Special Attractions January 20 10:00 AM Rating: 5.0 Name: Dolphin Viewing Boat Tour Location: Isla Aguado, Campeche Entrance Fee:: 250 Notes:: The trip costs 1000 pesos so depending on how many people go the price per person varies. In our case there were 4 of us so 250 each. This …
Gulf Coast trip January 19 2:48 PM Rating: 5.0 Name:: Freedom Shores Resort Location: Isla Aguada Notes: There aren’t many places to camp in Mexico but looking on iOverlander I saw this one. It is a nice, shady beachfront rv park with all services for those who need them. It …
Gulf Coast trip January 19 11:08 AM Name:: Hwy #180 Location: Tabasco to Campeche, Mexico Notes: It was time to leave the cuota highways behind so we headed straight north to the coast on a secondary road that took us through many small villages. The land around here is very …
Gulf Coast trip January 19 8:30 AM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Hotel Ruis Restaurant Location: Cardenas, Mexico Notes: So we sit here this morning after a night of loud electronic music until 2 am listening to the classics from 1767. The food was good here. Now we’re ready to get back …
Gulf Coast trip Thursday 7:41 PM Name:: Cardenas at Night Location: Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico Notes: Every store has music blaring from huge speakers and hundreds of people are walking or standing on the street making it seem like a party happening all over town. Earlier we saw no taco shops …
Gulf Coast trip Thursday 3:34 PM Name:: After the Rain Location: Hotel Ruis Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico Notes: We rode in the pouring rain for about an hour as we headed toward Cardenas on the quota highway. It was expensive on the cuota (189 pesos) and there was a lot of …
Gulf Coast trip Thursday 8:43 AM Name: Hotel Baluarte Location: Veracruz, Veracruz Notes: Our waiter has seen us for breakfast and dinner and now he is our best friend. Excellent service! Very good pancakes and fresh orange juice Accomodation: None Meal: Breakfast Food: Huevos Mexicans, hotcakes, bacon, juice,coffee Cost: 156 …
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 7:52 PM Name: Hotel Baluarte Location: Veracruz, Veracruz Notes: The hotel restaurant was not expensive so we ate a light supper there before heading up to our room. There is a glass elevator on the other side of the courtyard so we took that instead …
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 3:48 PM Name: Palapa Perea Location: Veracruz, Veracruz Notes: Our guide, Hubert, suggested this restaurant for good seafood. It wasn’t bad but not as good as the fish and pulpo we had a couple of days ago. Accomodation: None Meal: Lunch Food: Fish Veracruzana, filet mantequilla, …
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 1:10 PM Name: San Juan Ulua Location: Veracruz Notes:: This fortress located right in the middle of a modern, bustling was originally built in the 1500’s as protection from pirates who might try to raid the warehouses of the Spanish. It was enlarged several time and …
