Greetings from La Manzanilla. Yes, after all of this time I still am camped here on the beach. My daily routine has changed a bit and usually includes surfing in the mornings and a nap in the afternoon. Sticking around for the past month has allowed for enough exploration and conversation to start to get [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2008 by Poolio
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A routine of practical comfort has loosely established itself in my life here in La Manzanilla. In comparison to my usual routines North of the border the most obvious difference in this new routine is it’s simplicity. Beyond the daily necessities there are few pursuits. These non-essentials most often involve sharing a meal, fireside or [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Poolio
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Many of us have shared the holiday season here in La Manzanilla. After Christmas day people from many parts of Mexico started streaming into town and onto the beach. Our campsite with it’s 9 vans, 15 people and 3 dogs was almost as full as the crowded beach. The crowds and festivities reached their pinnacle [...]
Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Poolio
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After 40 days of absence from North Carolina and covering more than three thousand miles my van is stuck in the sand on the beach of La Manzanilla. Currently there are ten vans in our comfortable campsite that is a short walk down the beach from the town of La Manzanilla. The town has plenty [...]
Posted on December 26th, 2007 by Poolio
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About a week ago we left Zamora Jacona. The trip took us away from the mountains and away from the fast paced travel life that we had been leading. If we continue to move at our current lazy pace my blog posts might catch up with our current activities for the first time on this [...]
Posted on December 24th, 2007 by Poolio
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We briefly made camp in the mixture of the cities Zamora and Jacona. This two night stay was all it took for out trip to live up to it’s name. We packed a lot of activity into our time in these nice cities and only abbreviated our stay so that we could get to beach [...]
Posted on December 19th, 2007 by Poolio
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After Zacatecas we visited the Chimulco RV resort. Chimulco is located a little to the Southwest of Guadalajara in the town of Villa De Corona. At first I was not happy to be staying in a crowded RV campground but this feeling quickly changed as I toured the beautiful grounds and met the many friendly [...]
Posted on December 18th, 2007 by Poolio
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The “crasy” red van with Ben and Sylvia led the way on our passage to Villa Corona. With the exception of the red lights that I had to run in Aguas Calientes it appeared that we would have an easy trip. Deep into the city of Guadalajara Ben informed us that the he and Sylvia [...]
Posted on December 11th, 2007 by Poolio
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Since Tuesday afternoon I have been in the wonderful city of Zacatecas. The visit has been wonderful in part because it is such a beautiful city. The visit has also been wonderful because of the friendly and interesting people that I have met here including Mark and Patricia who have gracefully been host to all [...]
Posted on December 9th, 2007 by Poolio
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After successfully crossing the border I was glad to hit the road, see some sights and leave the border area behind. On our first day in Mexico we drove until just before sunset. I hooked onto an excellent Mexican radio station that was playing 80′s rock and teaching me a bit of Spanish in between [...]
Posted on December 7th, 2007 by Poolio
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