Trip to Malacha

We got up, had breakfast, read, and sat by the pool. At about noon we headed over to the little fishing village of Barra. We were to meet our friend Mark and he and Lee were going to try to body surf. There was a couple that figured out that we could both speak Spanish so they wanted to come over with us. They were to meet us on the beach.

We were in a bay, so there weren’t really waves big enough to ride. But, the water was perfect. I forgot how much sand you get in your hair and your suit when you swim in the ocean. . . So, our friend Dan showed up (He owns a condo in Cozumel) and he told us he was going to figure out how to get to the other side of the bay. We all decided to pack up and start exploring. The other couple never showed, so we went through their little market and I helped Mark get something for his daughter. He wanted to not pay more than 200 pesos for the piece, but the guy wouldn’t budge. So, I told him we’d find one somewhere else. Mark tried a little harder to no avail. The guy went into this big speech about how he couldn’t sell it for that little ‘cuz he would lose money. Mark took 4 steps from his booth and the guy agreed to take Mark’s price. J

Mark decided to go back to the resort, as he was out of money, and so Dan, Lee and I started exploring. Dan found a rotisserie chicken cooking guy on the side of the road. It was awesome!!! We had rice and chicken tortillas!!! Last year, heck, last week that would have freaked me out to eat from a vendor off the street. But, we didn’t get sick! Lee asked around and we found an American that lived in Mexico for a few months a year. We took a bus for 40 cents each to Malacha, the next little town, and the end of the bay. We got off the bus there and walked around a little. Lee talked to a man on the beach that told us how beautiful Manzanillo was, so we made plans to go to Manzanillo the next day because we figured we could get there for less than 120 dollars, which is what the hotel would have charged!!

We got back in time to shower and get ready for the surprise party. Turns out it was a party on the beach, a secluded awesome beach. They had been setting this place up all week. They had tables for all 400 of us in the sand. They served drinks while everyone had appetizers. The waves were far bigger there than in the bay. We had dinner. Chicken with vegetables in a roll? Sounds yucky but was really good. Potatoes, salad, fruit, soup, rolls, and at every dinner there were desserts that had nowhere near as much sugar as we put in our desserts here. Those are good.

They had a dj for us and they lit bonfires after dinner. They lit fireworks and set off a huge Builder’s Club sign made of fireworks also that they set off. There was a guy that got way too drunk and kept getting too far into the water. The lifeguards were watching closely and then all at once, one darted off at full speed after him, fearing the guy would drown. Finally, his wife came to get him out of the water so that he was not longer the spectacle of the party. It was an awesome night, but we were all exhausted and ready to go to Manzanillo the next day, so off we went to bed.