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Troncones, Mexico -Day ten (Mon)

Got up, ate leftovers, checked email, woke amber up, showered, walked to manzanillo bay and ate a poke-like mahi mahi sashimi. Damn good! Amber got a chicken sandwich. Most expensive beers yet at $2.50. Walked back. We found six or seven really good urchins. Never found Mark's shoes. we're lookin' for 'em on everybody, though. Mark emailed and said their luggage got lost and the taxi drivers ripped 'em off. Go figure.

Troncones, Mexico -Day nine (Sun)

Everyone left. Amber and I each read a whole book each today. I read Micheal Crichton's "State of Fear" and Amber read "Velocity" by Dean Koontz. Yes, the whole books. It's all we did. Until night time... but that's personal.

Troncones, Mexico -Day eight (saturday)

What a day! We got up relatively on time and not too hung over. Alejandro arrived around nine and we were still eating. We finally got everyone into is truck around nine-thirty. We drove a few miles north to the turn off for the ranch and took a left at the y a few miles into the jungle. it led us to a small cow farm/abandoned palm plantaion with a river running next to it. the kayaks were stored there and we carried them down to the river. we paddled up stream about half a mile and pulled into an area where a path had been cleared. It led us to a clearing with many indigenous trees. Alejandro told us all kinds of interesting things about symbiotic relationships in the forest and defense mechanisms of specific plants. then we floated down to a bay. Once there, we drank some water Alejandro had brought us and picked up seven or eight bags of debris from the river that had deposited on the shore. A fun kayak adventure and helping out the local beauty! How cool! Alejandro turns out to be a really cools guy and a great guide. He is very knowledgeable and has studied marine science. His dream is to have a farm that is eco-friendly which he will manage and give tours of. I am Jealous of that plan.

We paddle back upstream and back to the truck. Alejandro takes us to "the ranch" surf spot where we drink $1 beers (I think we drank almost all their beers!) and eat delicious ($3) fried quesodillas. How cool/fun! Alejandro's dog got into a fight when we first got there abd the owner of the other dog was rude, but alejandro cooled him off and Max was allowed to come out and chill with us after a while. Mark very dilligently pushed an oyster sack back into the ocean a few times. We peed in the ocean, as there were no facilitites there. Funny watching everyone (myself included) sitting in the ocean as the waves came up. It was too shallow to pee standing up. We invited Alejandro to dinner (Nicole had alterior motives for him :-) and then headed home in his truck.

We got back, napped, drank and then Ryan, T-bird and I headed north on the street. Everyone else (including poor Mark as the only dude) went shopping in the tiendas for clothes and food. Somehow one of them spent $100 in this tiny town in half an hour...

We saw lots of cool houses and (luckily) met up with Alejandro again (He was returning from Ixtapa). He drove us up past manzanillo bay to La Marea. It is an awesome (!) luxury villa in the northern part of troncones owned by a couple in San Diego. Wow. Endless pool with a swing, beautiful common area. -even nicer than the $250k condos we had checked out the day before.

We walked back on the beach (for what seemed like a million miles) and were impressed with casa gregorio and pelicano something or other.

When we got back, Maria was getting ready to serve chile rellenos and more of her awesome guacamole. Yum! Alejandro got there just in time after helping some guests get settled at La Marea. We ate a wonderful dinner and then drank/pool/ocean swim/drank. Alejandro suprised us all with an offer to take us to a secret hot springs. We were floored! What a generous offer. we, of course, accepted and piled into his truck. We were in for a treat. we drove north twenty minutes or so and headed off into the jungle. Those in back stood up and got quite a ride. It was so much fun, we had to trade with those in front on the way back. we arrived at a small clearing. alejandro led us across a couple of streams to a place where some sand bags crossed the flow of a natural hot springs. What an amazing place! We would never have gone there by ourselves. The fireflys were out and it was magical... Good friends, great spot, full stomach, a few beers, some smoke. It was a moment I will always remember with a smile.

We returned home and swam a little more then off to bed sometime in the morning. What a great day! I love Troncones! Thanks you Alejandro! I will be recommending Costa Nativa Eco-tours to everyone!

Troncones, Mexico -Day seven (Fri)

We get up even later, eat eggs, cereal, tortillas and beans. Palapas, beer, pool, etc.

alejandro from costa nativa eco-tours stops by and lets us know what he has to offer. What a nice guy! And great english.

We wanted the cave/zip line tour, but there was a "grey area" about the ownership now that Jaguar tours no longer serviced this area. we asked what he recommended and he said the kayak tour. We said OK and signed us up. we were to leave at nine the next morning... That was about three hours earlier than we had woken up the past few days...

Mariah made us a wonderful dinner of chicken/cheese enchiladas with rice and beans for $10/person... the best food yet by far. Why had we not done this before?!

We drank some more and amber and i went to bed around 11. Everyone else stayed up a few more hours.

Troncones, Mexico -Day six (thurs)

Marko is off early. We see him pass us in his rental Jeep while eating another delicious cafe sol omelet and toast.

Cafe Sol tacos for dinner. Portobello, yum! and they're four bucks for three!

We see the casa buena vida dude for the fourth time, luckily without his creepy cousin now.

Troncones, Mexico -Day five (weds)

Up late, cafe sol breakfast. They have the best omelets! The fruit plate is so-so. Shopping in troncones for ice cream, ice, tomatoes, limes, eggs -the essentials. Can't find a mango to save our lives. Amber really wants one!

Everyone is pretty chill today. Naps, etc. I read a book most of the afternoon.

Troncones, Mexico -Day four (Tues)

Amber made me wonderful juevos rancheros for breakfast. We woke up pretty late. Pool, palapa, cervesa over and over. Ryan and I tried boogey (yeah, I said boogey) boarding with little success.

Jesus the gardener and Mariah the maid all seem really nice and do a great job.

We went to ixtapa and bought some pretty good stuff -A wooden bowl, a funny figurine and three hammocks. We ate at frank's. two for one drink specials!

Dinner... I'm not sure where we ate...

drank plenty. went to bed late.

Marko's fishing trip is cancelled due to hurricaine John flattening his resort... His mom handles the situation by emailing debbie who emails tina who leaves us a note that we find when we return to the house. Go mom!

Troncones, Mexico -Day three (Mon)

woke up, ate breakfast at cafe sol, palapas, beach, beer, pool, cocktails, beer, limes, jenni made tacos for everyone. Late night mexico egg wonder food by Marko. We ate at burro barracho after trying to find the taco tienda of death. It does not seem to exist...

Troncones, Mexico -Day two (Sun)

Sunday morning. It is quite apparent that there will be construction going on in the morning... every morning... on both sides of us. That aside, we got up and Jenni made breakfast for everyone. Eggs, cheese, onions, tortillas. Yum!

Many of us were bitten by sand fleas as we walked on the beach last night. Swell. Looks like a million mosquito bites and itches like hell. Not much of a price to pay for a paradise like this! The weather is beautiful! It was overcast and rainy yesterday, but today is perfect! Hot and a little humid, but very nice -sun was out until around four, then some clouds and a nice sunset.

We ate dinner at huichinanga's, which is owned by the brother of the manager at burro baracho (vincent?). Good dinner, great tequila. Marko was pleased!

We walked back along the beach in the moonlight with the waves crashing to the left of us. There are little crabs everywhere!

More drinking/pool action. We ended up swimming in the ocean late at night. Fun!

Troncones, Mexico -Day one (Sat, Sept 2, 2006)

The plane ride was relatively uneventful. we flew first class on Alaska. It wasn't too exciting, but worth the miles. They gave us actual food and the drinks were good!

We arrived at Casa De La Sirena at around six thirty after a pleasant ($70) taxi ride from the airport. The taxi drivers are friendly here and this one knoew some english. Everyone was already here and settled in their rooms. They had even done the shopping in Ixtapa!

The crew (Ryan and Tyana, Jenni and Marko, Mark and Erin and Nicole) had been kind enough to save us the top floor of the villa. Choice digs! It looks right over the ocean and the pool and the fridge full of beer and food is always nearby.

A cold beer, some unpacking and off to dinner! We ate at Costa Brava -mid-priced and O.K. food. This would turn out to be our least favorite meal of the trip. Beers were a dollar fifty and I must have had five.

We walked home and drank for a few hours while catching up and swimming in the pool. Then off to bed. It had been a big day of travel for all of us.