Hotel Y Suites Santa Cecilia 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 ...

... into a huge lagoon at the end. There were tons of fish in the river, we didn't see much wildlife except what we thought might be lemurs, and lots of freshwater crabs. Went for a longboard sesh, first one of the trip, waves sucked, small and closed out. It was a little eerie paddling over from the boat to the break knowing theres crocs upriver.

... 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.

... up front but for whatever reason, the complex was never demolished. That and the continuing conflict over "ejido land" have brought this whole situation to a "Mexican stand-off". The concept of "ejido land" is discussed at: http://www.mexicolaw.com.mx/ejido.html Donald the American expat did not leave us without offering us some words of wisdom. He had been married several times and in retrospect, he should have treated his wives differently. He ...

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... who proved to be not only welcoming and friendly but she also spoke fluent English. Now normally I enjoy practicing my Spanish but sometimes it feels good to slip into English. Here are some of the points that "Arianne" made during our conversation: Asked about the cost of living in Barra de Navidad she mentioned that she likes living here because it costs half as much as in DF (Mexico City ...

... Susan and Brad, were from Alberta, Canada. In front of us were June and Jerry, from Oregon and they are the parents of Candy, married to Dick, and that couple were in the big RV near the entrance to the park, and were from Kodiak, Alaska. All three couples had spent the winter at Punta Perula. Dick and Candy were kind enough to let us use their satellite wireless internet ...

... money I'd spent in his restaurant he said "you're my friend, it's free". Once again I was totally blown away by the generosity and respect I've encountered with many of the Mexican people I've met. Bussed and hitched a ride with a Corona beer truck out to a famous surf spot called El Rancho. I'd heard a lot about this spot, it was quite difficult to get to, has no hotels and only 2 restaurant shacks. Unfortunately the swell was still small, but I could tell it would be ...

... on to my glasses I loose the rod, rescue the rod and determine it's time to retreat back to camp. Whew what a trip. I need some device to secure my glasses better before trying that again. This place is another paradise to behold. 15 camping spots, a Palapa restaurant and about 10 miles deserted beach. Not much happening here and we don't know why but a few campers besides us have found it. Tuesday morning it's time to get going again so off we go toward Manzanillo for ...