Here Comes the Sun

It is finally hot! Until reaching Puerto Vallarta, its been at least chilly on the bike at some point during our rides. I was betting on Zacatecas being hot, but since the city is so high, as soon as the sun was no longer in sight, it was cold out. Now that we’re at the coast, it’s hot during the day and comfortable after the sun goes down. The weather is perfect.

What I liked most about Puerto Vallarta wasn’t the weather, or the beach, but the people we met at the hostel.  That’s usually a highlight of traveling to a new place for me- meeting the people who are also traveling (shout out to Tom Everywhere in Guadalajara- way to show that Mississippi River who’s boss. & to Mystie “lets be chums”).

We stayed there for two nights and headed to Manzanillo.  The ride there was a blast- the road was curvy, didn’t have that many speed bumps, and the view was breath-taking.

From there on the way to Zihuantanejo, we had a couple hold ups- we got lost in Tecoman for a little while (a gps with maps of Mexico would be handy) and it ended up getting dark before we could make it there, so we stopped in Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas. We didn’t see much of that city, but the place we stayed in was extra nice- one special aspect being that we had our own garage (odd, right?).

Today around lunch time, we made it to Zihautanejo.  This is one of the places I have been looking forward to (mainly due to the film Shawshank Redemption: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzmEURsvHrM). It is more touristy than I thought it would be, but I still like it none-the-less.  Matt and I swam in the water and layed out in the sun at Playa La Ropa for the day.

Isn’t the scenery great? The water was a little cold for about five minutes and the best part was taking a siesta while laying out on the sand.

We’re headed further down the coast tomorrow… “You know what the Mexican’s say about the Pacific?.. They say it has no memory”. Love that line.