San Patricio-Melaque: Mexican Paradise
We are staying at a lovely beach resort called San Patricio – Melaque (St. Patrick – Melaque). Our hotel room on the third floor overlooks the lively beach. We spend our days taking long walks on the beach, watching pelicans dive for fish, swimming in the ocean, browsing through the little tiendas, practicing Spanish, drinking margaritas (well, I do that), eating tamales, tacos and seafood (well, the boys do that), and watching sunsets. The beach is pristine with clean white sand and good waves. Seafood restaurants line the beach with tables under umbrellas and palapas. The beach is filled with locals, Mexican tourists, long-term Canadian residents and American tourists. Everyone seems happy here, including us!
From Connor’s journal: I’m so baffled about how nice this beach is. I think any way that I explain it would sound worse than what it really is.
Travelling with children presents many challenges, including, but not limited to:
– Fighting, teasing, bickering and bantering between brothers
– Mood swings
– Being easily distracted while doing school work
– Being bored on long car drives
– Complaining about being tired, sick, bug bites, sunburns, too hot/too cold
– Not liking food
– Being hungry all of the time
By far the biggest issue is agreeing on excursions. Quinn hates to take walks and explore towns. Quinn also likes to eat dinner at “home” (the hotel or campsite) and tends to through a fit as soon as we are ready to leave for dinner. And Quinn hates long car drives.
After three weeks of traveling, we have figured out what works best for our family dynamics. Driving distances of 4 hours or less is tolerable. Staying in town or within walking distance to town is preferable. Thus, we can split up, shop and explore while the rest stay at the campsite or hotel. Towns of 5,000 – 10,000 people are ideal since we can easily navigate and purchase food. Staying at the beach, a place with a pool or with Internet is also helpful to keep boredom at bay. We like to stay at one spot for at least two nights because packing and unpacking is a lot of work. And staying at places with decent bathrooms and hot showers has become critical. I imagine that our likes and dislikes will become more apparent as the trip progresses…
Tags: Mexico
hwy1alltheway
Just checked out your San Patricio-Melaque photos. This area really does look beautiful! I also noticed both boys have now had haircuts…how about you Karen, are you going to be submitting your golden locks to a chopping anytime soon?