04/2015 - Boca Chica April 17-21

[Hunter]

Any new intel is appreciated. Have you hit any of Boca's numerous little casas yet? A moto guy with no moto and I went on a walking tour of a half dozen of them once and I couldn't find one of them again if I tried. They all looked like residences from the outside.

It's good to talk with the locals and find one you can trust to show you what most BC tourists never see. It's the kind of town that you go into with low expectations and get nicely surprised.

You gonna book the invasion Grey?

[greydread]

You gonna book the invasion Grey?

I'm thinking about it, watching the fares. Either there or JA island for a few days. I got a big trip planned for September. Going far, far away.

[morpheus_630]

Down the hill to Duarte take a right, a block past the bank on the left is a little coffee shop that you can smell from 1,000'. 50 pesos for the best espresso in Boca.

There's a gua gua stop across the street and you can sit and sip and watch the day workers roll in and watch the night workers roll out.

Any new intel is appreciated. Have you hit any of Boca's numerous little casas yet? A moto guy with no moto and I went on a walking tour of a half dozen of them once and I couldn't find one of them again if I tried. They all looked like residences from the outside.

It's good to talk with the locals and find one you can trust to show you what most BC tourists never see. It's the kind of town that you go into with low expectations and get nicely surprised.

I gotchu bro! I was suckered early on by a tour guide/wingman for hire. I think I got my money's worth but it was quite expensive.

Anyway he took me to Casa Iraisa where I had a crazy two hour session. After I finally ditched him, I managed to navigate there myself for TLN salida. It's about a 10-15 minute walk from Garant, and a two minute taxi ride back (after a twenty minute wait for a fuckin taxi.

I'm taking off after desayuno but more complete details and
a proper TR follow.

Manolo - across from the park and a quarter block in from the beach - looks promising for *Brunch. Earlier on there are grown ass men bathing in the alley. That's not my idea of a tranquil sunrise coffee/breakfast.

[greydread]

I gotchu bro! I was suckered early on by a tour guide/wingman for hire. I think I got my money's worth but it was quite expensive.

Anyway he took me to Casa Iraisa where I had a crazy two hour session. After I finally ditched him, I managed to navigate there myself for TLN salida. It's about a 10-15 minute walk from Garant, and a two minute taxi ride back (after a twenty minute wait for a fuckin taxi.

I'm taking off after desayuno but more complete details and
a proper TR follow.

Manolo - across from the park and a quarter block in from the beach - looks promising for *Brunch. Earlier on there are grown ass men bathing in the alley. That's not my idea of a tranquil sunrise coffee/breakfast.

Have you dined on the beach side of Village On The Beach? I love that place and the food is excellent.

[Hunter]

I gotchu bro! I was suckered early on by a tour guide/wingman for hire. I think I got my money's worth but it was quite expensive.

Anyway he took me to Casa Iraisa where I had a crazy two hour session. After I finally ditched him, I managed to navigate there myself for TLN salida. It's about a 10-15 minute walk from Garant, and a two minute taxi ride back (after a twenty minute wait for a fuckin taxi.

I'm taking off after desayuno but more complete details and
a proper TR follow.

Manolo - across from the park and a quarter block in from the beach - looks promising for *Brunch. Earlier on there are grown ass men bathing in the alley. That's not my idea of a tranquil sunrise coffee/breakfast.

Yeah directions on how to get there. Dont think Jimmy knows about that one because I cant remember him tellng me about that place...

[Jimmydr]

I'm thinking about it, watching the fares. Either there or JA island for a few days. I got a big trip planned for September. Going far, far away.

I thought you said you were in?

[greydread]

I thought you said you were in?

Tentatively. You know I can be easily distracted by the opposite sex. Daam.

[Jimmydr]

Tentatively. You know I can be easily distracted by the opposite sex. Daam.

You will be missed.

[greydread]

You will be missed.

I know you guys will have a hella good time with or without me. You'll have the Garant on lockdown like cash money bruthas at the Carter.

My only hold up is I gotta work a sand-to-the-beach trip in before Summer's out. I'll work it all out in a month and have the entire summer planned, if not the year.

[Westy]

I'm thinking about it, watching the fares. Either there or JA island for a few days. I got a big trip planned for September. Going far, far away.

I got a fare in the low $500s on American Airlines' website this morning. (Or it would have been, if I hadn't decided to fly up front for the trip home.) Both flights (down and back) leave about lunchtime and arrive just after 9 PM.

(Now I'm looking at flights to Manila for December ... wondering if this is a good time to buy? AA has round trips in coach for about $1100, and that'll help me charge the $3000 in 3 months I need to get the 40,000 bonus points.)

[greydread]

Xmas and Easter are the only time it pays to buy early. Nothing irks me more than seeing people on the same plane flying $100 cheaper. I usually do bookings to the DR starting at 6 weeks out when the prices start to drop and buy before 3 weeks out when they jump back up, especially on AA.

[greydread]

Then I wait until the day of to see if I want to upgrade. Less than 100 bucks each way out of MIA I'm in.