Manzanillo

We got up early to pack our things and then drive to the mechanic in Puerto Vallarta to see Ruedi 🥹 And when we arrived he looked dirty but happy with all parts attached again 🙈 The mechanic said that it went well and the test drive too so we can take him back on the road 🛣️ But first we needed to drop off the rental car and Julia followed shortly after with Ruedi. And it felt good to be back on the road with him!
Next up we stopped at Playa Los Muertos in the Zona Romántica of Puerto Vallarta to meet up with our friend Britney that we had seen last month in Portland Oregon ☺️ And this time we got the chance to meet her wife Lucy. It was such a nice and easy meeting and we enjoyed our time chatting, sun bathing and having a beer. They're really nice people and we're looking forward to meet them again somewhere soon in the future. We could've stayed all day with them but we need to keep moving to make it on time South, so we headed back South in the early afternoon.
Even though we had already taken that road with the rental car we still went back because it's the best route and we can make another stop somewhere else.

In the early evening we arrived in Manzanillo again but unlike yesterday we're going to spend the night here. We checked out an overnight spot but it was pretty noisy and no space so we parked at Walmart for now and went to the beach to see the sunset. With the little remaining daylight we walked along the beach until we saw someone juggling. We knew a Mexican that we had met on the Appalachian Trail that was driving his bicycle through Mexico and juggling at traffic lights. So we jokingly said that it is him but as we came closer we saw the bike and he suddenly pointed at Julia, "I know you!". It really was him and all three of us were totally flashed by this super random encounter... We greeted each other euphorically and exchanged about our lifes and then talked trail until late. He's from Acapulco but his mother lives in Manzanillo and he's staying with her until after Christmas.
Afterwards we went to Walmart to shop for a bit of dinner and Julia prepared an amazing Guacamole with tostadas. We stayed at the Walmart parking because there was another camper van next to us but as it was a Saturday night it was pretty loud and the temperature was slow cooking me 😅🍖 So we watched a movie and then fell into an uneasy and restless sleep.Leggi altro