Talleyho69
Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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Keep watching, big changes are coming soon!
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NamMedevac 70
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After seeing the movie Firewalker I would definitely visit the Kliff House if I travel to PV. Fantastic facility with terrific views.
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Wm.Elliot
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Currently at Villa Corona - Chimulco. 3 RVs being occupied here; Quebec, Washington, and ?... Maybe 4 rigs here long term - all unoccupied at this moment. Looking at the RV park it doesn't appear that it's had much use over the winter.
The water park part of Chimulco is very busy. Most picnic tables in use and lots of young people in the pools and water slides. It's as busy as we've ever seen it.
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Wm.Elliot
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We stopped at the Color Marino (formerly Onac) near Teacapan Sunday. There appears to be more cabins now than there were when we last camped there in 2007. One cabin was still occupied although the guests were checking out. Some of the other cabins did not look like they had been used although an employee there told us all cabins had been booked for the weekend. The employee told us that the cabins are all booked every Friday and Saturday night as a rule. The one cabin we looked at was very nice, cookware, linens, and a mini-split. The cabin we looked at did not look like it had been occupied recently.
The campground looked like the hookups still worked, at least the water tap did. 30 amp breakers with the proper plug. The campground did not look like it had seen much use recently; it wasn't overgrown or neglected but there were few signs of compaction or vehicle traffic. The road in from the highway had been much improved from what I remembered it being; no sandy hollows to bog down in but gravel and stone to give a better base. It was still narrow but with carve outs to pull into when meeting an oncoming car or truck.
I've heard the RV spots are very expensive but couldn't find any information there or online. The public area with the pools was clean and attractive but there wasn't anyone using it or representing management.
The entire facility isn't well marketed. The beaches are of course as beautiful and deserted as ever.
On edit... The highway in from Escuinapa has huge high tension pylons along the road with cables up and everything rigged for use - it all ends where the ferry crossing used to be years ago. The last pylon has a small conduit tray connecting the overhead cables to buried conduit but that type of power isn't normally buried - too high voltage. Not sure what the deal is there. Fonatur ?(spelling) had big plans for Teacapan as the next Cancun tourist destination - but so far not much progress.
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almcc
Ontario, Canada
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Thanks very much for the posting update for Onac! It brings back great memories about the place and the area. We spent 3 seasons (2007 to 2010) there, we enjoyed the area and the park. In Teacapan the store folks were great, I remember just holding out a handful of coins to pay, they always took the exact amount, no cheating. The beach areas were great and the RV sites were perfect, right off the beach. Unfortunately in 2010 Mexico got violent with the gangs, we haven't been back.
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Wm.Elliot
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In my opinion Teacapan offers the best beach experience I've ever encountered. We started in 1999 at the Rancho Los Angelos north of the Onac. It closed in the early 2000's and we then camped at the Onac - which was fairly busy so the owners usually put us on a site near the south boundary which we liked. Then the RVers disappeared - first the US ones, then the Canadian RVers. It's a shame.
Not sure what the deal is with currency exchange - Canadians get whacked with a very low rate that doesn't match USD exchange even when taking into account the USD/CND rates the US gives. It's always been like this and has always been a bone of contention for Canadians.
I recall the early days standing in a long line at a bank in Escuinapa with a handful of traveler's checks to buy pesos with... It's so much easier now with ATMs.
Also easier - internet access, calling home, watching movies at night. T-Mobile works great in Mexico, better than back home actually. 5 gigs of data per month are allowed and then the data is slowed but still allows watching Prime or Netflix with hardly any buffering. Sirius works again in Sinaloa and points north. The satellite is still positioned south rather than overhead (I can tell going under bridges) but Sirius must mask the broadcast shadow like DirecTV did.
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Wm.Elliot
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We're in Mazatlan now - staying at a hotel we always have stayed at previously. We are the only US guests here now, no Canadians either. I spoke with one of the security staff; he said Americans (US & Canadian) don't stay here any longer. The last time we stayed here was 2019 and then the hotel had a large population of Americans. The hotel changed hands since then and the entire staff we knew from past visits have been replaced. Changes are mixed... rates are higher, nights are quieter, no more pot smoke drifting by our balcony.
The hotel seems busy, full of nationals but it's hard to tell which are staying over night and which are just here for the day. I assume the hotel is busy since we had to change to a more expensive room to stay tonight (Saturday).
Since we were last here dozens of hotels/condos went up and I still can count about 9 cranes along the malecon. There are very few US or Canadians in town unless there's a cruise ship in port - which there are 7 cruise ships due to stop here in May ... not many compared to years past.
We were going to check out Tres Amigos RV park but I'm not so sure we'll continue RVing in Mexico or the US. Life has changed so much from what it was when we started RVing.
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qtla9111
Monterrey, Mexico
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I see our rv sitting in the driveway and I'm not quite sure why there is no motivation to take it out anymore. It seems more of a hassle. We like rving in the U.S. more now than before.
The rvers we have had here at the house this year and those we met up with seemed to enjoy their time just as much as before and no one seemed to have any issues in terms of problems. I don't feel the same freedom as before to RV in Mexico. Maybe it's all in my head.
We're going to Spain for a month this summer. Who knows what's next?
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obgraham
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I haven't Rv'd south of the border, but I have traveled a lot to many of the less prosperous countries in Central and South America. Never had a scary situation, enjoyed friendly locals most everywhere, despite my limited Spanish.
But I think the countries' inability to deal with corruption in the police and security forces has destroyed their tourist industry. Tourists, especially from North America, can bring in huge amounts of income, but people need to believe that the police and security folks will help them if need be, not fleece them and collude with the criminals.
The ordinary folks, in this case good hard working Mexican people, suffer twice: from the crooks, and from loss of their livelihood. Sad.
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Wm.Elliot
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We were recently in Bucerias. Local police were almost always parked in the breakdown lane at the north end of town - one monitoring northbound 200 traffic and the other southbound. When we left last week early Sunday morning one of them stopped us for driving 39 in a 36 zone. Traffic normally flows on this stretch at nearly 55 mph. The police officer said we would have to pay a fine Monday morning. This is about the 12th time I've been stopped by police in Mexico and the "trick" is not to offer a bribe. Police now usually will never directly ask for a bribe but they'll wait and attempt to frighten a driver into offering a bribe. My advice is to remain calm, polite, and wait. Usually they will give up and allow you to go.
Mazatlan tonight is hopping. Most hotels are booked. Mexico's economy has improved greatly - nationals now fill resort hotels and restaurants - it would be great to add US and Canadian tourist revenue, but as it appears now to me, at least in the cities we've visited this past month - that the hospitality industry isn't hurting too badly... except for Acapulco.
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