Las Brisas Ixtapa

... having our last night. The storm was right over us drowning our tent like crazy. Is that a déjà-vu? You betcha! Gee, we were so upset stressing like in old times and just ready to give up. Next morning we dry out our tent, clean it real neatly and decide to get a dry accommodation until Jason’s parents get here. We went to our favourite place, Troncones! Abuelita was more than happy to rent out one of her little rooms to us, since we were the only guests she had. We were ...

... or Oaxaca. Up until the early to mid 20th century it was just a small fishing village. But with the Mexican resort boom in the early seventies, the area were perfect for building a government planned resort village nearby called Ixtapa.

Its the best of both worlds. If you want to stay in a resort area with mega-resort amenities then Ixtapa is your place. If you want to experience rural Mexican living, like we do, then Zihua is for you. Its just a ten minute bus ride between ...

... perfectly together, reassuring in my mind that God is a wonderful creator, and that there is no way a "Big Bang" could have created such beauty and stillness. I found myself, standing on the beach thanking God for the beach and for His great work of art!

Okay...back to life here in Irapuato. I'll miss the beach, but my sunburned body won't. I gotta give it a break! Tomorrow back to English classes! Keep in touch!

Ixtapa surprised both Christina and I as the area was like one big Resort.  Much different then the rest of Mexico, the gardens were manicured, no garbage, and decent roads. This was one of the first RV Parks we found that was in good shape offering all the amenities at a reasonable price, 140 pesos (US$10.37). We checked out the town and market, they were really set up for the American tourist. I would have to say it ...

... had a kick ass arcade for the kids. Go figure. Helen and I had a great dinner way a top the bay one night and dinner in the downtown area another night. We had this great bay access path below our hotel that gave us a thirty minute walk to town and made a great jogging path in the morning. I even gave the surf a try right in front of our hotel in the bay but was way to close to the rocks for me. This little local nut on a surf board would ride waves right into the rocks.

Accommodation

If you're not on a budget and would like a bit of luxury then stay in the neighbouring resort area of Ixtapa. Here the high-rise hotels dominate the beach front and offer all the amenities that you would expect from top end hotels. A quick Google search will list many of these hotels.

Angela’s Hotel & Hostel ...

Spent most of the past week hanging out on the beach and going to Happy Hour with a large group of Canadians who live here all winter. Once you meet one, you eventually get introduced to the others. I´ve been looking for possible condo rentals ...

... said it still took from today, Tuesday to Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately we had to leave the garage and so all we could do is set off towards Morelia and then look for a garage to park at. We found a nice one just outside the town of Zitacuaro. This morning we were going to the town of Morelia but found that there were no campsites in the area, as a result we changed our minds and decided to head for the town of Ixtapa. This is a ...

... But since I can't turn back the clock? Chronic Sinus Infections: And no, not that "I'm stopped up and have a runny nose" ****! I'm talking about it being so bad that I have had to have five sinus surgery's along with going to the doctor to just have my sinus' flushed out. I've lost count at how many times I've had that done. My sinus's now look like an expressway inside! The last time they had to operate, I said that I was like an old car and ...

... 3 hours. Then it sunk in that this probably wasn't the place we wanted to hang out. We made it back to Ziwat in the dark, which doesn't sound bad, but driving a motorcycle down here in the dark is not a good idea, and found a hotel where we could park our bikes. The next morning we went into town and found that Ziwat is a very cool place. Downtown is very busy, and driving there is nuts, but it was worth going in to check out. On to Acapulco next!