Hotel Star Manzanillo

Well we all knew it would happen sooner or later... We arrived in Manzanillo a little after sunset and set anchor just outside Lad Hadas Hotel/Marina/Resort. We spent several days here and decided to leave around midninght or so to make Pascuales for an early morning surf session. About two miles out we heard a loud knock and the engine started smoking and struggling to run. We cut power and ...

I love Barra de Navidad, it reminded me a lot of home. After a short trip from Tenacatita we arrived in Barra, we passed the jetty entrance and headed toward the lagoon where we would anchor for the next several days. The locals were collecting shellfish from Pangas all over the lagoon entrance and had divers in the water with an ...

... I got some surf in and Helen did a whole lot of relaxing. Our room was literally on the sand. We occasionally had high winds due to a local weather phenomena that happens that time of year. We were only here two full days in this quaint little town but it was long enough for Helen to kick my butt in some pool and take a nap at a table in a bar where we were watching a band. She even forgot I bought her flowers. Some good deeds never go unpunished.

... the local banda - the free beer just kept on coming, with a new one lined up before the last one was done! Not only that, the old guy next to me didn't drink, so he kept passing his over - they don't take no for an answer at these events! Then the couple opposite start getting me beers when they sent the kids to get theirs - nice people, local schoolteacher & his architect wife. There was also going to be a charro (rodeo) after but it wasn't starting until 6pm by which ...

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... Since we were so enthusiastic about Barra de Navidad, did that enthusiasm extend to its beaches? Bluntly put, there were better beaches elsewhere. For instance the beach at Rincon de Guayabitos was a better beach and everything pales in comparison to what we found south of Tulum and at Puerto Morales on the Caribbean Coast. (Mayan Riviera). What is unique about Barra de Navidad is ...

... As is our tradition at some point in the late afternoon, it was time to look for a good cup of coffee. Come to think of it, that was not an easy task in Barra de Navidad. We were therefore glad to find Deli & Espresso Café Gourmet for a fine cup of coffee and delicious pastry. It is always a pleasure to speak to locals. We were therefore glad to have the opportunity to speak with the owner ...

... is a thought that I don't even want to contemplate. Other than Barbara's one-day bout in Ajijic we suffered no such symptoms during the entire trip. However, we were very careful with what we ate and we only drank bottled water. Our bus line on this trip was Primera Plus which is actually a little more than first class which means that you get a bag of chips and a bottled soft drink for the trip. Suffice it to say that bus ...

Manzanillo (Mexico) - 27th January 2008. Long day on the tour very hot and sticky. Travelled to see the pyramids and burial ground of an early Mexican civilisation at an archaeological site discovered a few years ago. Then on to a small town for an authentic Mexican lunch. Next stop cathedral, town ...

... Mexican population heads to the beach towns for a week of vacation, and the campsites, hotels and beaches are absolutely packed. It's a much closer, louder, and more garbage tolerant type of camping and beaching than we are used to: envision families of 16 with 4 cars in each campsite with competing mariachi music blasting from 6 am to midnight. We´re definitely over the 'cultural experience' of it all; ~Kelly's visit and the re~hashing (including in "rap" form at one ...