The Today saw us in our 6th and last day here. It was a pleasant 22-3 degree morning with a slight breeze. However, the stillness of last night made our sleeping time feel almost too warm.
The ordeal of loading the bikes and getting everything ready usually takes an hour but we were in no hurry this morning, as Adrienne walked through the restaurant to the beach to enjoy last thoughts of this beautiful spot.
Our not too distant neighbours, Darryl and Val dropped over to say good bye. They also were on their way to pick up eggs. It was a fortunate stop for them as we decided to give them our eggs and a few other things from our cooler. We would be in a hotel for the next 4 nights so it was also lucky for us, not to have to throw good food away as we would be turning off our cooler during our stay.
We had a fun few games of crib last night and I mentioned how frustrated I was at not being able to purchase a beer-cozy in this country. With the heat a cold beer remains cool for only minutes without an insulating cover--but I guess Mexicans do not mind. Darryl must have realized my frustration with warm beer. This morning as he said good bye he handed me an extra beer-cozy from his van and they wished us "safe travels".
The 13 km of washboard and gravel was again a slow go for Dahlia but we eventually made pavement and the short run to Huatulco.
We arrived a couple of hours before check in so it gave us time to get caught up on banking and other internet tasks. Next was lunch at a beach restaurant--and order of shrimp salad that was so large it satisfied both of us!
Before heading back to the hotel to check in we strolled through parts of the tourist-retail section of Santa Cruz (one of the 3 communities that make up Huatulco).
Adrienne picked up a very pretty Mexican tie-died dress with highlighting embroidery for only $15 and I topped up another month talk and cell data for only $7.50
The cell data has proved very valuable as we use it constantly in the car for communication GPS--it makes driving so easy. Also, Google on-the-fly can be handy, and the unlimited call feature throughout North America has helped us keep in the loop at home and with anyone who we need to catch up with.
As mentioned earlier in the blog, we really like the location of our hotel, The Skipper's Club. Apart from the normal outdoor restaurant, it has 3 pools, and a billiard-pool room with small bar resembling the inside of a well maintained ship's recreation room with natural wood finishing throughout--even and ancient roulette wheel in wood and leather to play with. One of the pool tables is enormous but has no pockets! I have not figured that one out yet.
We wrapped the day up with a romantic dinner on a quiet sandy beach, in a bay, nearby an enormously large but quiet pier that from time to time hosts cruise ships that visit the town. Adrienne and her mom made such a stop a few years ago.
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