Acapulco was a magnificent sight as we sailed in to the bay early in the morning. It was still dark and the lights were twinkling all along the coast. As the sun came up, looked even more beautiful. We had nothing planned here, once again just do our own thing. In the terminal, which was very well set up. lots of tours and taxis were being offered so we decided to walk around then come back and catch a taxi for a tour around....this never happened as we ran out of time! Not too worry as we had a brilliant time anyway. We (Maureen, Kim and us) had a look around the Old Fort, which dates back to the 16th century then walked along the old streets towards the town and markets. It was very steamy, when the sun came out in the afternoon it was very hot. A lot of the food for the restaurants is prepared on the footpath or in open kitchens....you wouldn't want to eat any of it. We asked for directions a few times but no one spoke English which was the first time that's happened for us. Apparently the city has "tour guides", men wearing blue shirts who insist they are just there to help tourists find their way, but the one that found us took us all the way to a "Princess" preferred shop. George was not impressed. Anyway all was not lost as Maureen bought a lovely necklace and bracelet.
The heat was draining so we found a beach bar and had a couple of cocktails, (we had ice in our drinks, aaah, so we pray we don't get TD), it was a lovely spot.
Sailaway was great, with friends and more drinks!! A great day, probably we wouldn't visit Acapulco on its own but on another cruise, yes definitely.
