his collection is museum worthy. This interesting man was more of a hospitable host ...