Back from Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo this afternoon. Had a 3-hour delay getting out of Houston due to ridiculous amounts of fog but thankfully no problems returning. ZIH is a tiny airport where you walk out on the airfield, and checked baggage has to be inspected manually since they don’t have a huge million dollar X-ray machine at their disposal. Gotta lay off the meat consumption for a bit. Yikes. Lots of sun, sand, and skin as well as friendly Mexicans. The Spanish lessons were very useful, and now I am inspired to practice it back here whenever I get a chance. Time to play with attention-starved kitties.
Interestingly, T-Mobile prepaid works fine in Ixtapa (picked up MX MoviStar network) although I doubt that inbound calls will ring through. Roaming rates apply, however, and the cost of a 1-minute call is $1.49.