Arrived in Zihuatanejo!

Will be working on the incomplete posts below over the next while, but we are now officially on Mexican Time.



15th November

At 9:30 we left the RV park stopping a bit down the the road to fill up on propane. We like to do that inland as on the coast sometimes what you get butane which doesn't do well in cold temperatures. We try to keep as high a propane concentration in the tank as possible.

The fuel gauge still looked good--we would refuel in Zihuatanejo just before parking for four months. The road was mostly down hill. We were at about 6000 feet in elevation here and were heading for sea-level so we should do well fuel wise! Some of the long steep downhills made us glad of the freightliner chassis, air brakes, Cumins engine and Allison transmission with exhaust brakes.


It's a pretty route through very mountainous country and alongside some 25 kilometers of man made lake used for power generation.




We arrived at about 2 PM at El Manglar RV Park and Restaurant. Leaned on the airhorns to announce our presence, RV Park owner and friend Edmundo and waiter Martin came out to welcome us with big grins.

Abandoned the rig crosswise in the parking lot, took the dogs for a quick pee then headed to the restaurant for lunch.



Wednesday morning the carwash crew arrived. We had many months of dirt to be removed. We also had them give the rig a good paste wax and polish.

We'll get it done again before we leave in March to clean off all the salty dust from 4 months in the park.


18th of November was opening night for Tanya and Kenny of La Hija del Capitan restaurant for the new tourist season. We are on our way! This is one of our favorite restaurants, their menu includes a yummy lasagna and their chipotle burger is wonderful.



Only a week here and already the grass is growing under our feet and friends are are dropping in to visit!





We bought a small canopy to protect the car from the overnight dew but it seems to be a little on the small side. We'll have to get a bigger one!



Within the week we had the hammock up and tested and Art had found a place for "La Suegra".













The first day of our second week in Zihuatanejo came to a typical close.



As November drew to a close we continued connecting with old friends and new and re-acquainting ourselves with the scenery and the beach.

Art came across one of our old friends who works on the beach: Not sure if he's just resting after a hard day at work or if it was a particularly hard landing!--Art threatened to show it to his boss--a good friend of ours.