Comments on: Melaque & San Patricio http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/ Travel & Life In Mexico: articles, tips, discussion, Q & A -- from the authors and readers of The People's Guide to Mexico Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jeffrey O'Brien http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/comment-page-1/#comment-21729 jeffrey O'Brien Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:36:45 +0000 http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/?p=113#comment-21729 Mom and Dad sent me this note from Melaque. "HOla Jeff, How are you doing? Dad and I went with the San Patricio church group to a village and gave out xmas presents that were left over for the school kids. They were so cute and so grateful. One little boy came up and shook our hand. It was quite an experience. We bought over a$100.00 worth of food for a very poor village. 50 lbs beans ,rice, milk, formula, diapers etc. and took it to the church. We are going to the church o Wednesday to bag the beans etc and then take it to a really poor village. They also want warm clothes as apparently it gets very cold at night and they dont even have shoes. It sure opens up ones eyes and make one feel very spoiled and selfish. We still have about $100.00 let for another village." Mom and Dad sent me this note from Melaque.

“HOla Jeff, How are you doing? Dad and I went with the San Patricio church group
to a village and gave out xmas presents that were left over for the school kids.
They were so cute and so grateful. One little boy came up and shook our hand.
It was quite an experience. We bought over a$100.00 worth of food for a very
poor village. 50 lbs beans ,rice, milk, formula, diapers etc. and took it to
the church. We are going to the church o Wednesday to bag the beans etc and
then take it to a really poor village. They also want warm clothes as apparently
it gets very cold at night and they dont even have shoes. It sure opens up ones
eyes and make one feel very spoiled and selfish. We still have about $100.00
let for another village.”

]]> By: jeffrey O'Brien http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/comment-page-1/#comment-21433 jeffrey O'Brien Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:45:27 +0000 http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/?p=113#comment-21433 Sunday night in the square was packed with walkers, family and kids. A little family craft fair going on. Kids playing ball, laughing - civilized and still exuberant. Most everyone dressed to the nines, the best tamale and horchata cart is right there at the mouth of taco row by the church. Sunday night in the square was packed with walkers, family and kids. A little family craft fair going on. Kids playing ball, laughing – civilized and still exuberant. Most everyone dressed to the nines, the best tamale and horchata cart is right there at the mouth of taco row by the church.

]]> By: jeffrey O'Brien http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/comment-page-1/#comment-21325 jeffrey O'Brien Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:38:59 +0000 http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/?p=113#comment-21325 There are ruins that I think can be explored and I'm told if you walk the beach at La Manz you come to Boca de Iguana which is really worth seeing. There are ruins that I think can be explored and I’m told if you walk the beach at La Manz you come to Boca de Iguana which is really worth seeing.

]]> By: jeffrey O'Brien http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/comment-page-1/#comment-21076 jeffrey O'Brien Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:21:31 +0000 http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/?p=113#comment-21076 Stella, there is a great little beach town nearby - no Barra de Navidad but La Manzanilla - beautiful and lots of caimen about. I think you'd love it there again - San Patricio town square on a Sunday night after mass lets out - families and friends, kids playing - none of the trouble and swearing and drugs and stuff we would have to put up with at home. People there are the nicest I have run into in my travels. Beach is clean as a whistle. Stella, there is a great little beach town nearby – no Barra de Navidad but La Manzanilla – beautiful and lots of caimen about. I think you’d love it there again – San Patricio town square on a Sunday night after mass lets out – families and friends, kids playing – none of the trouble and swearing and drugs and stuff we would have to put up with at home. People there are the nicest I have run into in my travels. Beach is clean as a whistle.

]]> By: jeffrey O'Brien http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/comment-page-1/#comment-21067 jeffrey O'Brien Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:07:37 +0000 http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/?p=113#comment-21067 http://www.costalegre.ca http://www.costalegre.ca

]]> By: jeffrey O'Brien http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/comment-page-1/#comment-21050 jeffrey O'Brien Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:30:53 +0000 http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/?p=113#comment-21050 No conglomerates or resorts although that might change with the horrible situation in Tenacatita. Melaque is all mom and pop, no starbucks, burger king or any other brand names. no building taller than three stories for the most part. Crime - someone using a bank machine at night was followed and mugged. Cerveza, .50 to a buck if you buy from the depository and you can have a taco pig out for three or four dollars. Love love love it - send me your email, i have tons of pics on facebook if you want a look No conglomerates or resorts although that might change with the horrible situation in Tenacatita. Melaque is all mom and pop, no starbucks, burger king or any other brand names. no building taller than three stories for the most part. Crime – someone using a bank machine at night was followed and mugged. Cerveza, .50 to a buck if you buy from the depository and you can have a taco pig out for three or four dollars. Love love love it – send me your email, i have tons of pics on facebook if you want a look

]]> By: stella http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/2009/01/30/30-01-09115513/comment-page-1/#comment-21048 stella Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:13:34 +0000 http://blog.thepeoplesguidetomexico.com/?p=113#comment-21048 Hi - what a pleasure it was to read that San Patricio seemed hardly changed from the time we spent there, camping in front of the ocean back in 1973!!!!!!!!!!!!! We'd love to go back and were wondering if things had changed. I bet my husband that a big conglomerate of hotels had purchased the land and the village was problably a poor semblance of its former self...I'm immensely happy to find that i was wrong. We were also wondering about the crime and drug problems etc...but your description reassured us. many thanks!!! Hi – what a pleasure it was to read that San Patricio seemed hardly changed from the time we spent there, camping in front of the ocean back in 1973!!!!!!!!!!!!! We’d love to go back and were wondering if things had changed. I bet my husband that a big conglomerate of hotels had purchased the land and the village was problably a poor semblance of its former self…I’m immensely happy to find that i was wrong. We were also wondering about the crime and drug problems etc…but your description reassured us.

many thanks!!!

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