Acapulco is always a great long day for us. We try to get off the ship around 10 or 11 in the morning and we don’t get back on until 10 or 11 at night. We eat, we shop, we swim, and since it is always scorching hot, we sweat. We also take a lot of cabs, and walk for miles and miles in this city.

Acapulco is not the tiny resort town I imagined before I visited it. Almost a million people live there and the downtown area sprawls far, far bigger than downtown Halifax.

The cabs here are a little crazy. Often we squish five of us into little VW Bugs and the drivers weave in and out of traffic like there is some secret guideline for locals only. The cabs don’t have meters, so you have to agree on a price before you get in, and hope you’re not getting ripped off. Now that we know better, we can travel for 10 or 15 minutes for only $3.

It definitely beats some of the other modes of transportation we’ve seen. (Cheryl's photo)


MMMM… Gelato.

(Cheryl)

Playtime at the Villa Vera again. They actually turned this into a tower of four people
The hill on the way to Villa Vera.

Our new casino manager told us about a beautiful restaurant to try for supper called Su Casa. Now, Acapulco is a city of huge hills that are so steep you are scared to drive up them (see above). Su Casa is at the top of one of these hills, and gave us a beautiful, panoramic view of the entire city and crescent-shaped coast. The restaurant was on an open-air terrace and was filled with flowers and lanterns. The food was fantastic and we had a beautiful dinner.
Steven was wearing a tank top that day and they asked him to wear this extra waiter’s shirt instead. Haha.



The beautiful view.


This was our last dinner out for the five of us. Sean and Lindsay signed off at the end of the cruise and are just starting their vacation at home in Halifax. We miss them lots.


By the way... Jack is back! YAY!