TRAVELS

Sunday, March 19, 2006

When we returned from our excursion, it was already Christmas Eve. We had a dinner reservation in a local restaurant by the sea, which offered live entertainment and inexpensive yummy lobsters. Most of our acquaintances were partying in the hotel Las Hadas, where there was a Mexican fiesta, buffet and show. We decided to part in house and join our friends.



Greg and Sanaz were a lovely couple who comes from Vancouver, Canada. Greg frequents the hotel as he own local businesses in Manzanillo. They were really both a very nice couple and we run into each other frequentlu in the pool, breakfast buffets or at happy hours.

We also enjoyed the local Mariachi band, as well as the shows and presentations of the local cowboy.



Not to mention the rich fattening, exotic food and the overflow of Tequilas and Margaritas. It was a wonderful christmas eve. Forget about the morning after hangovers.

Sunday, March 05, 2006

On our drive back home to Manzanillo from Comala, we were looking for the El Salto waterfall which we read about on the internet. The night before, during happy hour, we asked friends from the bar, if the El Salto waterfall was nice and worth visiting?! Everyone from the bar looked at us, and did not know what we were talking about." "What Waterfall?" Sergio, the bartender from Las Hadas hotel asked.



Sergio is a Canadian who migrated to Mexico and "living la vida loca" in Manzanillo. :) He is such a nice person, and loves to spoil his guest with drinks pouring even after happy hour. Theoretically, He knows all the hotspots in town too. "No one has ever heard of that water fall." he said.

After driving along the winding natural roads and jungles, we thought we were lost several times. Occasionally, we would spot a blue pipeline along the road. This pipeline is used to transport iron ore (by flowing water) to the pelletizing plant several miles away in Manzanillo. We did find the waterfall. But first, we found a new water park, with 3 pools, a large 3-story water slide, and two smaller "kiddy" slides. The water that feeds the pools comes straight from the spring-fed creek, so it's cool and crystal clear. There were a few locals enjoying it. We had to pass by this waterpark to get to the waterfall.

Now we know why noone knows about it. To me it was a trickle-fall. Only spurts of water was gushing from the mountaintop. "It's dry season, okay? " My husband Daryl intercepted my thoughts, before I start saying something wierd.