Day 1

 

Day 1 11/7

Nice flight from LAX Guadalajara.  From the air  Guadalajara  appears to be a beautiful big city.  Immigration and customs were very efficient.  Our driver met us and drove us the 30 minutes to our hotel (Hotel boutique San Angel) in Chapala. Nice hotel.  We set out to explore.  The lake is OK.  Lake Chapala one of the best weather in the world.  Year round daytime highs range from 72 to 84.  Lows range from 45 to 60.  The lake is 50 miles long and an area of 420 sq. miles.

We saw lots of restaurants and bars and lots of musicians with instruments.  We found a bank and got money and then an ice cream.  We sampled street tacos which were not great. Back to the hotel and researched the best restaurant in Chapala.  Two lists agreed on the best.  It did not look too far on the map so we started walking.  It was a long walk on unpaved streets.  After we got there it filled up with Americans.  The food was excellent. We took a taxi back to the hotel and set out to find night life.  The city was dead at 8 o’clock. No music, only a couple of bars and restaurants open.  We bought a bottle and went back to our room.