Monday we reached Ixtapa, our southern-most destination on the coast. This town, along with neighboring Zihuatanejo, have morphed into destination resort towns in recent years that have grown to depend increasingly on tourist revenue. Thousands of tourists arrive by RVs, planes, and cruise ships....looking for ways to spend their money.....fishing, fine dining, massages on the beach,shopping for trinkets and goodies in the Zihua marketplace and partying late into the night.
We camped at Playa Linda, a sandy parking lot looking out onto the bay and up at a big pink hotel. Adjacent to the camping area was a sanctuary of sorts with crocodiles fenced in what probably once was a beautiful estuary. The birds.......egrets, wood storks, spoonbills, cormorants, herons, kingfishers, etc.....flocked in to dine on the fish in the marsh, keeping a wary eye on the crocs. Oops! I didn't download pictures from the camera to the computer so I'll edit this and add pics later! You'll enjoy the croc! This " teaser" pic is of a feathered fisherman at Maruata
Tuesday we bussed over to Zihuatanejo for a day of exploring the vendor markets and shops on the waterfront. I think the bus drivers felt it was beneath their macho dignity to slow for the many potholes and bumps on the road between Ixtapa and Zihua, so the rides were REALLY exciting!
We sat in the back of the buses, which magnified the effect of the rides to carnival proportions!After a final day of relaxing, we decided to head inland and up to the mountain city of Uruapan on Thursday......destination: Hotel Pie de la Sierra.
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