After our niece Amy's wedding last weekend we flew down to Manzanillo for what promised to be a very fun week by Mexico's Pacific Ocean coast.
Manzanillo is a funny sounding word so I looked it up in the dictionary. It comes from two ancient tribal words as it turns out.
The first part of this wonderful seaside resort city's name comes from the word Aztec "Manxa" meaning "125% humidity."
The last part of its name is from an even more ancient language. "Neyo" is Mayan for "hotter than the face of the Sun."
They knew well of what they spoke.
We arrived via Mexico City
late Sunday afternoon
Our resort home in La Punta
was gorgeous!
With a nice view of the bay too
We simply settled in that night before getting ready to play an early round of golf at the Las Hadas Golf Course . . .
A VERY early round of golf!
We had lots of spectators
One of my numerous bad lies
Notice the pin which is protected by a bunker in the background . . . wonderful
Interesting Tree
The Las Hadas' 18th Hole
The Pacific Ocean serves as a nice water hazard. Our foursome put our first seven drives into the water. Our eighth shot, in a best ball format, landed in the sand trap in front of the golf cart seen here.
We were all ECSTATIC!!!
After an amazing day of true golf mastery worthy of the PGA tour, we retired to our La Punta home base.
A park across the way
Our pool/patio area
A good place to read and relax
The Dining Area
Our Room
Our INCREDIBLE Staff
Dinner Time!
GREAT Chile Rellenos
Seen on our post dinner constitutional
Tuesday at a private beach
World Championship Uno Tournament
Who are all of these people?
Seen here with me, left to right, are Mariana Mezic, Courtney Kelly and Connor "Shifty" Kelly.
We were staying with adults as well.
Kerry and Mike Kelly
Adriana and Igor Mezic
Brian and Koreen FitzGerald
Us
Another day, another beach. This time it was a public beach.
There is actually a man selling these
priceless items in there somewhere
Selling her wares atop her head
Shifty got a tattoo
Koreen and Laurie discussed
Global Warming
Mariana, Adriana and Ivana Mezic
In the evening we opted for a Sunset Harbor Cruise.
Shoving Off
Our skipper was none other than . . .
Captain Jack Sparrow!!!
a.k.a., Victor
We saw the rugged coastline
Preparing absolutely fresh ceviche
How fresh you ask?
It was made from fish that Brian caught about ten minutes earlier and was it ever so tasty!
Laurie gave it a shot . . .
. . . and landed the evening's biggest
Skip Jack
The Skip Jack is a member of the tuna family.
Ebb and Flow
Pray to the BVM as you ship out
Blow Hole
A Golden Sunset
Or perhaps you prefer a . . .
. . . Red Sunset
Adriana and Laurie were shipmates
Laurie caught another one
GOD HELP US!!!
From the Dining Hall
Our Pool
Laurie took this shot of the troops
An Italian Dinner in the Las Hadas Resort
Mike wearing a halo after breaking
his neck in a brutal surfing accident
earlier in the day
Celebrating Ivana's (Ivy) 15th Birthday
"On three, everybody take a photo"
Brian can be such a kill joy.
My hair grows quickly in this humidity
Siren Kerry
The Kelly Kids
Night at the Las Hadas Harbor
A neighbor's home
Cool Light
A bit of a Moorish flavor
Our Street
Our House
The FitzGerald's room's ceiling
Back to the private beach
Life under a palapa
Auditioning for a Corona commercial
Piñata Magic
A second Birthday Cake for Ivy
Swing it Ivy!!!
A peaceful View
What a GREAT week in Manzanillo!
Back to life.
Back to reality.
