Feb
3
A Yacht!
Filed under Mexico 2004
Hola!
Well, I made it to Oaxaca. I’m in my 2nd full day here, and it’s been interesting so far. But let me lead up to where I am from back in Acapulco.
So, most of the band left on Friday. On Saturday, the 25 of us that were well were invited on a yacht! A lady, who had read the paper and saw our concert advertised, 15 min. before the performance began, decided to come hear us. She is originally from Minneapolis, but then came down to Acapulco for a water skiing competition and has been here ever since for the past 40 years. She started her own yacht company “Fish-R-Us”, and so after the concert she offered up a ride to us. That Saturday afternoon, we piled into 5 VW Bugs (the old-school kind, not the new, “cute” ones) and headed over to the pier. Christina was waiting for us. When the yacht came in, we got on board and headed out.
First, we were taken to some shallow water near a beach. The water was so *perfect*, warm and clear. The crew gave us snorkeling equip and some floating boats w/paddles. I had never snorkeled before, so I put on some flippers and the goggles. I had difficulty getting the hang of it, at first, but I ended up really enjoying it. We saw some schools of fish as well as the bottom of the water. After about 30 min, we all got back on and headed out to the edge where land meets vast ocean. As the sun was setting, the crew took us by where the famous Acapulco divers perform.
Then the boat just drifted as we enjoyed a colorful sunset. Afterwards, we headed back inland and circled the bay before finishing our 3-hr cruise. We found out that our free trip was a $700 cruise, but we gave tips. That afternoon was a perfect way to end the trip and turn the previous negative happenings of Acapulco into something enjoyable.
That evening, I went out with 6 others to a place called Carlos and Charlie’s for dinner. What an interesting evening we had… We all ordered things like nachos or chicken fingers, as well as some pina coladas and sangria. Then during our meal, one of the male waiters dressed in a crazy costume and wig got up on the counter and did a dance to some music. Then another bartender proceeded to pour a thin stream of sangria down his throat for 2 min straight. As I said, it was interesting. If you want to know what else happened, you’ll have to personally ask me. 
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That night I packed, and at 7:20am the next morning the 3 of us heading to Oaxaca took a taxi to the bus terminal.
Because I’m in a hurry to let someone else use the internet, I’ll wrap this up probably when I return to St. Olaf (*if* I return!).
Hasta luego,
Katherine
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