Parque Nacional Huatulco

We finally had a great sleep in the relatively protected back of the restaurant and we also had time because the laundry was just to be done by 12. So we had time to visit a mechanic to fix the plastic cover properly. We had found one and he started working right away and fixed it pretty quickly ☺️ While he did this we started sorting out our stuff because we're planning to send some home and to Chihuahua.

After picking up the laundry we drove to Mazunte, a small town and pueblo mágico with a great backpacker vibe. The beach and water was perfect but we wanted to go to Zipolite, just about 20 minutes further. There we walked along the beach until we found a nice spot to go swimming and sun bathing. We relaxed there for a while and even napped a little bit ☺️ But the direct sun was getting too hot so we went back to Ruedi and Julia prepared a great lunch with guacamole, frijolitos and Oaxacan cheese. It was already a later in the afternoon but our last stop of the day was just a litte bit more than an hour away.

The coastal town of La Crucecita is the best portal to the National Park Huatalco. The area we park at has some larger hotels and a nice park leading up to a nice little beach with a few restaurants. First we explored the town, port and the markets. There are daily Catamaran tours to the National Park where we want to go tomorrow. At the markets a vendor told us about the mountain towns between here and Oaxaca which sounds very interesting. So Julia made arrangements that we can go snorkeling in the morning so we can continue to mountain towns in the afternoon. Then we went to buy some beer, sit by the ocean and listen to the waves ☺️ It was a beautiful evening with mild but not too hot temperatures, Banda music on the beach and no mosquitoes 🥰

For dinner we went to a small food stall in the marketplace who had invited us earlier. They had a small selection but we were happy because they had Torta for me and a vegetarian Tlayuda for Julia. For dessert we ordered Oaxacan hot chocolate and Pan de Yema. It felt a bit weird drinking hot chocolate at around 25 degrees Celsius at 9pm but it tasted really good 😊Read more