I rolled into Acapulco after a long, hot day on the road, and there were no signs of life at the campground that had been recommended to me. There was a dog, behind a big wall, but nobody answered the phone, or the bell, and nobody appeared to be parked inside, so I went to plan B. A well reviewed campsite and RV park a few hundred meters down the road. Very quiet, with a nice little pool and palm trees, I booked in for 5 nights.
The beach in that area had quite a riptide, so there was nobody swimming, but it went on for MILES
I would alternate between days where I just sat in the hammock I had bought and read, not moving very far, and driving thirty minutes in Vandrew into downtown Acapulco, where there were movie theaters, historical spanish forts, restaurants, and air conditioning...wonderful air conditioning.
Unfortunately there were also La Policia, and they wanted some more cash. This time because they say I wasn't wearing my seatbelt...I was wearing my seatbelt. This was number 4. Although he only got away with about $50US.
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| "MY BEAUTIFUL AND CUTE ACAPULCO" |
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| A MODEL OF THE FORT SAN DIEGO |
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| THE REAL DEAL |
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| AT VIP THEATRES IN MEXICO, YOU WATCH MOVIES IN STYLE! |
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| WATCH A FILM WITH A PINIA COLADA AND A CREPE...VERY CIVILIZED! |
Hola, Andrew. My reaction to your first Acapulco campground was 'Yikes, the Woodpecker Inn Syndrome!' The back story refers to a formerly grand,glorious dining and dancing spot in Lusaka which was still staffed, but deserted of customers when we thought to treat visiting friends there. Like you, we decided retreat was the judicious reaction. Perhaps that was all before your folks time in Zambia.
ReplyDeleteThere have been quite a few VW busses that I've encountered on this trip. I invariably give the account of mum and dad's bus that broke down in the middle of deepest, darkest Africa, and how mum is still suffering PTSD from the event.
DeleteAh senor - it is a crime in Mexico to wear a hat on a jaunty angle while in a moving vehicle. And to sing along to the radio. Oh ... and are those out-of-country Doritos I see?
ReplyDeleteFirstly, with all due respect, the angle of my Sombrero is far from jaunty...as you can see, there is no radio in Vandrew, and do it LOOK like Doritos would last this far from the border??
DeleteHere's your money sir.
Whittaker. Let's get some updates going. Don't have much going for me these days except keeping up with your travel blog.
DeleteSorry buddy. I'm on it. kinda...
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