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In 1991 Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age
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financially independent lifestyle, they invite you
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On The Road Again -
Tropical Travel Expenses
Currency Conversion
Site
Billy and I are traveling from
Chapala,
Jalisco, Mexico through the rugged
south western Pacific coast of this
great country and on into
Guatemala, and
Belize. We will be returning through
the Mexican Gulf States of the
Yucatan Peninsula and the State of Vera Cruz. Allowing ourselves
'only' three months to do these many miles/kilometers seems a bit rushed!
The following short journal
is a presentation of our expenses on a daily basis in case you'd like to follow
along.
Check back in often, as we
will be updating these figures when we are able to connect to internet.
If you have any questions,
feel free to write us at:
TheGuide@RetireEarlyLifestyle.com
The Last Day
Today wraps up our 105-day
adventure through the
Mexican
Pacific coast, on into the volcanic
heart of
Guatemala, enjoying the beach and laidback island life of Belize, and partaking
in the Mayan style of
living in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
During this 3 ½ month
odyssey, we body surfed awesome waves dude, soaked up the sun along the
robust Pacific coast of Mexico, visited
world heritage
colonial cities, shopped
in indigenous markets and sampled their native cuisine daily. Our travel style
is to use the local transportation including the brightly painted
Chicken Buses of
Guatemala, and the water taxis of Belize, where we cleared customs on a dock.
Navigating our way down an exotic tropical river in search of Indiana Jones, we
found the
colorful
Garifuna town of Livingston and ate the Garifuna seafood
specialty, Topado.
Our hike up a volcano was
way too close and personal to the lava flow for our tastes, but we balanced that
experience by riding bicycles along the packed sand paths of Belize and swimming
in their warm Caribbean waters. We ate enough chicken, rice and stew beans to
satisfy us for quite awhile, explored mountain high coffee plantations, and
visited a
macadamia nut farm learning of the nut’s marvelous curative properties. We
found the exact spot where Mayans claim
the world began and spoke with
them about their end of the world prophesy for 2012.
When on a hike don't forget to bring plenty to
drink. You can find water or
juice bottles in most stores before you head on on your hike.
Bo Derek-style
secluded beaches, confectionary sunrises, fierce sunsets and the
mysterious 'zona magica' in Comala are etched in our minds.
Exotic bird calls surrounded our Jungle Cabana in Playa del Carmen.
There was
Rasta
Rap in Belize and the Hokey Pokey water taxi. We
strolled along black volcanic sand beaches and watched the savage
ocean waves pound in Cuyutlan, squeezed ourselves up narrow winding
stairwells to the bell tower of the second oldest church in
Guatemala. With all the climate variations, we roasted, toasted and
froze.
Many of you
have been following along, asking questions and virtually traveling
with us. Thank you! We appreciated your company. If we were going
further afield we’d definitely be looking to
transfer money to Pakistan, India or wherever we go. It would
save us carrying any cash and we could pick it up on arrival.
Thankfully, this trip wasn't an expensive one!
For the entire
journey our spending averaged less than $53.00 USD per day. This
included lodging, meals, transportation, and country exit fees -
everything we spent money on throughout this period.
Enjoying a
private estate-turned hotel in
Merida,
Yucatan
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The hotels we stayed in
had pools, views and beach access, or they were centrally located in the hearts
of cities within easy walking distance to the main Plaza and points of interest.
Hotel wifi was available and cyber cafes were plentiful.
What we have demonstrated
here in our expense log is that the price of travel doesn’t have to cost anymore
than staying at home. The difference is that we have added exotic experiences to
our memory banks, met unforgettable intriguing characters and have personally
grown by meeting the challenges that are inherent by being on the road.
Our chosen retirement
lifestyle fits us perfectly. What about you? What’s holding you back? There’s a
big world awaiting your discoveries. Go for it!
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April 26,
Day 58 in Mexico, Day 105 of Travel
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Transportation: 36 Pesos
Food: 233 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 519 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
623 Pesos
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April 25,
Day 57 in Mexico, Day 104 of Travel
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: FREE - pay 6 nights get 7th night free (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Transportation: 36 Pesos
Food: 296 Pesos
Fun:
146
Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 478 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
625 Pesos
Sunday bike
races on Colonial Paseo de Montejo, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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April 24,
Day 56 in Mexico, Day 103 of Travel
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Transportation: 12 Pesos
Food: 73 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 41 Pesos
Fun:
182
Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 558 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
627 Pesos
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April 23,
Day 55 in Mexico, Day 102 of Travel
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Food: 227 Pesos
Fun: 30
Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 507 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
629 Pesos
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Mayan saying: Noj 2:
Each one of your thoughts creates the destiny before you, each one of your
feelings creates the path you call life.
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April 22,
Day 54 in Mexico, Day 101 of Travel
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Transportation to and from Celestun: 203 Pesos
Food: 223 Pesos
Fun: 23
Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 699 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
631 Pesos
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April 21,
Day 53 in Mexico, Day 100 of Travel
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Food: 150 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 400 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
630 Pesos
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April 20,
Day 52 in Mexico, Day 99 of Travel Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Food: 125 Pesos
Cell Phone: 200 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath:
33 Pesos
Fun: 77 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 685 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
634 Pesos
The Zocalo
in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico **
Travel is fatal to
prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness - all foes to real understanding.
Likewise, tolerance or broad wholesome, charitable views of men and things
cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's
lifetime. - Mark Twain
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April 19,
Day 51 in Mexico, Day 98 of Travel
Traveling from Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
to Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, Cable TV, wifi,)
Transportation: 164 Pesos
Food: 180 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 61 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 655 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
633 Pesos
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April 18,
Day 50 in Mexico, Day 97 of Travel
Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 413 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, wifi,)
Food: 178 Pesos
Fun: 50 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 641 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
633 Pesos
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April 17,
Day 49 in Mexico, Day 96 of Travel
Traveling
from Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico to Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Lodging: 413 Pesos (Centrally located, swimming pool, wifi,)
Transportation: 196 Pesos
Food: 73 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 682 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
632 Pesos
Our treetop
Jungle Cabana on the 2nd floor, over looks this swimming pool in
Playa del Carmen
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April 16,
Day 48 in Mexico, Day 95 of Travel
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Lodging: 400 Pesos (Cabana, centrally located, swimming pool, jungle view
with exotic birds, wifi, restaurant, free library)
Food: 116 Pesos
Fun: 40
Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 556 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
631 Pesos
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April 15,
Day 47 in Mexico, Day 94 of Travel
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Lodging: 400 Pesos (Cabana, centrally located, swimming pool, jungle view
with exotic birds, wifi, restaurant, free library)
Food: 135 Pesos
Cell Phone: 200 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 735 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
633 Pesos
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April 14,
Day 46 in Mexico, Day 93 of Travel
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Lodging: 400 Pesos (Cabana, centrally located, swimming pool, jungle view
with exotic birds, wifi, restaurant, free library)
Food: 205 Pesos
Fun: 100 Pesos
Sanitary Bath: 14 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 719 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
631 Pesos
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Mayan saying: Tzikin
13: No one can live our life for us; that means no one else but us can move our
feet.
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April 13,
Day 45 in Mexico, Day 92 of Travel
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Lodging: 400 Pesos (Cabana, centrally located, swimming pool, jungle view
with exotic birds, wifi, restaurant, free library)
Food: 131 Pesos
Fun: 78 Pesos
Sanitary Bath: 25 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 634 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
630 Pesos
Billy and I have now
re-entered Mexico at the Yucatan Peninsula, where the currency is the Mexican
Peso. While we are in Mexico,
all of our expenses will be listed in Pesos, and we will continue our totals
from our previous records. To find out what the cost is
for your local currency, use the
Currency Conversion
Site.
** For 17 days in Belize, our Daily Average Spending was
117
Belize Dollars.
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April 12,
Day 44 in Mexico, Day 91 of Travel
Traveled from Ambergris Caye
(San Pedro), Belize to Chetumal, Mexico to Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Lodging: 400 Pesos (Centrally located)
Food: 112 Pesos
Luxurious 1st class bus from
Chetumal to Playa del Carmen: 460 Pesos
(a real
treat from all the
Chicken Busses we took through Guatemala and Belize)
Taxis: 40 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 1,012 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
629 Pesos
Our water
taxi route - San Pedro, Belize to Chetumal, Mexico
A bit rushed?!?
As quickly as
we have been moving - and now into our fourth month of travel - our 90 day plan
is out the window. We think we could easily take a year to complete this
adventure. Still we press on... We unfortunately had to cut out some stops that
we wanted to make, but that only means we will have to return. Darn!
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April 11, Day
17 in Belize, Day 90 of Travel
Ambergris Caye
(San Pedro), Belize
Lodging: 70 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, teeeeeeny sea view,
refrigerator, Cable TV, veranda, wifi)
Fun: 31 Belize Dollars
Food: 32 Belize Dollars
Water
Taxi to Chetumal:120 Belize Dollars
Exit
Tax: 15 Belize Dollars
Day's Total
Spending: 268
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 117
Belize Dollars
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April 10, Day
16 in
Belize, Day 89 of Travel
Ambergris Caye
(San Pedro), Belize
Lodging: 70 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, teeeeeeny sea view,
refrigerator, Cable TV, veranda, wifi)
Fun, Bicycle rental, bridge
toll: 20 Belize Dollars
Food: 22 Belize Dollars
Day's Total
Spending: 112
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 108
Belize Dollars
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April 9, Day
15 in
Belize, Day 88 of Travel
Ambergris Caye
(San Pedro), Belize
Lodging: 70 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, teeeeeeny sea view,
refrigerator, Cable TV, veranda, wifi)
Fun: 3 Belize Dollars
Food: 28 Belize Dollars
Miscellaneous: 5 Belize Dollars
Day's Total
Spending: 106
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 107
Belize Dollars
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What do people do
here in San Pedro?
Well, Mon, dere's
only fore tings. Snorklin', divin', fishin' an' drinkin'. Dat's it, Mon.
Tour director, Scuba
shop, Ambergris Caye
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April 8, Day
14 in
Belize, Day 87 of Travel
Ambergris Caye
(San Pedro), Belize
Lodging: 70 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, teeeeeeny sea view,
refrigerator, Cable TV, veranda, wifi)
Fun: 4 Belize Dollars
Food: 38 Belize Dollars
Day's Total
Spending: 112
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 107
Belize Dollars
Our water
taxi from Belize City to Ambergris Caye
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April 7, Day
13 in
Belize, Day 86 of Travel
Traveling from Placencia, Belize
to Ambergris, Belize
Lodging: 70 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, teeeeeeny sea view,
refrigerator, Cable TV, veranda, wifi)
Transportation/Bus & Taxi: 48 Belize Dollars
Transportation/Water Taxi: 60 Belize Dollars
Food: 21 Belize Dollars
Day's Total
Spending: 199
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 107
Belize Dollars
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April 6, Day
12 in
Belize, Day 85 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 39 Belize Dollars
Fun:17 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 106
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 99
Belize Dollars
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April 5, Day
11 in
Belize, Day 84 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 11 Belize Dollars
Sanitary/Bath: 2 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 63
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 99
Belize Dollars
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April 4, Day
10 in
Belize, Day 83 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 21 Belize Dollars
Fun: 5 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 76
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 102
Belize Dollars
Fresh off
the Hokey Pokey water taxi, Placencia, Belize **
Mayan saying: Tooj 7:
When we are prepared for something new to begin in our lives, that’s when it
will start.
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April 3, Day 9 in
Belize, Day 82 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 22 Belize Dollars
Fun: 17 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 89
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 105
Belize Dollars
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April 2, Day 8 in
Belize, Day 81 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 17 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 67
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 107
Belize Dollars
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April 1, Day 7 in
Belize, Day 80 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 64 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 114
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 113
Belize Dollars
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March 31, Day 6 in
Belize, Day 79 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 26 Belize Dollars
Miscellaneous: 1 Belize Dollars
Fun: 17 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 94
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 113
Belize Dollars
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Seaside at
Placencia, Belize Mayan saying: Ajpu 5:
Fear makes us pretend; it’s a good day to change this behavior.
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March 30, Day 5 in
Belize, Day 78 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 24 Belize Dollars
Sanitary/Bath: 15 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 89
Belize Dollars
Daily Average
Spending: 117
Belize Dollars
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March 29, Day 4 in
Belize, Day 77 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, sea view, veranda and
hammock, wifi, use of full kitchen)
Food: 71 Belize Dollars
Miscellaneous: 8 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 129
Belize Dollars
Daily Average Spending: 124
Belize Dollars
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Leave di young girls
alone
How can you have di heart for a school girl, Mon?
Let her see her future without being a baby mother
The world has many place for a woman
Leave di young girls alone… Reggae song, Belize
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March 28, Day 3 in
Belize, Day 76 of Travel
Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 58 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, refrigerator)
Food:
36 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 94
Belize Dollars
Daily Average Spending:
122
Belize Dollars
Billy, his seat
mate and Captain crossing the Bay of Honduras enroute to Punta Gorda,
Belize
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March 27, Day 2 in
Belize, Day 75 of Travel
Travel from Punta Gorda, Belize
to Placencia, Belize
Lodging: 58 Belize Dollars (Centrally located, beachside, refrigerator)
Transportation by bus, pickup truck & water taxi: 38 Belize Dollars
Food:
54 Belize Dollars
Fun: 17 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 161
Belize Dollars
Daily Average Spending:
136
Belize Dollars
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Billy and I have now
entered Belize, where the currency is the Belize Dollar. While we are in Belize,
all of our expenses will be listed in Belize Dollars. To find out what the cost is
for your local currency, use the
Currency Conversion
Site. ** For 30 days in Guatemala, our Daily Average Spending was
429 Quetzales, which included the purchase
of a new camera.**
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March 26, Day 1 in
Belize, Day 74 of Travel
Punta Gorda, Belize
Lodging: 50 Belize Dollars (Centrally located)
Food:
57 Belize Dollars
Fun: 3 Belize Dollars
Day's Total Spending: 110
Belize Dollars
Daily Average Spending:
110
Belize Dollars
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March 25,
2010, Day 30
in Guatemala, Day 73 of Travel
Livingston, Guatemala
Lodging: 73 Quetzales (Centrally located, Bay view)
Food: 198 Quetzales
Transportation: 408 Quetzales
(incl. Boat to Belize)
Exit
Stamp from Guatemala: 160 Quetzales
Internet: 6 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending:
845 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
429 Quetzales
*** Total time in
Guatemala, including purchase of new camera, daily average of 429 Quetzales **
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March 24, 2010, Day 29
in Guatemala, Day 72 of Travel
Livingston, Guatemala
Lodging: 73 Quetzales (Centrally located, Bay view)
Food: 105 Quetzales
Internet: 13 Quetzales
Fun: 20 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 211 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
414 Quetzales
Laidback
Livingston, Guatemala
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March 23, 2010, Day 28
in Guatemala, Day 71 of Travel
Livingston, Guatemala
Lodging: 73 Quetzales (Centrally located, Bay view)
Food: 155 Quetzales
Internet: 15 Quetzales
Fun: 141 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 384 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
422 Quetzales
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***Editor's Note to
Spending***
Traveling poses
challenges on many levels and unexpected things happen.
If being on the road was the same as being back home, why
leave, right? We are now into the third month of our
Mexico-Central America adventure and we’ve hit a few
snags along the way.
Our reliable GPS unit stopped functioning somewhere along the
Pacific coast of Mexico and cannot be fixed until I send
it back to Garmin. My eye glasses needed to be repaired twice
for two different issues in two separate locations. The
power cord on our PC started shorting out,
requiring professional attention in Tuxtla Guetierrez, Chiapas.
Other than the GPS, all of these problems were able to
be resolved easily and in short order.
But it was after leaving Antigua - a major hub in
Guatemala with plenty of shops and supplies - and
arriving in Rio Dulce, a small “pass through” town, that
our camera completely stopped working. For us, our
camera is a major piece of equipment on our travels.
It was decision time.
Should we turn back and re-travel the tedious 9 hours by bus to
Antigua and try to get our camera mended? This might
take a week or more and consequently delay our entry into Belize by
that same amount of time. We could possibly purchase a
new camera while in Antigua or maybe it would be better
to just continue forward with our trip from where
we are here in Rio Dulce without a camera in hopes that we can find
something suitable somewhere along the way.
This was not a small decision for us as all the choices
had their limitations. Ultimately, we chose to move
forward and take our chances.
Our trip down the Rio Dulce to the very small town
of Livingston - reachable only by boat and located in
the small bay of Amatique on the Caribbean Sea - went as
planned and the scenery was awesome. Not having a
functional camera, I was more than frustrated watching
scene after photographable scene pass me by.
Arriving in the humble and historic fishing village of
Livingston we again knocked around the idea of returning
to Antigua. At lunch we asked our
waiter if there was a shop nearby that could help us
with our delemma.
Low and behold here in this town of 6,000 people there
was ONE camera. Looking at it I wondered how long it had
been sitting on the shelf, here in the humidity and
heat. Still it was an option...
The man who checked us in at our hotel suggested that we
should go to the larger port city of Puerto Barrios because
they would have more of a selection.
The next morning we found ourselves on the 7:30 AM water
taxi for the forty minute ride to the international
shipping town of Puerto Barrios. The photo shop we
found offered the much larger selection of TWO cameras. We
acquired our piece of equipment - not exactly what we
would have chosen under different circumstances but it
was better than having nothing - relaxed
a bit checking out the town, had some lunch and returned
via water taxi back to Livingston.
So what’s the point to this narrative?
The point is that while traveling - and in Life - unexpected
things are going to happen. In all of our years of
being on the road we have never had this many equipment
challenges in such a short time. Yet we solved each one
as it arose - all in foreign countries and in unfamiliar
surroundings. There was no Wal*Mart on the corner
and we couldn't simply go online, order something and have it shipped to us while we were in
transit.
While at times
traveling can be frustrating, it also develops
confidence in one's ability to move forward into the unknown.
It is taking a leap of faith and it cultivates a sense
of self-reliance, which has always been our style.
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March 22, 2010, Day 27
in Guatemala, Day 70 of Travel
Livingston, Guatemala
Lodging: 98 Quetzales (Centrally located, Bay view)
Food: 96 Quetzales
Transportation: 140 Quetzales
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New Camera: 1,135 Quetzales ***
Internet: 6 Quetzales
Fun: 29 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 1,504 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
423 Quetzales
A closer
look at our shoreline location **
Mayan saying: Tijax
3: Our insecurities make us defend ourselves; become aware of them and change
your attitude.
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March 21, 2010, Day 26 in Guatemala, Day 69 of Travel
Traveling from Rio Dulce, Guatemala
to Livingston, Guatemala
Lodging: 98 Quetzales (Centrally located, Bay view)
Food: 217 Quetzales
Transportation: 258 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 37 Quetzales
Internet: 9 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 619 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
381 Quetzales
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March 20, 2010, Day 25 in Guatemala, Day 68 of Travel
Traveling from Antigua, Guatemala
to Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Lodging: 120 Quetzales (Centrally located, River view)
Food: 80 Quetzales
Transportation: 161 Quetzales
Sanitary/Bath: 6 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 367 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
371 Quetzales
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March 19, 2010, Day 24 in Guatemala, Day 67 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 82 Quetzales
Fun: 80 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 21 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 258 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
372 Quetzales
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March 18, 2010, Day 23 in Guatemala, Day 66 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 114 Quetzales
Fun: 30 Quetzales
Transportation: 6 Quetzales
Sanitary/Bath: 5 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 132 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 462 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
373 Quetzales
Up Close to
the Lava Flow on Pacaya Volcano **
March 17, 2010, Day 22 in Guatemala, Day 65 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 61 Quetzales
Fun: 30 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 6 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 272 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
369 Quetzales
**
We are all a little
weird and Life's a little weird, and when we find someone
whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual
weirdness and call it love. - Anonymous
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March 16, 2010, Day 21 in Guatemala, Day 64 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 138 Quetzales
Fun: 80 Quetzales
Transportation: 17 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 410 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
373 Quetzales
**
March 15, 2010, Day 20 in Guatemala, Day 63 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 171 Quetzales
Fun: 50 Quetzales
Sanitary/Bath: 19 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 415 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
371 Quetzales
**
March 14, 2010,
Day 19 in Guatemala, Day 62 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 19 Quetzales
Fun:
130 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 324 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
369 Quetzales
The
Laundromat in Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala **
The richest people in
the world are the ones with few needs. -- Lorenzo
**
March 13, 2010,
Day 18 in Guatemala, Day 61 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 117 Quetzales
Transportation: 120 Quetzales
Fun: 30 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 442 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
372 Quetzales
**
March 12, 2010,
Day 17 in Guatemala, Day 60 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 137 Quetzales
Transportation: 12 Quetzales
Sanitary/Bath: 25 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 90 Quetzales
Fun: 30 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 469 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
367 Quetzales
**
March 11, 2010,
Day 16 in Guatemala, Day 59 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food: 91 Quetzales
Sanitary/Bath: 15 Quetzales
Fun: 40
Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 321 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
361 Quetzales
**
Mayan saying: Tijax
2: Fear separates us from defeat but also from victory.
**
March 10, 2010,
Day 15 in Guatemala, Day 58 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Transportation: 15 Quetzales
Food: 136 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 54 Quetzales
Fun: 40
Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 420 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
364 Quetzales
The Famous
'Chicken Bus' and Handler, in Guatemala **
March 9, 2010,
Day 14 in Guatemala, Day 57 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Miscellaneous: 40 Quetzales
Food: 33 Quetzales
Internet: 4 Quetzales
Fun: 40
Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 292 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
360 Quetzales
**
Mayan saying: Tzikin
12: He who is anxious lives in the future; the one who looks back in anger will
always live in the past.
**
March 8, 2010,
Day 13 in Guatemala, Day 56 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Transportation: 12 Quetzales
Food: 91 Quetzales
Fun: 49 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 327 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
365 Quetzales
**
March 7, 2010,
Day 12 in Guatemala, Day 55 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food:127 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 3 Quetzales
Fun: 50 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 355 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
368 Quetzales
Lent
procession in Antigua, Guatemala **
Mayan saying: Kan 9:
Keep your attention on what's here and now; look for simplicity all the time.
**
March 6, 2010,
Day 11 in Guatemala, Day 54 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food:
82 Quetzales
Miscellaneous: 5 Quetzales
Fun: 32
Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 294 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
369 Quetzales
**
March 5, 2010,
Day 10 in Guatemala, Day 53 of Travel
Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food:
77 Quetzales
Sanitary/Bath: 6 Quetzales
Internet: 17 Quetzales
Fun: 37
Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 312 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
377 Quetzales
**
March 4, 2010,
Day 9 in Guatemala, Day 52 of Travel
Traveling from
Panajachel to Antigua, Guatemala
Lodging: 175 Quetzales (Centrally located, Volcano view, Garden view, internet)
Food:
139 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 314 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
384 Quetzales
**
March 3, 2010,
Day 8 in Guatemala, Day 51 of Travel
Panajachel, Guatemala
Lodging: 160 Quetzales (Centrally located, Garden view, pool, Cable TV, internet)
Transportation, Water Taxis:
150 Quetzales
Transportation: Bus: 86
Quetzales
Food:
92 Quetzales
Fun: 56 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending:
544 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
393 Quetzales
San Pedro
Volcano on beautiful Lake Atitlan
Mayan saying:
Tz'i 1: You are the only judge of your worth; your goal should be to find
out how valuable you are without caring what others think about you.
**
March 2, 2010,
Day 7 in Guatemala, Day 50 of Travel
Panajachel, Guatemala
Lodging: 160 Quetzales (Centrally located, Garden view, pool, Cable TV, internet)
Food:
63 Quetzales
Transport: 12 Quetzales
Fun: 10 Quetzales
Miscellaneous:
25 Quetzales
Day's Total Spending: 270 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
371 Quetzales
**
March 1, 2010,
Day 6 in Guatemala, Day 49 of Travel
Panajachel, Guatemala
Lodging: 160 Quetzales (Centrally located, Garden view, pool, Cable TV, internet)
Food:
69 Quetzales
Fun: 33 Quetzales
Day's Total
Spending: 262 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
388 Quetzales
**
February 28, 2010,
Day 5 in Guatemala, Day 48 of Travel
Traveling from Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala
to Panajachel, Guatemala
Lodging: 160 Quetzales (Centrally located, Garden view, pool, Cable TV, internet)
Food:
206 Quetzales
Transport: 85 Quetzales
Day's Total
Spending: 451 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
413 Quetzales
At a Bus Stop
on the way to Huehuetenango
Notice she is carrying two machetes
Mayan saying: Kiej 4: Life
doesn't take things away from you, it sets you free.
**
February 27, 2010,
Day 4 in Guatemala, Day 47 of Travel
Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala
Lodging: 225 Quetzales (Centrally located, Flat screen Cable TV, internet)
Food:
160 Quetzales
Fun: 15 Quetzales
Sanitary/Bath: 5 Quetzales
Day's Total
Spending: 405 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
404 Quetzales
**
February 26, 2010,
Day 3 in Guatemala, Day 46 of Travel
Traveling from Huehuetenango,
to Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala
Lodging: 225 Quetzales (Centrally located, Flat screen Cable TV, internet)
Transportation: 65 Quetzales
Food:
174 Quetzales
Internet: 5 Quetzales
Day's Total
Spending: 404 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
404 Quetzales
**
It's a Lifestyle...Not
a Vacation
February 25, 2010,
Day 2 in Guatemala, Day 45 of Travel
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Lodging: 110 Quetzales (Centrally located, Cable TV)
Food:
309 Quetzales
Fun: 14 Quetzales
Internet 5 Quetzales
Day's Total
Spending: 438 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
404 Quetzales
**
Hand painted
map of Chiapas and Guatemala - follow our travels! Billy and I have now
entered Guatemala, where the currency is the Quetzal. While we are in Guatemala,
all of our expenses will be listed in Quetzales. To find out what the cost is
for your local currency, use the
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For 43 days in Mexico, our Daily Average Spending was 620 Pesos.
**
February 24, 2010, 1st
Day in Guatemala, Day 44 of Travel
Traveling from Comitan,
Chiapas, Mexico to Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Lodging: 110 Quetzales (Centrally located, Cable TV)
Transportation: 65 Quetzales
Food:
108 Quetzales
Fun: 86
Quetzales
Day's Total
Spending: 369 Quetzales
Daily Average Spending:
369 Quetzales
**
February 23, 2010, Day
43
Traveling
from San Cristobal, to Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 240
Pesos (Centrally located, Cable TV, internet)
Transportation:
214 Pesos
Food: 174 Pesos
Fun: 90 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 718 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
620 Pesos
In front of
San Nicolas Church, San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico
**
February 22, 2010, Day
42
San Cristobal,
Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Food: 181 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 37 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 418 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
617 Pesos
**
February 21, 2010, Day
41
San Cristobal,
Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Food: 202 Pesos
New hair dryer: 230 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 632 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
622 Pesos
**
February 20, 2010, Day
40
San Cristobal,
Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Food: 242 Pesos
Fun: 30 Pesos
New tennis shoes: 175 Pesos
Miscellaneous: 60 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 707 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
622 Pesos
**
February 19, 2010, Day
39
San Cristobal,
Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Food: 95 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 295 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
620 Pesos
**
Tropical
Toucan Hotel Bird February 18, 2010, Day
38
San Cristobal,
Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Food: 124 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 60 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 384 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
628 Pesos
**
February 17, 2010, Day
37
San Cristobal,
Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Food: 179 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 35 Pesos
Fun: 145 Pesos
Miscellaneous: 35 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 594 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
635 Pesos
**
February 16, 2010, Day
36
San Cristobal,
Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Food: 145 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 345 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
636 Pesos
**
February 15, 2010, Day
35
Travel to
San Cristobal
Lodging 200
Pesos (Centrally located, mountain view, TV, internet)
Computer power
cord repair 250 Pesos
Transportation:
77 Pesos
Food: 213 Pesos
Day's Total
Spending: 740 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
645 Pesos
Enjoying a
Zicatela sunset with our
travel buddies **
February 14, 2010, Day
34
Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging: 335 Pesos (TV,
internet )
Food: 150 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 485 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
642 Pesos
**
February 13, 2010, Day
33
Traveling from
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico to Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Lodging: 335 Pesos (TV,
internet )
Transport: 429 Pesos
Food: 54 Pesos
Fun: 250 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 20 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 1,088 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 646 Pesos
**
February 12, 2010, Day
32
Traveling from Puerto Escondido
to Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 230 Pesos (TV,
internet )
Transport: 23 Pesos
Food: 272 Pesos
Fun: 50 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 66 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 641 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 633 Pesos
**
February 11, 2010, Day
31
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Tip for Maids: 150 Pesos
Food: 3 Pesos
Fun: 62 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 515 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 632 Pesos
**
February 10, 2010, Day
30
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 25 Pesos
Fun: 212 Pesos
Telephone: 200
Pesos
Transport: 384
Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 1,121 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 636 Pesos
On paved
walkway to Playa Manzanillo **
February 9, 2010, Day 29
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 201 Pesos
Fun: 50 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 551 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 620 Pesos
**
February 8, 2010, Day 28
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 193 Pesos
Transport:15 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 18 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 526 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 622 Pesos
**
February 7, 2010, Day 27
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 131 Pesos
Transport:15 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 446 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 626 Pesos
**
February 6, 2010, Day 26
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 220 Pesos
Transport: 8 Pesos
Miscellaneous: 30 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath:
7 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 565 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 633 Pesos
Surf Shop
Puerto Escondido **
February 5, 2010, Day 25
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 165 Pesos
Transport: 24 Pesos
Miscellaneous: 180 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 669 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 635 Pesos
**
February 4, 2010, Day 24
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 112 Pesos
Fun: 75 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 487 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 634 Pesos
**
February 3, 2010, Day 23
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, kitchenette, Cable TV, internet, private veranda
with hammock)
Food: 179 Pesos
Fun: 32 Pesos
Sanitary/Bath: 73 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 584 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 640 Pesos
**
February 2, 2010, Day 22
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, Cable TV, internet, veranda)
Transport: 20 Pesos
Food: 160 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 480 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 644 Pesos
Surf net
Fisherman, Marquelia **
February 1, 2010, Day 21
Traveling from Marquelia,
Guerrero to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (Ocean
view of Zicatela Beach, refrigerator, Cable TV, internet, veranda)
Transport: 400 Pesos
Food: 90 Pesos
Fun: 160 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 950 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 650 Pesos
***
January 31, 2010, Day 20
Marquelia, Guerrero, Mexico
Lodging: 200 Pesos
(Centrally located, TV, aircon, hot water)
Food: 278 Pesos
Fun: 22 Pesos
Massage: 200 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 700 Pesos
Daily Average
Spending: 636 Pesos
**
January 30, 2010, Day 19
Traveling from Zihuatanejo,
Guerrero, Mexico to Marquelia, Guerrero, Mexico
Lodging: 200 Pesos
(Centrally located, TV, aircon, hot water)
Food: 95 Pesos
Transport: 464 Pesos
Miscellaneous: 32 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 791 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 632 Pesos
**
January 29, 2010, Day 18
Zihuatanejo,
Guerrero, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos
(Centrally located, large room, cable TV, aircon, internet, hot water)
Food: 206 Pesos
Transport: 10 Pesos
Fun: 50 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 616 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 623 Pesos
**
January 28, 2010, Day 17
Zihuatanejo,
Guerrero, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos
(Centrally located, large room, cable TV, aircon, internet, hot water)
Food:204 Pesos
Sanitary, bath: 112 Pesos
Miscellaneous: 10 Pesos
Fun: 50 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 626 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 630 Pesos
**
Billy at
home on the beach in Caleta de Campos
 January 27, 2010, Day 16
Traveling from Caleta to
Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos
(Centrally located, large room, cable TV, aircon, internet, hot water)
Food: 63 Pesos
Transport: 231 Pesos
Fun: 30 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 574 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 630 Pesos
**
January 26, 2010, Day 15
Caleta de Campos,
Michoacan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (fan
room with balcony, ocean view)
Food: Pesos
Internet: 40 Pesos
Fun: 10 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 576 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 634 Pesos
**
January 25, 2010, Day 14
Caleta de Campos,
Michoacan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (fan
room with balcony, ocean view)
Food: 257 Pesos
Internet: 47 Pesos
Fun: 20 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 624 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 638 Pesos
January 24, 2010, Day 13
Caleta de Campos,
Michoacan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (fan
room with balcony, ocean view)
Food: 181 Pesos
Sanitary/bath: 10
Day's Total Spending: 491 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 639 Pesos
**
Our hotel swimming pool in San
Juan de Alima January 23, 2010, Day 12
Caleta de Campos,
Michoacan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (fan
room with balcony, ocean view)
Food: 234 Pesos
Internet: 15 Pesos
Sanitary, Bath: 33 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 582 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 651 Pesos
**
January 22, 2010, Day 11
Traveling from San Juan
de Lima to Faro de Bucerias, Maruata, Caleta de Campos
Lodging: 300 Pesos (fan
room with balcony, ocean view)
Food: 212 Pesos
Transport: 190 Pesos
Internet: 10 Pesos
Fun: 137 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 849 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
657 Pesos
**
January 21, 2010, Day 10
San Juan de Lima,
Michoacan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (hotel
with ocean view, balcony, pool, restaurant, air conditioning)
Food: 203 Pesos
Transport: 56
Pesos
Internet: 30
Pesos
Misc.: 28 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 567 Pesos
Daily Average Spending: 638 Pesos
**
Bussing to the beaches further
east on the rugged Pacific coast of Mexico
January 20, 2010, Day 9
San Juan de Lima,
Michoacan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (hotel
with ocean view, balcony, pool, restaurant, air conditioning)
Food: 190 Pesos
Fun: 190 Pesos
Day's Total Spending:
630 Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
646 Pesos
**
January 19, 2010, Day 8
Cuyutlan to San Juan de
Lima, Michoacan, Mexico
Lodging: 250 Pesos (hotel
with ocean view, balcony, pool, restaurant, air conditioning)
Transportation: 105 Pesos
Food and Dining: 326 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 681
Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
648 Pesos
**
January 18, 2010, Day 7
Cuyutlan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (hotel
with huge room, ocean view, balcony, pool, internet)
Transportation: 20 Pesos
Food and Dining: 145 Pesos
Fun: 25
Day's Total Spending: 490
Daily Average Spending:
643 Pesos
**
Black volcanic sand beach in
Cuyutlan January 17, 2010, Day 6
Cuyutlan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (hotel
with huge room, ocean view, balcony, pool, internet)
Food and Dining: 133 Pesos
Misc.: 10 Pesos
Fun: 50 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 493
Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
669 Pesos
**
January 16, 2010, Day 5
Cuyutlan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (hotel
with huge room, ocean view, balcony, pool, internet)
Food and Dining: 60 Pesos
Fun: 65 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 425
Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
704 Pesos
**
January 15, 2010, Day 4
Colima to
Cuyutlan, Mexico
Lodging: 300 Pesos (hotel
with huge room, ocean view, balcony, pool, internet)
Transport: 114 Pesos
Food and Dining: 213 Pesos
Fun: 180 Pesos
Day's Total Spending: 807
Pesos
Daily Average Spending:
774 Pesos
**
The mysterious 'zona magica'
in Comala January 14, 2010, Day 3
Colima to Suchitlan and
back to Colima, Mexico
Lodging: 354 Pesos (hotel
with balcony, view, pool, internet)
Transport: 76 Pesos
Food and Dining: 225 Pesos
Day's total: 655 Pesos
Daily Average Spending,
3 days: 763 Pesos
**
January 13, 2010, Day 2
Colima, Mexico
Lodging: 354 Pesos
(hotel with balcony, view, pool, internet)
Transport: 12 Pesos
Food and Dining: 202 Pesos
Day's total: 568 Pesos
Daily
Average Spending: 817 Pesos
**
Beginning date of trip:
January 12, 2010
Taxis and buses from
Chapala, Jalisco to arrive
in Colima, capital of the state of Colima: 558 Pesos
Beautiful fountain in Plaza
Nunez, Colima Lodging: 354 Pesos (hotel
with balcony, view, pool, internet)
Food and Dining: 153
Day's total: 1,065 Pesos
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