Surprising us - Acapulco

Wow! How spectacular is Acapulco!  Photos we've seen so far haven't done it justice.

Stunning from the start, the plane approached over the mountains from Mexico City through a storm, shaking the plane all over the place.  Amazingly the flight attendants continued preparing the plane for landing through it all - one even got thrown into a seat, but she just laughed and continued with her job!  We landed safely in bright steamy sunshine to a small airport, then driven over hills around a small bay studded with multi-million dollar mansions that commanded  spectacular views.

We are staying around the main bay that, yet again, is dominated by time shares and condominiums.  At the furthest reaches of the bay is an area dominated by older condos used mainly by the locals - locals mostly from nearby Mexico City which is just a 4 hour drive away.  

By the time we had unpacked and popped around to the corner shop for a few provisions it was dusk and time to sit on our balcony with a cool drink and watch all the locals socializing and playing on the beach - we are just on the first floor right on the beachfront so we feel as if we are part of all the fun.

Our first day, we just got a taxi to Walmart to stock up properly for the week.  Nothing fancy about this area - we have gone from 5 star opulence to 3 star budget family!  But the atmosphere along the beach is very social.  Funny to see everyone sitting in cheap plastic chairs under awnings - right down to the waters edge.

Shots from our balcony - 

And a paddle before dinner just soaking up the atmosphere: 6 pm and dance music playing everywhere - party time in the sun.