We had every intention of starting our 5 day 4 night remainder of the trip in Barra and moving to 1 or 2 more towns after, but it was so relaxing in Barra that we decided to spent the remainder of our trip just hanging out on the beach in one spot instead. Throughout the next few days we did the same thing as the first night: ate, drank more booze, spent time lounging in the sun, ate some more, and toured the rest of the town. We did manage to make it to St. Patricio-Melaque, the next town over, which is only a few miles away by bus and about 3 miles walking distance on the beach from our hotel. We opted to walk the distance instead of taking a bus because we hadn't exercised since we arrived in Mexico and thought we could use exercise.
The beach was much softer than I expected which gave us a well needed "burn". In Barra, the town is quiet, relaxed, and though there are bars there is not much happening past 9 and even before that there is hardly anyone left in the streets. In Melaque, however, there was much more going on which we were happy to see. It was a Sunday, and locals were out playing on the beach with kids, Canadians were out playing ladder toss and drinking beer in the sun, and beach side restaurants were packed. Locals were out selling meats and fruits on sticks (one of my favorite ways of eating a meal), and boaters were making good business pulling kids behind them on banana boats. It was a good change of pace. We had ate lunch right before going to Melaque, and I didn't bring my bathing suit to go swimming, so we just walked around town for a bit and caught the bus back home. I had homework to do anyway so we decided we would spent the day in Melaque the next day.
The following day we took a bus over to Melaque instead of walking with plans to sit on the beach all day and grab some food. When we arrived at the beach we realized quickly that the reason for the busy scene we saw the day before had been because it was a Sunday; there was hardly anyone on the beach today. I was bummed that I wouldn't be able to eat the chicken and mangos on a stick that I had saw the day before, but we found a shady spot at the only restaurant with people in it at the time, ordered drinks, a BLT, and relaxed there fore a few hours anyway. Lesson learned: next time don't walk away from a fun atmosphere expecting it to be the same every day.
I actually had finals that I needed to work on in between trying to enjoy our vacation, so we spent the next few days just hanging around the hotel and pool enjoying the view while I worked on my homework.
This margarita wins the award for worst margarita thus far. This is how full it was when they brought it to us, and it was far too sour.
We've been on the search for fish tacos since we arrived in Mexico. We used to get them all the time in Baja and we had been craving them since before we even entered Mexico. Of course, there weren't any fish taco stands inland but we finally saw fish tacos on the menus in restaurants on the coast. We tried this place because they had good prices, but the tacos themselves were much different than the ones we were used to getting in Baja. In Baja, they deep fry them in a way you think is done by magic. In Mexico they still fry them but don't use the same magic potion. These tacos were somewhat disappointing.
This stray dog had found a stick close to us on the beach and was thrilled to have something to play with. I offered him a game of tug-o-war and he accepted. He won, of course, and I went back to my seat. For the next 30 minutes or so I played quite a few more games with him as he kept barking at me to come back whenever I sat back down.
For dinner we found a place with a guy playing live music. He was good enough to draw us in even though the food on the menu looked so-so. I'm glad we ate here, because the fish tacos were pretty good (still not the same as Baja) and Eric enjoyed a great aquachile. I recommend ordering the aquachile if ever the opportunity presents itself. It is like shrimp ceviche, but it consists of whole shrimp tails, raw, soaked in lime juice. It is like sushi.
Day 3: back to Maleque to relax for the day
The beach was much softer than I expected which gave us a well needed "burn". In Barra, the town is quiet, relaxed, and though there are bars there is not much happening past 9 and even before that there is hardly anyone left in the streets. In Melaque, however, there was much more going on which we were happy to see. It was a Sunday, and locals were out playing on the beach with kids, Canadians were out playing ladder toss and drinking beer in the sun, and beach side restaurants were packed. Locals were out selling meats and fruits on sticks (one of my favorite ways of eating a meal), and boaters were making good business pulling kids behind them on banana boats. It was a good change of pace. We had ate lunch right before going to Melaque, and I didn't bring my bathing suit to go swimming, so we just walked around town for a bit and caught the bus back home. I had homework to do anyway so we decided we would spent the day in Melaque the next day.
The following day we took a bus over to Melaque instead of walking with plans to sit on the beach all day and grab some food. When we arrived at the beach we realized quickly that the reason for the busy scene we saw the day before had been because it was a Sunday; there was hardly anyone on the beach today. I was bummed that I wouldn't be able to eat the chicken and mangos on a stick that I had saw the day before, but we found a shady spot at the only restaurant with people in it at the time, ordered drinks, a BLT, and relaxed there fore a few hours anyway. Lesson learned: next time don't walk away from a fun atmosphere expecting it to be the same every day.
I actually had finals that I needed to work on in between trying to enjoy our vacation, so we spent the next few days just hanging around the hotel and pool enjoying the view while I worked on my homework.
This margarita wins the award for worst margarita thus far. This is how full it was when they brought it to us, and it was far too sour.
We've been on the search for fish tacos since we arrived in Mexico. We used to get them all the time in Baja and we had been craving them since before we even entered Mexico. Of course, there weren't any fish taco stands inland but we finally saw fish tacos on the menus in restaurants on the coast. We tried this place because they had good prices, but the tacos themselves were much different than the ones we were used to getting in Baja. In Baja, they deep fry them in a way you think is done by magic. In Mexico they still fry them but don't use the same magic potion. These tacos were somewhat disappointing.
Walk to Melaque
Melaque on a Sunday. The action goes all the way down to the mountain.
This stray dog had found a stick close to us on the beach and was thrilled to have something to play with. I offered him a game of tug-o-war and he accepted. He won, of course, and I went back to my seat. For the next 30 minutes or so I played quite a few more games with him as he kept barking at me to come back whenever I sat back down.
How can you say no to this face? Maybe next time I wont offer to begin with.
Above is another great deal we got on a tequila fresca combo. Below is day 2 sunset.
Day 3: back to Maleque to relax for the day
Eric shows he is quite capable of being of artsy ways even when hes had a "few".
Day 3 sunset
The next day we were able to eat at a place that we had been trying to eat at since we arrived. This little palapa-style restaurant opens around 12 and closes at 6. We had come by during off hours three times but finally made it in. The food was great and inexpensive, and we met an interesting 84 year old American who lives in Barra for the snow season as well. He was working on his memoir.
More fish tacos
We thought we would take advantage of our roof top bar on the last night in Barra. There was no one else in our hotel by our last night so it became pretty lonely. Many people in Barra come to out hotel's roof top bar just for the nice view. We met another Canadian couple and spoke to them for a good while, danced to a few songs, and enjoyed our last night at the beach.
View from the top
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