So my big adventure in March was my solo trip to Mexico. It was definitely an adventure to travel to a new country on my own.
First Day:Arriving - I catch a cab without mishap from the Manzanillo airport and travel the half hour north to Melaque. (Melackee) The cabbie was very efficient and definitely had a method for dealing with the heat. He had a towel tucked into his collar and his hair slicked back so with the windows open the wind wouldn't mess his hair! The trip in the cab was a great way to absorb the landscape. Lots of palm trees, papaya, mango and banana fields. I was thinking that I could have rented a car and driven myself until we came up on the first giant speed bump in the middle of the highway. Given that the warnings for these speed bump are in Spanish I probably wouldn't have seen then until the car was airborne! The speed bumps seem to be the only way speed can be controlled on the highways and roads so they are everywhere and huge!
After navigating a small town - which again would have thrown me if I had rented a car - we came upon Melaque. After turning off the highway we started winding our way through the small mostly unpaved streets until I saw the sign Tennis El Palmar and I knew I had arrived. The cabbie dropped me off and I went to what looked like the front door. It had a pad lock on it...hmmm maybe they are gone for awhile and they'll be back. I tried what looked like a door on the side of the building - I tried pulling on it but there was no handle. The entire place was surrounded with a 10 foot wall so I couldn't see in.
The panic started to rise a little - I had the phone number for the place but I hadn't bothered to check if my cell phone worked in Mexico. I didn't have any change so I wouldn't be able to use a pay phone. I thought about yelling but that seemed a bit futile. I went back to the front door and I finally noticed a button that hopefully was a doorbell. I pushed it and my host appeared at the door! He led me back to the door on the side and explained I PUSH the door to get in! Ah! He gave me my keys and a bit of an explanation of the surrounding area. I hauled my suitcase up the stairs to my suite. A bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and sitting area. Very nice and such a relief! I ventured down to the beach and to the corner store where I bought some food. I was so tired and a little disorientated I decided to just crash after a couple of hours. I think I fell asleep at 8 pm! I wanted to be well rested for the next adventure - tennis at 8:30 the next morning.
First Day:Arriving - I catch a cab without mishap from the Manzanillo airport and travel the half hour north to Melaque. (Melackee) The cabbie was very efficient and definitely had a method for dealing with the heat. He had a towel tucked into his collar and his hair slicked back so with the windows open the wind wouldn't mess his hair! The trip in the cab was a great way to absorb the landscape. Lots of palm trees, papaya, mango and banana fields. I was thinking that I could have rented a car and driven myself until we came up on the first giant speed bump in the middle of the highway. Given that the warnings for these speed bump are in Spanish I probably wouldn't have seen then until the car was airborne! The speed bumps seem to be the only way speed can be controlled on the highways and roads so they are everywhere and huge!
After navigating a small town - which again would have thrown me if I had rented a car - we came upon Melaque. After turning off the highway we started winding our way through the small mostly unpaved streets until I saw the sign Tennis El Palmar and I knew I had arrived. The cabbie dropped me off and I went to what looked like the front door. It had a pad lock on it...hmmm maybe they are gone for awhile and they'll be back. I tried what looked like a door on the side of the building - I tried pulling on it but there was no handle. The entire place was surrounded with a 10 foot wall so I couldn't see in.
The panic started to rise a little - I had the phone number for the place but I hadn't bothered to check if my cell phone worked in Mexico. I didn't have any change so I wouldn't be able to use a pay phone. I thought about yelling but that seemed a bit futile. I went back to the front door and I finally noticed a button that hopefully was a doorbell. I pushed it and my host appeared at the door! He led me back to the door on the side and explained I PUSH the door to get in! Ah! He gave me my keys and a bit of an explanation of the surrounding area. I hauled my suitcase up the stairs to my suite. A bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and sitting area. Very nice and such a relief! I ventured down to the beach and to the corner store where I bought some food. I was so tired and a little disorientated I decided to just crash after a couple of hours. I think I fell asleep at 8 pm! I wanted to be well rested for the next adventure - tennis at 8:30 the next morning.
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