Day 4 – Monday – February 5, 2007
Last night the traffic going down Ejido was so congested they had a policeman hand directing traffic well in to the night. His whistle and hand motions were intertaining. The taxi's have some kind of horn honking code. We're trying to break the code but it is not clear yet. Drivers seems to have their individual style but there must be an underlying system to this mode of communication! It’s a holiday today and I think everyone in the State came to cruise the streets last night. There were strands of Christmas lights strung across the telephone and power lines giving town an additionally festive air.
Jack and I decided last night that today would be a “take it easy” day! We’ve had a couple busy ones! We slept in, walked the 3 blocks to the Paseo and had espressos while we waited for a table at Café Marina to open up. Joe Well’s little café has expanded greatly in 5 years. There are tables clear out to the Paseo and on the bay side! His paperback library has also expanded. We picked up a couple books for beach reading. Business seems to be booming!
A cruise ship had arrived during the night and the Paseo was packed with Americans! We had fruit plates topped with yogurt and granola and Papaya smoothies for breakfast and watched the parade. Excellent!
On the way back to the hotel we took 10 minutes to go through their modest museum. It only cost $2 and we learned some more about the area’s history. Some of the plaques had English translations and the stone artifacts were amazingly detailed.
We spent the afternoon at Playa Madera – swimming in to the ocean when we’d heat up in the sun. We faithfully lathered on the sun screen each time we got out of the water. Contrary to predictions the beaches weren’t overly crowded and we enjoyed the couple hours in the sun. The water is a wonderful 80 degrees! When we felt we’d reached our limit in the bright sun we packed up our beach bag and headed back to the Paseo via the walkway which is shaded in spots and the breeze was just enough to be refreshing.
A late lunch of fish tacos at La Serena Gorda ( The Fat Mermaid) was good. Dozens of what look like home made little boats hang from the ceiling. The hulls are signed by those that made them with the date and their home town. We saw several from Ashland, Oregon! What a small world! The walls of the restuaruant have some “interesting” mermaid paintings. The tacos here resembled soft tacos at home so we are feeling like we’re making progress in ordering our food. They are small but you get three. We also had chips and guacamole. We are definitely drinking our 32 oz’s of water a day! We buy it at nearly every meal!
Time to siesta now! The sun, water, and meal have made us lethargic!
We found Zelanda Café for dinner this evening. Our internet searches had listed it as good, reasonably priced and that their mole was especially good. Jack ordered chorizo molletta and I the chicken molletta which was the closest thing we could find on the menu to mole. What was served resembled French bread pizzas. We put salsa on top, picked the slices up and ate it. It was not what we expected (What’s new?) but it was good. With a coconut shake, coffee, and water the bill came to $16 for dinner for two!
The silver jewelry store right next door, Pepe's, was still open so we took some time looking at the items he had. Jack took a liking to a pendent that looked like a divers flag but we didn't buy anything since it was the first shop we'd looked in.
Walking back by a different route we window shopped for silver jewelry in the many jewelry stores along Vincente Guerrero and Nicolas Bravo. Zihuatanejo is the market outlet for Taxco silver – the finest silver in Mexico. They weigh the jewelry pieces to determine the price.
On Nicolas Bravo we came across a small bakery not far from our hotel. We picked out an assortment of pastries and purchased a couple of cold drinks to retire for the night with. It’s 8:45 pm. We’re settled in to listen to Mexico drive by and read a little before falling asleep. Jack and I agree – this has been a very relaxing day.
Last night the traffic going down Ejido was so congested they had a policeman hand directing traffic well in to the night. His whistle and hand motions were intertaining. The taxi's have some kind of horn honking code. We're trying to break the code but it is not clear yet. Drivers seems to have their individual style but there must be an underlying system to this mode of communication! It’s a holiday today and I think everyone in the State came to cruise the streets last night. There were strands of Christmas lights strung across the telephone and power lines giving town an additionally festive air.
Jack and I decided last night that today would be a “take it easy” day! We’ve had a couple busy ones! We slept in, walked the 3 blocks to the Paseo and had espressos while we waited for a table at Café Marina to open up. Joe Well’s little café has expanded greatly in 5 years. There are tables clear out to the Paseo and on the bay side! His paperback library has also expanded. We picked up a couple books for beach reading. Business seems to be booming!
A cruise ship had arrived during the night and the Paseo was packed with Americans! We had fruit plates topped with yogurt and granola and Papaya smoothies for breakfast and watched the parade. Excellent!
On the way back to the hotel we took 10 minutes to go through their modest museum. It only cost $2 and we learned some more about the area’s history. Some of the plaques had English translations and the stone artifacts were amazingly detailed.
We spent the afternoon at Playa Madera – swimming in to the ocean when we’d heat up in the sun. We faithfully lathered on the sun screen each time we got out of the water. Contrary to predictions the beaches weren’t overly crowded and we enjoyed the couple hours in the sun. The water is a wonderful 80 degrees! When we felt we’d reached our limit in the bright sun we packed up our beach bag and headed back to the Paseo via the walkway which is shaded in spots and the breeze was just enough to be refreshing.
A late lunch of fish tacos at La Serena Gorda ( The Fat Mermaid) was good. Dozens of what look like home made little boats hang from the ceiling. The hulls are signed by those that made them with the date and their home town. We saw several from Ashland, Oregon! What a small world! The walls of the restuaruant have some “interesting” mermaid paintings. The tacos here resembled soft tacos at home so we are feeling like we’re making progress in ordering our food. They are small but you get three. We also had chips and guacamole. We are definitely drinking our 32 oz’s of water a day! We buy it at nearly every meal!
Time to siesta now! The sun, water, and meal have made us lethargic!
We found Zelanda Café for dinner this evening. Our internet searches had listed it as good, reasonably priced and that their mole was especially good. Jack ordered chorizo molletta and I the chicken molletta which was the closest thing we could find on the menu to mole. What was served resembled French bread pizzas. We put salsa on top, picked the slices up and ate it. It was not what we expected (What’s new?) but it was good. With a coconut shake, coffee, and water the bill came to $16 for dinner for two!
The silver jewelry store right next door, Pepe's, was still open so we took some time looking at the items he had. Jack took a liking to a pendent that looked like a divers flag but we didn't buy anything since it was the first shop we'd looked in.
Walking back by a different route we window shopped for silver jewelry in the many jewelry stores along Vincente Guerrero and Nicolas Bravo. Zihuatanejo is the market outlet for Taxco silver – the finest silver in Mexico. They weigh the jewelry pieces to determine the price.
On Nicolas Bravo we came across a small bakery not far from our hotel. We picked out an assortment of pastries and purchased a couple of cold drinks to retire for the night with. It’s 8:45 pm. We’re settled in to listen to Mexico drive by and read a little before falling asleep. Jack and I agree – this has been a very relaxing day.
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So the plot thickens!! What lies with tomorrow????? Glad your days turned out less stressful as they went along.
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