Mexican destinations such as Cancun, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta, and Acapulco are all well know resorts in Mexico. There are many others not so well known that are adventurous and very affordable. Several of the small villages along the coast have been catering to tourist for years. One such resort area is Cuyutlan in the state of Colima. It is located just south of Manzanillo. Our next travel destination. There are several other seaside resorts that we will disclose later. These resort areas can be experienced with half the cost of the more popular tourist traps.
We boarded our flight to Manzanillo, MX and spend three weeks with Cindy's sister in her lovely home on the beach near the village of Cuyutlan. Upon arriving, Charlotte met us at the airport (after taking three buses and a taxi to the airport located thirty miles north of Manzanillo). Charlotte will be ochenta anos the 24th of June. You do the math in espanol. She is very active and credits her good health to her long walks. They also play Mexican Train (a domino game) several times a week (I suppose that is healthy mental exercise).
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| Oceanview from the Upstairs Bedroom |
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| Oceanview from the Pool Area |
From the airport, we took a taxi back to Manzanillo and boarded a bus for Armeria (a small village close to Cuyutlan. Then we took yet another local bus to Cuyutlan and a taxi to the house. The house is about 3 miles from the village center. One may choose to walk along the beach, walk along the road, hike over the dunes and catch a bus, or call a taxi. We walked a lot and enjoyed the ocean. Charlotte recently added an upstairs patio, bedroom and bath to her home. We were graciously allowed to sleep up there during our visit.
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| Charlotte and Cindy at a Popular Resturant/Bar in Cuyutlan |
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| One of Our Favorite Open Seaside Resturants |
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| Beach Area Along the Seashore |
The people in town are friendly and there are several good restaurants. We had a visit from our good friend Walt, who drove over from Ajijic to play for a couple of days. He came in his car and we enjoyed a short break from the buses and spent the day in Manzanillo, enjoying lunch at a beach restaurant with super camarones (shrimp).
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| Cindy's New Hairdo |
The sunsets on the beach there are always spectacular. You have to move fast as the sun sets quickly. The season from December to April is comfortable in this area of Mexico, but it gets very hot and humid during the summer and most of the gringos leave for cooler climates.
We returned to Austin, TX on February 2nd (after taking two taxis and two buses on our return to the airport). The buses are an adventure, as you can see how most of the locals live their daily life. We had a great visit and look forward to returning soon for another adventure in paradise.
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| Local Bus to Cuyutlan |
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When I was a teen I lived in Guadalajara and during school break 5 of us got on a 2nd class bus and spent a long weekend in Barra De Navidad. The ?hotel? had a thached roof and we could hear animals running thur the thaching, the bed was a lump. For Breakfast they served either eggs, fish, or beefsteak, for lunch, fish beefsteak or chicken and same for dinner. It was delicious. We rented a row boat and got stuck on a sand barge in the lagoon and at night we made cowpile fires. Best time of my life.
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