Hola! 3months of travel without regular amenities has given way to a Wild Hair Phase!!! Long, wild, unkept hair that's made us realize how attached we were to our stylists. Who knew? Maybe well actually get hair cuts soon. We are NOT the hippies you are looking for!
Many miles down the road were finally in Oaxaca. We had a stay in Lagunas de Chacahua, taking it easy, eating the freshest seafood imaginable. Since we last wrote we were just beginning to get used to a slooooooooow Mexican pace--1st camping on a SWEET beach side cliff on a tiny little beach area in southern Jalisco:peace and quiet, amazing views, countless shooting stars--oh but they can get slower. Things slowed down a little more by the time we hit the coast of Michoacan. Michoacans coast is mostly unspoiled and undeveloped and we camped in a "town" called Maruata(where we were the only gringos)and thus started a small string of adventures:
-petty theft,-rat infested cabaña,-Karlie totally ill and puking nonstop,-more attempts at surfing(MAN WE SUCK!),-getting stuck out on a bike with a broken crank whose PEDAL FELL OFF!,-learning to deal with bats, -making new friends and contacts...These and other adventures included stays in Nexpa, Saladita and then Troncones. Each town fantastic in its own way.
After all that we picked up the pace and hung out in the quaint, colorful city of Zihuatanejo. We had a good time there and enjoyed the vibe very much and visited Ixtapa too. Its too bad the beaches in Zihua are polluted, otherwise its great and the highlight was eating some terrific sushi,authentically prepared by a Japanese elder. Hooray!
Keeping on with our April travel mode, next stop:Acapulco. We stayed just outside the city in a scruffy, not so nice area called Pie de la Cuesta. We day tripped into the city and all in all found out what Karlie already knew, Acapulco kinda sucks! So we were eager to jet down south after just a couple of days there and a full day of driving brought us at last to Oaxaca. We were glad to be back on turtle speed on the beach at Chacahua.
Lagunas de Chacahua, a national park only accessible by boat, it's even more remote there than Yelapa and far less populated and touristy. Similar to Maruata:largely undeveloped, nothing to do but breathe the ocean air, lay in a hammock, and smile,smile,smile. Although we did have plenty of super fun kayaking adventures 1st at the spot where we camped and then some mangroves outside of Zihua as well as the immense Lakes at Chacahua.
So all of this driving has brought us at last to Puerto Escondido,Oax. Originally this is where we thought we may want to stay more permanently although now were so undecided! Currently torn between the Puerto Vallarta area or back to the states to our own Pacific Coast or kickin it here. Trying to stay open minded though we hope to see what sort of opportunities may be in store for us here. The universe holds the hidden truths and the adventures carry on. We feel blessed to be able to spend so much time alongside this magical coast. Thanks for reading friends!
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