We have been living a very sedentary life at the resort with nothing extraordinary happening at all. Geordie has had a dip or two in the "pool" (the ocean), and I have been his erstwhile lifeguard at times. (Not all the times - one night he decided to go in at 9 pm and the hotel guard watched him. I wanted to read!
The only news - is that the wind has been up for three days, so it's actually quite cool on the beach - last night we almost needed wraps to keep ourselves warm. Not quite like shivering in - 40, but hey, compared to the usual.
We have now arranged all our accommodation until we get back to Canada. We leave here early on Sunday morning for a short hop to the mainland of Panay and then a short flight to Manila, from where we have to figure out how to get to Tagaytay most efficiently. I'm hoping we can book a van from the airport but failing that we'll have to catch a taxi back to Manila then a bus to Tagaytay from one of the bus stations. (Yes, I've figured out which one.)
We will be staying at the Tagaytay Econo Inn for 3 nights - some people think that may be too long but we have our books to read so we'll be fine. From Tagaytay we make our way back to Manila and our hotel at Malate Pensionne. In Manila we will get to hang out with our friend James from LA for sure, and our friend John from Vancouver, maybe, and maybe his cousin Henry who we have communicated with about hotels.
From Manila on January 23 we are transferring to the island of Mindoro and the hotel El Galleon. It has a pool as well as being on the beach - maybe by then we can both go swimming. We are spending a week there before we transfer back to Manila for our last three nights at Malate Pensionne and then we will wing our way home just in time to be part of the Winter Olympics festivities in Vancouver. I may have to go down to the stadium and stand outside begging for tickets to see the men's figure skating, since we don't have tickets to anything, but I won't be standing on any ski hills watching the slalomers schuss by.
It will be nice to be home even though we won't be able to drive anywhere for a month what with the Olympic road closures, but at least I can go visit my regular coffee shop and get a little knitting in - there are socks to knit and lots of yarn at home to knit them with. Geordie is looking forward to getting to the library and stacking up on books too. Ah the comforts of home.
Showing posts with label hotels. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Ya Suchitoto (Still Suchitoto)
Oh, we just can´t get up and leave. Suchitoto may be hot, but we are not really in the pink of health so today we moved hotels - more expensive yes, but with two beds so we don´t have to worry about disturbing each other as we toss and turn. The woman who checked us in bargained us into a fancy room with two beds, with a deal for two nights. And there is air conditioning and cable (not that we will watch it since there is probably no English language station).
I have developed a bit of turista so need to be close to a decent bathroom too. As a matter of fact the turista developed after a meal at the hotel we just moved from - bad chicken? It was the special of the weekend - one would think it ok. Anyway, Suchitoto is pretty, and we have enjoyed sitting in the square - last night it was lovely and breezy there after the sun went down.
We ate at an expensive hotel a couple of blocks from the square - quite an impressive place with lovely stonework, lots of greenery, and down at the bottom of the property a nice pool to admire. There even seemed to be other guests - we do feel like the only tourists most of the time. We are even being recognized by the locals now as we sit in the square for a nice coffee at a little cafe under the portales.
We have not yet decided what to do after this. We may go to San Salvador for a couple of nights, but really the guide book says it´s a little dangerous. So is Santa Ana, and Sonsonate, all places we will have to pass through to get to the safer villages. We don´t know what unsafe means, but even here yesterday, when the guy who delivers the cigarettes came to the square to do a delivery, he was accompanied by two armed guards. One went into the shop with him while the other stood guard at the truck. I guess there are reasons for that.
The currency here is the American dollar so we can tell what kind of value we are getting for our money. Geordie´s coffee this morning was only 30 cents, but a bagel and egg sandwich in this cafe is $2.50. And our toast, jam, coffee and juice this morning were $3.00 each. Our new room is $36.00, so expensive, but it´s nice to have the comforts.
I have developed a bit of turista so need to be close to a decent bathroom too. As a matter of fact the turista developed after a meal at the hotel we just moved from - bad chicken? It was the special of the weekend - one would think it ok. Anyway, Suchitoto is pretty, and we have enjoyed sitting in the square - last night it was lovely and breezy there after the sun went down.
We ate at an expensive hotel a couple of blocks from the square - quite an impressive place with lovely stonework, lots of greenery, and down at the bottom of the property a nice pool to admire. There even seemed to be other guests - we do feel like the only tourists most of the time. We are even being recognized by the locals now as we sit in the square for a nice coffee at a little cafe under the portales.
We have not yet decided what to do after this. We may go to San Salvador for a couple of nights, but really the guide book says it´s a little dangerous. So is Santa Ana, and Sonsonate, all places we will have to pass through to get to the safer villages. We don´t know what unsafe means, but even here yesterday, when the guy who delivers the cigarettes came to the square to do a delivery, he was accompanied by two armed guards. One went into the shop with him while the other stood guard at the truck. I guess there are reasons for that.
The currency here is the American dollar so we can tell what kind of value we are getting for our money. Geordie´s coffee this morning was only 30 cents, but a bagel and egg sandwich in this cafe is $2.50. And our toast, jam, coffee and juice this morning were $3.00 each. Our new room is $36.00, so expensive, but it´s nice to have the comforts.
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