Today we went with Mimi and Yves to Chacala, a small villiage with an incredible beach ! The trip was 20 miles north from La Penita, then 9 miles to the coast. We saw miles and miles of mango forests, banana trees, agave and pineapples. The area has a lot of mountains that used to be volcanos.
As we turned to the coast on the highway we went through a military stop check. These guys had masks and machine guns and were very serious as they looked through every vehicle for someone or something. They waved us thru , as we were all North Americans, but every Mexican vehicle was checked at gunpoint. We didn't ask what they were looking for, nor did I take pictures, but we suspect that they were looking for a drug shipment. There are a few developments in the area that have had a lot of money put into them. No one says who the developers are, so neither will I . As un-nerving as seeing those machine guns and soldiers, we still felt safer that they were in the area. We saw a truck in La Penita get stopped and searched yesterday by the army. Fortunately there was no problema.
We stopped at a hotel on the beach. They let you use their lounge chairs and palapas if you eat and drink there. We met some very nice people as well :
- a family from Maine that entertained us with their "art" that they made from objects in the jungle
- a couple from San Fransico who had their yacht anchored in the harbour.
- Wendy(again) and her husband from Vernon who came out for the day from Guayabitos. They had stayed in Chacala last year and told us about some places to stay. We'll see them back in Vernon.
- a guy who I swore was the actor Gerard Butler ( from the movie 300 ) and his girlfriend.
-a guy who was a dead ringer for Rod Allen !
We went for a couple of swims in the ocean. Helene needs a new pair of sunglasses as a big wave dunked both of us. We also took Mimi into the water for the first time since her knee surgery. She had a blast !
We had a great meal . I had a Red Snapper that was cooked over an open fire. Very tasty ! Helene had a beautiful dorado filet. Because it was so hot, neither of us had a beer, but we drank very refreshing limonade (from limes) . Great thirst quencher and very neccesary because of the heat and humidity!
Chacala is starting to get modernized. There are already some beautiful homes built there, lots of options to rent as well. I'm sure we'll hear more about it in the future and we both can't wait to get back there.
Tomorrow is market day!
There were about eight of these sailboats in the harbour. Its known as a safe harbour from storms.
Lunch ! Red snapper ! Very tasty !
Fish for everyone !
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