Well, we loved Mexico. It’s not like we’ve never been there before. But we hadn’t been to Mexico City and Zihau. We were blown away by Mexico City’s beauty, the art everywhere you look, the history, the sophistication of it, the friendliness of the people and the great restaurants! As I’ve said before we have a history with the country. We got married there and have a soft spot for it. Continue reading “Final Thoughts on Mexico”
What’ s the worst sound you want to hear when you’re on vacation in a beach town? Rain on the roof! I woke up on our last day in Zihau to pounding rain along with thunder and lightning. The lights flickered, went out for a few minutes and came back on. Rain is basically unheard of in Zihua at this time of year but like everywhere else on the planet the weather is weird. I went out onto the patio; it was heavily overcast and showering with no sign of a sunrise. Continue reading “La Barra de Potosi”
There’s nothing like a Mercado (market). It’s the heartbeat of a city. In Zihau the market takes up blocks. Inside the market, stall after stall, packed tight selling anything you can imagine, from flowers to kitchen utensils and everything in between. People shop and stop to eat at their favorite food stall. Everyone has their favorite vendors. Everything is fresh. There are no chickens in plastic styrofoam cartons. No shrink wrapped cheese. You can smell the tomatoes and squeeze the melons. Outside on the streets surrounding the Mercado there are more vendors selling everything from cheeses to chickens. Continue reading “Downtown Zihau”
Ixtapa/Zihautanejo share an airport. That’s where the similarity ends. Ixtapa is a resort designed by the Mexican government, think Cancun. Big hotels, manicured boulevards, strip malls, restaurants, secure condominiums. Zihautanejo or Zihau as it’s called by the locals is a town which grew from 8,000 to 80,000 when people came to work at the Ixtapa hotels and restaurants. It was just a sleepy fishing village and the fishermen still bring their catch in every day. It’s got personality and the most beautiful beach, Playa Ropa. Zihau is more our style and its where we spent the last few days of our vacation.
We’re on the road again. It’s a beautiful, hot summer Sunday and we’re on our way to Horseneck Beach in Westport, MA. So is everyone else. The beach is packed, blanket to blanket, it’s colorful and the surf is rough. If you’ve never been to Horseneck Beach, it’s a long, white sandy beach on the south coast of Massachusetts. Unlike other state beaches it has beautiful new facilities and lots of parking. And the best part is it only costs $7 to park, unlike the state beaches on the North Shore.
But the really best part of Horseneck Beach is that it is only 2 minutes from one of our favorite summer restaurants, The Back Eddy. It’s a summer ritual with us. Horseneck Beach and The Back Eddy. The Back Eddy is open and airy and has a great casual vibe; if you’re lucky enough to be on a boat, you can dock right at the restaurant. AND, it has a great bar. We sat down, the women’s world cup final soccer game was on and we ordered a couple of beers.
