Ramblin' On with Al and Colleen: A Walk through Melaque

We started the day slowly enjoying the warmth. We (including Jazzy) had been waiting for warm nights that had needed only a sheet for warmth. Sorry Barb, but I guess I am a beach girl!

We headed out for our walk around 11am, it is probably a 10 minute walk to the main square in Melaque along cobblestone roads but we took an indirect route with a stop at the ocean's edge. there are some new buildings along the water since our 2010 visit, mainly accomodations for US and Canadian tourists, but much is very familiar to us.

We walked along the beach for as long as my legs could handle. The sand was already almost too hot to walk on. There were people sunbathing and playing in the water. We came across this bird that was staring out at the ocean and did not seem to care that we came so close to him. There were pelicans and seagulls fighting for fish. It was very peaceful, other then the booming of the waves.

We went back onto the street and wandered through the stores bulging with water toys, blankets, t-shirts and trinkets.

We came across a couple of our old "favorite" restaurants. Rooster's, in 2010 they were on the beach but now are on the main street across from the Banamex, this was a favorite breakfast stop, we haven't tried them yet this year. Along the beach sea wall or malecon, we discovered Senor Froy's. We have tried this out for lunch with cervesa's of course. We sat with our feet buried in the sand and watched the antics in the water. The fellow who runs the banana boat, caught a dorado in his leisure time and proceeded to clean it on the beach. The birds loved that.

Al bought fresh shucked oysters from the vendor who strolls the beach.

Back at the RV Park, after a cooling dip in the pool, we climbed the 3 flights of stairs up to the roof top palapa which had a beautiful view across the lagoon and over to Barra de Navidad.