Panoramic Acapulco

From the ship we boarded a bus for a tour of the city. It took us around the bay
of the city.Then a Short street to the Pacific side where the
Cliff divers are. We were able to shop for about 30 minutes, then went through the la brea hotel to
look at the cliff where the divers jump from ...

ACAPULCO
First stop on the cruise is beautiful sunny Acapulco Mexico.
Due to some wind and rain last night the ship is about 2 hours behind schedule.
We will be docking in Acapulco around 2pm or 12 noon Pacific time.
We are only here about 5 hours and have booked a tour of the Cliff Divers and Acapulco City ...

... any camera.



Jag åkte till en stor arkeologisk site norr om Mexiko City som heter Teotihuacan, för att hjälpa till att slitna ner resten av ruinerna genom att gå över dom. Vi var inte m¨nga turister där, för det är låg, för att det är lågsäsong nu antar jag. Det är inte ofta du önskar att du var omgärdad av fler turister men när gatuförsäljarna utnumrerar sitt byte (turisterna) 3:1 får du varenda gatuförsäljares ögon på dig och dom går i ...

Fui la primera en levantarse. En condiciones normales soy muy huevona pero curiosamente siempre que voy de viaje me despierto primero aunque nos hayamos desvelado... Habíamos llegado al Depa a las 6:00 de la mañana, ¿o era más tarde?.
Desayunamos, fuimos a la playa, fuimos a la alberca, yo estaba desesperada porque habíamos quedado de ver a los peruanos en la noche.
En el Paradise estuvimos con ellos, bailamos ...

Los preparativos

La idea fue de Dazmilia un día que íbamos manejando a la oficina.
Karina, Fernanda, Dazmilia y yo trabajamos en la misma empresa aunque Daz y yo jugábamos de niñas en mi pueblo y nos encontramos en el trabajo muchos muchos años después, mera coincidencia.
Planeamos salir a Acapulco creo que dos fines de semana antes, pero en las noticias se decía que el clima era tan malo que lo fuimos cambiando ...

... divers, which was quite impressive. Although the idea of jumping off a cliff is pretty crazy in itself, the fact that they climbed down one cliff, swam through a turbulent narrow water and then climbed up the other side (25-35 meters of sheer rock, depending on the diver) was equally impressive.

... edge of the cliff to the deep water. The first diver just dived from about 25 metres; the next did a somersault on the way down. Next we had two divers go at the same time; the last was the highest at 30 metres. They were very funny to watch before the diving started as they were just messing about to warm up. We thoroughly enjoyed their display. Then it was the bus trip back for the night. Very busy hanging around the campsite until the 3rd when we will be setting off to Oaxaca.

Krista and I went to Acapulco for the weekend, the first day we stayed in a little town called Pie de la Cuesta and we rested a lot there. The next day we headed into Acapulco to meet up with our friends (who just happened to decide to take a trip there for the weekend as well). We went to the beach and swam a lot (although apparently it was prohibited to ...

... to Pie de la Questa and our camp. Somehow we get the wrong bus and end up getting the full tilt tour of the back roads of the village of Pie de la Questa which included the side by side passing our our bus with another on a steep incline on this rock laden dirt road where it sure lookes as if there were'nt enough room for one bus to pass let alone two side by side. Wellm the buses pass each other as the two drivers jocky for position and eventually we get back ...

... eck that's a big ship" and "Now there's a big advert for Open Season On Rich Tourists!!". Sure enough, the minute you step out of the security zone at the end of the gangplank, there's a crowd of peddlers offering you their wares, and you attract a gaggle of children - some as young as 4 or 5 - offering you beads and necklaces. Thankfully, Margaret had ...