Acapulco

It was another long day of heat, humidity, dusty towns, twisties and vistas, before finally arriving in Acapulco! It took 3 days of riding to get here from Puerto Vallarta.

Riding from Lázaro Cárdenas to Acapulco

As I mentioned this was another long ride. Not quite as many spectacular vistas as the previous two days. But still nice.

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Hotel Elcano

I booked the Hotel Elcano for a really good price. Only a few dollars over my budget. Only only could get it for that price during the week. For the weekend it was WAY over my budget.

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Nice parking for my motorcycle right outside the entrance with 24 hours attendants.

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Great views from my room.

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First thing though I headed to the pool patio for a beer.

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But I wouldn’t do that again. The beer cost 50 pesos. Pretty expensive but I guess you are paying for the ambiance. But what really ticked my off is that when I went to pay the bill he said there was tax too????!!! He showed me the bill and the “propina” part. Now my Spanish is not great, but I know propina means the tip! It was like he was forcing me into giving him a tip. That ticked me off. I gave him 10 pesos but I wouldn’t be going back there again.

For dinner, I went to Texas Ribs. I know, not very Mexican. I just wanted some comfort food though.

A Day in Acapulco

I had a day to enjoy in Acapulco. I woke up to the sound of waves. I LOVE that! It was already hot and humid.

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For breakfast I went to Starbucks up the street. So relaxing. Great people watching and I got lots of Daily Journals done.

I spent a couple of hours in the afternoon in my air conditioned room. Although the air conditioning couldn’t keep up with the heat. I ended up falling asleep.

Sunset

The sun was starting to set.

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I had researched restaurants on Tripadvisor. One of the restuarants recommended was Tobasco Beach just a block from my hotel. They said it was on the beach and a great place to watch the sunset. off I went.

Great view from my table!

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They had filet mignon on the the menu as a specialty. Sounded great! And only for 195 pesos or about $14 CDN! That actually should have been my first clue. What filet mignon cost $14?

Everything was great about the meal except the filet 🙁 Now I don’t know much about filet mignon, but this was not like home. It was big and flat huuummmm. And it tasted nothing like filet at home. I could only have one bite. It tasted awful to me.

Being non-confrontational, I asked for them to wrap it up. I later just threw it away. I thought about giving it to some stray dogs but didn’t see any.

Still a nice evening though. And all in all a wonderful day.

My Route for November 16, 2016

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My Location for November 17, 2016

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