Mexico Ride 2008 Pics
Day Four (Tuesday May
20, 2008)
Steve's room in Guanajuato
Inside the bathroom area
A view from Steve's balcony
Another direction from
Steve's room
Upstairs hallway
Another view of the street
in front of the room with the tram in view
Artwork in the Lobby (Concierge
desk)
Sitting in the Lobby making
plans
Steve was leading the
bunch on the way to visit the Mercado (market) in Guanajuato to start
our day
Pollo (chicken) on the
rotissire
Juice counter at the market
I had a carrot juice that
was freshly made here in the market. This is the market where the locals
shop. It was several blocks from our hotel
Lots of variety at the
meat counter
Chicken Feet (found in
the market by the plenty)
On our way out of Guanajuato
Most of our 300 miles
today was spent on the Cuota (Toll Road) It cost us about $800 pesos ($80
US) to get to the most direct shot of the Pacific Coast (Costa). Our temperatures
had only reached 86 before today. However, today, they reached a digit
or two above 90 for about 40 miles or so. The majority of the time, they
were below 86. Saturday, Sunday and Monday were much more pleasant.
A few banana farms between
the Cuota and the playa (beach)
We first hit the beach
at Santa Cruz. It was discovered to be unacceptable and we moved on.We
initially passed this hotel on the way to San Blas (another 10 miles).
Once we saw how discouraging San Blas was, we returned to this location.
It is a wonderful spot to stop.
Our room is right behind
our bikes. The ocean (oceano) is just through the columns. The room cost
$350 pesos ($35 US) complete with air conditioning (no internet).
Our view from the back
of the hotel
Stan is the first one
to take a dip in our quaint little pool. We enjoyed it for an hour or
two before sundown.
A view of our beachfront
A shot of the hotel from
the water
I'm ordering something
cold to drink at our restaurant by the water
Poolside
Steve is making his family
proud as he displays some of his best fashion
Our pool extended out
over the beach. Try to find this for $35 in the U.S.
Awww, the sound of waves
Don Bell enjoying too
much
Stan Goodell enjoying
the simple pleasure
Sunset
Note to self for future reference:
-
Steve pointed out that there was a Holiday Inn Express so my previous comment in reference to the Office Depot may not be true. I know we live in a Global World.
- Guadaljara has lots of traffic and no bypass to get around it
- The cuota is beneficial but expensive
- Santa Cruz, Miramar and San Blas don't need to be repeated, however there are a few nice beaches in between