PUERTO ESCONDIDO. A LITTLE RUNAWAY...MARCH SOMETHING, 2016

What a delight!  Jan and I talked ourselves into a little holiday, between groups.  We researched and found a truly hidden treasure in Oaxaca, one state over from Chiapas.   12 hour bus ride brought us to the little town of Puerto Escondido in the dry state of Oaxaca.

  It is on the Pacific.

 The town is dusty, typical.  The beach is exquisite!  It is untapped, there are No tourists here, but for backpackers, surfers, old hippies, and a few Europeans or Canadians who,live or rent here.  The hotels are small, quaint, a little tacky, simple, CHEAP.

  There are no elegant hotels lining the beach.  The beach is free and stretches for miles and includes a beautiful inlet/Laguna where the surf is lower.  

The beach is wide, and has lots of small palapas, restaurants, right on the sand.

 The umbrellas and chairs are free if you buy a water or a Coka.  Food is fresh, inexpensive.  

We ate meals for 100 pesos (about $6) for BOTH of us.  Our cute little hotel/apt. Cost $84 for both of us for 3 nights!  

We walked, sat, and ate on the beach, and watched the magnificent sunset every night over the water.

 We swam and jumped the surf, and shopped the local market.  

We read and read and read.  

Ahhhh.  Really nice respite.