Las Gaviotas Puerto Escondido

... br>There was a huge thunderstorm that afternoon but we'd made it back to the hostel before it started. Big rumbles of thunder, lightening and more fat rain. The German guys staying in the bungalow beside us weren't so lucky. They got soaked coming back from the beach. Really nice guys. Young but they certainly have their heads screwed on. They're on a surfing holiday, heading all the way down Central America following the surf, well the two ...

... the locals. Had a nice evening/dinner with Mike Dougherty and Kathleen the day before they left for the States. Our fun filled and relaxing 8 days with the Fullers went by so fast, but we finally and reluctantly said our goodbyes and pulled out headed for Zapatista country! Somehow, all the pics we took with the Fullers in Puerto E and going over the Sierra Madres got corrupted! What a bummer! They are there - just can't open them. Will have to find a guru who knows about these things!!!!

... and Marinero. Newly renovated since my last visit in 2003, it now sports interlocking stones to provide a beautifully smooth walking surface to better access the many boutiques, restaurants and shops that line this “paseo”. Suffice it to say, if I were living here, I would have a hard time to not walk “La Zona Adoquanda” at least once a day if for no other reason than people watching.

Upon our arrival in Puerto ...

HE SAID: We left on Christmas Eve to catch our midnight flight to Oaxaca.  Unfortunately I had to buy business class seats (with miles) since no coach award seats were available.  Not a good use of miles for a 3.5 hour flight.  The plus was that no food was served on the plane and fortunately we gorged at the business class lounge.  2 glasses of champagne each, some sandwiches and also plenty ...

... embarrassing- like crushing on the most beautiful girl in school, the one everyone likes- but I fell in love with Zipolite. Maybe it´s the Arizona in me, I´ve never really "got" the ocean, even when I had an opportunity to live next to it through Peace Corps. I never understood why people seek out beaches for vacations or found them so relaxing- drinking yak milk in Mongolia, or eating chapati off ...

... trying to grab my gold-fish Bust** out of the bath to put him back in his wee bowl. We cut up a couple of chunks of Swordy and had the local restaurant cook it up for us with some garlic and veggies. Have to say it was the best meal of the trip so far and we ate our aul muck** Swordy while suppin cold Coronas, watching the European Cup final with the waves lapping up a few feet away. Lazy days continue h**e in Pu**to and we´ve put off our departure a couple o ...

... breeding ground for mosquitoes if it isn't kept clean or treated. They rate each of the houses according to how well they follow the plan. When they find a house that has problems they always return within one to one and a half months to check up on how well they are following the suggestions. They don't tell people when they're going to return because they want them to do it all the time and not only when the health ...

... the sun is so strong here you have to put on suncream about every 5 mins. We are gonna catch the bus down to San Cristobel tomorrow night, so we will get there on Wednesday morning. Its about a 14 hour trip so not as bad as the previous one but with my back glowing as it is it might be a painful one. There´s really very little to do here other than chill out on the beach but it has such a good atmosphere and loads of people coming and going to this hostel ...

... the water. Zicatela, the main beach of Puerto Escondido, is where most of/all our time was spent. Originally having booked a cabaña which, upon checking it out, was probably best designed for a man and his dog rather than five student travellers who had spent ten hours on a bus previously. Opting for a slightly more expensive bungalow option (paying the equivalent of $8 extra a night seemed trifling) you could say we made the right choice. I never ...