On 28 January we took a bus from Oaxaca to Pochutla and then a taxi on to the beach town of Zipolite.
Always great to have a view to the west at sunset.
There is no topping the new buses in Mexico. ADO and OCC are the way to go. Careful drivers and a comfortable ride. Just don't forget to take something for motion sickness because there are lots of curves in the mountains.
Fairly dry this time of year.
We had a hilltop hotel with a great view. Loma Linda Bungalows.
Nice cool breeze at night and not that hot during the day. So, no need for A/C. The bed had mosquito netting and we slept with the windows open.
We typically opt for a private bathroom, but in this case the shared "bathroom" is really cool. This six-sided structure has a water tank on top with a shower, commode, urinal, and sink underneath.
Turns out that Zipolite beach is one of the very few "clothing optional" beaches in Mexico. About 30% opt not to wear anything at all. Notice that we were in the 70% group. It's funny the number of one-liners that come to mind when your looking at naked people strolling by you on the beach. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you with your clothes off". Or, "Do you hang out here often". We were unable to stay more than three nights because of a famous nudist festival that filled up all the hotels. So, we had to move on to a more conventional beach.
More beautiful purple flowers.
You can stay very cheaply if you want to.
To keep this G-rated, I'm fairly certain that any people that might be in this picture have some clothes on.
I don't know if Buddha would approve of all the people walking by that were not appropriately covered. At least most of them had their shoes off!
We stayed on the hill, not in this beach-towel bungalow.
Really nice beaches without many people.
This is a pile of sharks these fishermen were cleaning. Something fishy was going on because they told Kassie not to take any pictures. Like she was going to erase the one she already took.
We took an hour-long taxi ride to the resort town of Huatulco where we ended up spending a week. We had only planned to stay a couple of days, but we waited too long and the bus sold out to our next stop. It's the price you pay, when you completely wing it all the time. We were forced to stay in an inexpensive beach resort town in perfect weather for an additional four days.
Tacos became a staple in Mexico for us. Breakfast for two: $3.00
Lots of calm coves for boats.
It's been a while since this bus was on the road.
We don't always drink beer (in Mexico), but when we do, we prefer Dos Equis. Stay thirsty our friends.
We're not accustomed to visiting places with so little trash strewn around. Huatulco has a lot going for it. Especially since it's one of those places in Mexico you're likely to have never heard of before.
Another rough afternoon at the beach with almost no one there. Prior to this, we had taken a taxi to one of the more famous/popular beaches in the area. After taking a look around at hundreds of people and saying "no,gracias" to about 10 guys trying to sell us stuff in the first two minutes, we had enough and left. Funny thing was that this beach was within short walking distance to most of the hotels in the area.
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