We are settling into a routine here at the resort. I’m up early to make coffee and watch the sunrise from our balcony that looks towards the Sierra Madre mountains. We have breakfast, typically oatmeal or yoghurt and fruit, then we head down to grab a front row palapa before they are all taken.
At 10am I head up to the pool to take Spanish class. Sometimes I end up with a private lesson like today, other times there are 3 or 4 people. I guess if you’re only here for a week or two spending an hour to learn some Spanish isn’t a priority, but as we are here several weeks and intend to come back to Mexico every year it is nice to make an effort.
After some time reading at the palapa I head back to the pool for the water aerobics class which has had as many as 20 people jumping around, to the point where we basically taking over one of the pools. It’s fun and gives me a bit of exercise, although we are also doing a lot of walking.
Then it’s up to the room to make lunch. Ken stays and guards the palapa while I make some tortillas with ham and cheese, usually with some refried beans and cucumber slices. After I eat he comes up to get his lunch. The first time we went up for lunch we both went at the same time and were gone about 15 or 20 minutes and returned to find a couple had invaded our palapa. There were two extra chairs so it wasn’t really an issue except for their attitude. They didn’t even look up as we returned to our seats, to acknowledge their interloping or ask if we minded that they made themselves at home. People often ask if they can take extra chairs that aren’t being used, and of course they can, but we were totally ignored when we returned which was aggravating. Since then we have never both left the palapa at the same time.
Dinners we almost always walk down the beach and eat at the local restaurants. The prices are considerably less than at the resort, and we have had great food. The walk round trip is just over 3km, and is mostly along the beach and we get a great view of the sunset on the way back after dinner.
Rico’s serves 4 kinds of tacos, 2 beef and 2 pork, prices ranging from 25 to 30 pesos. That’s the entire menu. Cooked on the grill outside, with a few tables under a large thatch roof.
Eddie’s restaurant has a more extensive menu, including a Mexican plate with Chile Relleno, Steak quesadilla, and Chicken Mole enchilada. It was as delicious as it looks. This is a very popular restaurant and gets busy by 6pm.
Il Padino has a combination of Italian and Lebanese food, and yesterday we had an unusual but delicious pairing of Taboule salad and Mushroom Risotto. Followed by a fabulous sunset on the way back.
Wandering with Wendy 