Romantic thunderstorm

After leaving Acapulco on our first night at sea and after dinner, we rested on the balcony in the warm night-time air and watched a thunderstorm over the land. We couldn't tell we were near land until the lightning strike lit the clouds and mountains. Clear sky over us .. stars .. cumulus and mountains and thunder over the land. Breathtaking. Tough weather pictures to get tho :-)

First view of Oceana from a distance

When we walked back from Acapulco old town we got our first view of Oceana from afar, it's a beautiful ship.

Acapulco transport

I loved the Acapulco transport. Herbie?

Woolworths in Acapulco

The Woolworths in Acapulco was trading normally. Wonder how that works. I mean, is it actually just the UK arm of Woolworths that's gone bust or what?

Acapulco hobo

If you are a tramp in the UK you need loads of stuff to keep yourself warm. But in Acapulco, keeping warm isn't much of an issue, so you can live with almost nothing, imagine that. This woman hasn't even got shoes, and seems to be wearing just a petticoat and a loose fitting top, no bra.

We saw her a few times. One theme of some of the countries we visited is .. survival. There's no safety net. I don't know if Mexico has. But I'm expecting no unemployment benefit, no health insurance, no social housing. So if you fall, there's nothing to catch you.