Barra Vieja

Even though we didn't sleep that well we decided to move out early to make use of the morning milder temperature and less traffic. We're not sure how far we're going today but we'd like to leave Acapulco behind us.
The drive went pretty well with a few exceptions like a wild iguana 🦎 trying to cross the street 🙈 But luckily we didn't hit him. In a small mountain town there was also a weird encounter where we saw two men with automatic rifles running up to a pickup. We had looked for a toilet stop but decided there that we can go further before stopping. And luckily we also didn't see them anymore 🤷‍♂️

Then we needed to go through Acapulco once again but we decided to take the toll road that leads around the city because of the experience with traffic and corrupt police. Fortunately this time it was uneventful ☺️

From there it was just a short drive to our destination of the day, a beach area south of Acapulco, Playa Bonfil. There was a recommended spot near a restaurant and close by the beach that we wanted to check out first. And it looked like a great spot as there were already two German campervans parked. We wanted to check out the restaurant but it was already closed so we continued on along the beach. The restaurant we chose was about to close the kitchen so we were glad to get something. Unfortunately it was overpriced and not as good as we were used to.

On returning back to the van the two other couples from the campers were chatting and we decided to join them. It was interesting to hear about their experiences and plans. We chatted over some beers about the trip and enjoyed the company.Read more