Vamos a la Playa

Sunset over the break at Puerto Escondido's Zicatela beach.

So I know I said we were headed to Mazunte, and we made it there just fine-but we didn't stay even 24 hrs because it just wasn't what we had in mind. It was a beautiful series of cove beaches, it had palm trees, we had an awesome grilled fish dinner of Huachenango, but .... the rooms were grungy and more humid than a steam room, the prices were high and the beaches were over run with hippies and stray dogs. So it was with little hesitation that we sweated through 3 more taxis and one bus to get to Puerto Escondido, where we had no intention of stopping, and now I have little inclination to leave.

We found a perfect little place with a nice lady, Monica, that hangs out all day talking to her guests from the comfort of her hammock (she doesn't own the place but I'm pretty sure she likes her job). We bought groceries, we cook with the other laid back guests (many of them surfers come here for the gi-normous beautifully shaped waves), we read in hammocks and watch the sunsets from the public beach chairs and cabanas. It's the kind of beach that most people of any age could really enjoy- and they do. There are a lot of older travelers here, as there were in Oaxaca and seem to be in much of Mexico (it's not the Yucatan Spring Break scene). People that find places they love and keep coming back whenever they can.

We will leave however, maybe in another day or so. One guy staying at our place said he planned to stay two days, but that was 8 days ago...I saw him again this morning.



The beach at Mazunte, to walk from end to end it took about 10 minutes. Very beautiful place-the scene around it was just not my style.






Resteraunt/Cabana on the beach at Puerto Escondito. We are at a part of Puerto Escondito called Zicatela. If you order something here, they will bring it to your lounge chair.



Like Ceviche.....mmmmm. This made me sick. But it was worth eating anyway.


Now off to the beach...more pictures later.