The bus drove along the coastline then turned inland going through spectacular mountainous countryside and arrived in Colima an hour and 20 minutes after leaving Manzanillo.
In practically no time we were at the hotel and walked up to Fernando,Edu, Ruben and Tete as they were completing a mid morning coffee. They hadn't expected us until after 1 P.M.
We all piled into Fernando's car (NOT built for six people LOL) and headed out to one of Mexico's "Magic Towns (Pueblo Magico) very close by. It is called Comala and is one of those precious little towns that is very traditional looking and is kept very clean and is a "must see" when in the area.
We ended up taking a long walk through the town to a restored hacienda (named "Nogueras") that was the home for an extremely famous artist in Mexico named Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo. I really like some of his work.
Near this city is a 12,600 foot mountain called Colima Volcano. Simply magnificent.
This photo was taken as we drove from Comala to a location similar to Magnetic Hill in Canada. When we got there Fernando put the car in neutral and as we slowly coasted downhill it appeared that we were going up; cool!
Earlier, while in Comala, we had decided to go for lunch in the zocalo. We stopped in a very interesting place. The way it worked was we would buy very overpriced beer (at $4.50/bottle!) or other alcohol drinks and while drinking the restaurant supplied us with a continual parade of different local foods (usually different kinds of tacos and sopes). We ate ourselves very full and had a couple of beers each (the men) and one fancy drink each (the women) for a total price (including tip) of $42. What a great deal.
Back in Colima we checked into our room, at which time I found a dead bug in between my sheets. Yuck!! We expressed our concerns to management and then a person came by to double check everything, correct a few problems in the room (light bulbs replaced as needed) and a good spray of an aromatic (due to the stuffiness-I think the room hadn't been used for a while).
We finished off the day with a night time walk of the zocalo, everyone enjoying a coffee (except not me) and watching the night action.
Just a photo of a photo of the volcano erupting a few years ago (taken from near the zocalo in Comala)
About five years again Dave went golfing with our friend in that area and the cola and erupted! He has some great photos. That day also involves a car accident and a stay at the police station but that’s a whole different story. :)
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