Manzanillo, Mexico

We are visiting friends, Tom and Connie Boland, in Manzanillo, Mexico. This is a beautiful place on the Pacific coast which has not been overrun by tourists. Today we snorkeled in 83F water and enjoyed more of their wonderful food and sunshine. One of my favorite refreshment discoveries is the Michalada. It is a good dark beer with one inch of lime juice in the bottom of the glass, ice in the beer and sea salt around the rim of the glass. Very cooling and refreshing. The tacos freshly made and the 15 varieties of mole' sauces we have tasted are delightful. The mangos and alvacados what we dreamed they might be. We squeeze fresh orange juice for breakfast and today had pancakes made with Mexican flour that are the best we've ever had. It's not easy to get here but it would be good to add to your list of the 1,000 best places to visit before you die.