Sebastián was there waiting for us and what a joy it was to just be able to get into the taxi and go directly to our apartment without stopping at six or seven other places first. Sebastián came in an almost new car to pick us up. And what we have been told about him is all true as he is very knowledgeable about Acapulco and surrounding areas. He showed us some new places and restaurants that have been open for just a few months as well as suggested a few places out of town that I had not heard of. So I'm sure that we will be using his services more in the next few weeks.

But in any case we are in Acapulco enjoying the warm weather. After a busy day we decided to just stay at our apartment and get used to the place as it is a big house overlooking the Acapulco bay. We share the house with our land lords Gina and Bob and the other couple staying here, plus the caretakers that work here, Nestor and Simona. So after unpacking I made us a couple of toasted bacon and tomato sandwiches and enjoyed these with a couple of coronas and called it the day.

Now about our apartment at Casa Giovanna; it is located in old Acapulco called Las Playas next to Las Americas up on the hill by B&B disco so we can watch the whole city from there and what a great view. Looking across the bay we are directly across from the Fort of San Diego and the cruise ship docks. From the top of the hill we have a great view of almost the complete bay all the way from the Marina to almost the end of the hotel zone. While we were enjoying our supper we sat and watched the sun set and the lights of the city slowly coming on. There is a Norwegian Cruise ship in town and before it got a little to dark it looked magnificent as the lights came on one by one.

Some of the cruise ships come in at night, but there are a few that come in about 1:00 in the afternoon. Now some come in and just dock and then backup as they leave and turn around. However some of the larger ships come in to the bay and turn around. It seems that they must have propellers that turn to the side and turn the ship almost stationary, very interesting to watch. Here is a picture of my wife on our balcony with the Carnival Spirit in the background as it is turning around.

Now as I'm typing this I just had to take a break and enjoy the flickering lights and almost full moon lighting up the city. So I will take a break for today and report more later on anything I find of interest in sunny Acapulco.

Well it is now the next day and this is when we start to get the full impact of our apartment as we are enjoying our first cup of coffee and breakfast in Aca. The apartment has a full new stove and fridge and a new king-size bed with plenty of room to walk around. There is a large patio sliding door that opens on our own private balcony with a view out of this world. We have Aragon of www.aragonbienesraices.com to thank for that as well as our breakfast, bacon and eggs and other fixings to start our vacation of right including Coronas of course.

Next to the balcony are both coconut trees as well as a large flowering three. The tree attracts a variety of flying creatures including a couple of different humming birds. So there is plenty to keep us busy while we are enjoying our morning cup of coffee. On our floor are also the apartment of the caretakers of the house.

Looking down from our balcony is the third level of the house with a good size swimming pool, outdoor kitchen and living room with TV and radio/CD player. On that lever there is another balcony with a completely different view of the city. But to tell you the truth our view if the best! There are also two more bedroom on the third level that are available for rent on different times of year. In addition to that there is also the main living area for the owners of the house.

Coming down to the second level is another larger apartment with a small balcony, but again not anywhere near as good as our apartment view. The bottom or first level is the street level with enough room for two cars. So by now you should get the feeling that one has to be in somewhat good shape to live or rent here. Here we use the expression "one does not need to be a mountain goat to live here but it helps". The closest beach is Caleta and my favourite beach area. Playa Caleta is just under a 20 minute walk from our apartment and all down hill.

Now it stands to reason that if Caleta is downhill from where we are staying that the way back is all uphill, so we prefer to just hop in a taxi and for 30 pesos or about $3.00 US they drive us right to the door.

To go downtown Acapulco or to the hotel and restaurant zone we usually just walk to the Costera or main street and either take a regular bus for 4.5 pesos or an air-conditioned bus for 5.5 pesos. There are times were we just take a taxi and again it is only 30 pesos to downtown Acapulco or about 50 pesos to the hotel and restaurant zone. For those of you who know the city know that Wal-Mart is almost on the other end of the Costera and a long way from were we are staying and again we have been paying about 50-60 pesos. But remember that we are using Volkswagens here and are used to the taxi system. For additional information on the taxis in Mexico and Acapulco have a look at my page at taxi information page.

Well I hope you enjoyed this information and check back as I will be adding more information as time goes on as well as a link to the owner's information. Also have a look at webshots.com real soon at as I will be posting additional photographs there as well as a few at acapulco2001.

Page by Fred Meulemeester

If you are interested in renting the apartment or almost the whole house have a look at the owner's page by clicking HERE. or contact the nice people at www.aragonbienesraices.com