Life In Puerto Escondido

As expected, there isn't very much to report after our first week in Puerto Escondido.  Life here is very relaxed, partially a result of the warm weather but more so the pace of our daily activities.

We are up and out of our Zandoyo Bed and Breakfast, walking at 7:15 each morning.  For those that know us (me) the early rise is maybe a surprise but the use of the alarm clock is necessary if one wants to enjoy an hour and a half walk before the temperature creeps closer to 28 degrees.

Our Walks Always Have Interesting Sights

We time our walks to coincide with our served breakfast at 9 am each day.  The food has been fabulous and filling.  Each day brings a new Mexican American fusion dish surprise, complimented by fresh orange juice, sliced fruit, and coffee.  Inez, our cook, is even going to put on a special cooking lesson and treat us to an authentic Mexican evening meal.

Breakfast is usually followed by pool time and reading all the electronic news from back home.  I especially like to check the weather report to see what form of cold wet stuff I am missing.  After reading about snow storms I like to roll into the pool.

Sometime after noon, we go looking for lunch.  Something great can usually be found in a three-block radius walk from home.

The rest of the afternoon is usually spent with beach time or a return to napping, reading, playing games at the pool.

157 Steps Down to Carrizalillo Beach

We have made a list of all the restaurants we want to visit for evening meals.  Our experience is that there are so many great places to choose from that you will miss out on many if you are not organized during your two weeks stay.

Randy & Doreen's Third Trip to Puerto

Dinner At Sister Rita's Rooftop Palapa

The evening often ends with a visit to listen to live music.  We have been fortunate that there are many exceptionally talented musicians in town and many jam nights end up being quite spectacular.

Lee Oskar - Harmonia Player (Google Him)

After a few drinks and a pleasant earful, the evenings draw to a close and we are off to bed (maybe a Netflix quick fix) and a repeat the next day.

R and I Riding In the Back of the Pickup After the Bar

Sunset At Zincatela

Mexico Sun

We are off on a sun-seeking Mexican getaway.  It seems like just moments since our return from South America in December but after the great weather January had to offer, February has shown us the door with its Polar Vortex and accompanying snow, ice and power outages.  It seemed to us that Mexico was demanding our presence.

The Ice Falls Below Our Home

Time to Leave Before the Ruler Disappears

Melanie is taking care of Abby the cat while  Bryn will keep his eye on the homestead.  Brother Russ and Viv kindly shuttled us the airport and sister Rita will be there to collect us before whisking us away to the Zandoyo B&B in the Bococho neighbourhood in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico.    The Zandoyo and its owner Tony will be our home and host for the next few weeks.

Tried Out the New VIP Lounge in Vancouver

Cousin Randy and Doreen will also by flying into Puerto Escondido after a month’s stay up north at the ocean town of Rincon de Guayabitos.  They will be with us for two weeks in P.E. before the four of us venture up to Mexico City for a few days.  We will fly with them to Mazatlan.  Our stay will only be one night before flying Swoop back home to Abbotsford.  R & D will extend their stay another week before returning home.

We flew the 4.5-hour flight from Vancouver to Mexico on Interjet.  It was our first time on Interjet and while the service is quite Spartan they did feed and water us for $270 Cdn. each.  They left on time and arrived slightly early.  The 5:30 am landing ensured that the Customs & Immigration process would be smooth and quick.

We had a five-hour layover at the Benito Juarez International Airport before our 1.5 hour flight to Puerto Escondido on Aeromexico.  At the time of this writing, we are passing the time eating and drinking in the Aeromexico VIP lounge, courtesies of Deborah’s Privilege card.

We don’t have a lot of plans for this, our sixth trip, to Puerto Escondido.  The Zandoyo has a beautiful pool will get our attention.  We are lucky that there are a great many musicians holidaying in the area and we are sure to enjoy some fine music in the various venues about town.

We will try to get a few entries in the blog between enjoying the sunshine and sipping a few cold drinks.