My mom came to visit us in Melaque for 8 days and stayed in the bungalows at our RV park. The drive to little Manzanillo airport was a mere 30 miles alongside grooves of coconut trees. We picked her up and then tucked her into her little room, three floors up with a view of the beautiful lagoon and mountains.
We took her to all our favorite beaches and she even went boogie boarding with Andrew. She caught a great wave and rode it all the way to shore. She was so cute and loved the sense of freedom that comes with swimming in the ocean. She spent time with the kids and even had a sleep over with Lauren one night.
I took her on a panga boat across the bay to the, “ Grand Bay Hotel”, where we walked along the shore, pretended we owned one of the million dollar yachts and had a lovely lunch on a terrace overlooking the bay.
My mom met some artists on the plane to Melaque and was anxious to visit the galleries in town. We went to one gallery and met a wonderful artist named Octavio. He used some interesting methods in his artwork and mom had a great time chatting with him about his techniques.
Mom treated Ken and me to an amazing dinner in Melaque at a restaurant named “Maya”. We sipped on pineapple infused vodka martinis, warm goat cheese spinach salads, rib eye steaks and a killer brownie for desert. We ate like royalty, all for the total cost (including tip) of $90. Gotta love Mexico and the 15:1 exchange rate!
It was so hard to say good-bye to her but we know she will visit us again along our trek – perhaps Alaska?
