success on the beach, part 1

puerto escondido deflated on us in a way. the two story inflatable tub of Coronas on the pier, that beacon of terrible music and early early morning propaganda broadcasts, had disappeared by Monday morning. In its place, high up on the hill, was the largest Mexican flag we've ever seen (in our short lil existences), giving us hope that Mexico had finally won the war over Corona monopolization of every friggin restaurant and bar in P.E. We were seriously growing mad and turning our aggressions outward every time we heard (once again) 'solomente Corona.' the shopkeepers said with a resigned look on their faces. So we took our newfound independence from crappy Mexican beer to our favorite restaurant, Alicia, and tested the waters. Damn! They were still swamped in excess corona, so we could not partake in our crappy Mexican beer of choice, Cerveza Sol.
 
But we found an amazing cove...it would make James Bond drip from his wetsuit...and spent another day in paradise, as it were.
The nightlife fluttered and floundered, unfortunately, due to the missing coronas towers that were, yes, a beacon of terror, but also, a beacon of FUN. So Adan and I grabbed some ice cream and stood out on the beach. We werent sure if this was allowed....apparently people have been beaten to a pulp for lesser crimes by the tourist police. But we took our chances. Eventually a platoon of police goons did slither onto the beach with their assault rifles aimed unusually high, but Adan and I were just talking, so we were in the clear (save the mezcal in our backpack). As the troop of police brutality slid past us, we took the cue and returned to the main street and dutifully bought Tshirts that would be insulting if we wore them in Mexico.
 
As the night slid away up at our vista hotel, polishing off the mezcal, swinging in our hammocks and sloshing in our brains, with cats making painful love in the bushes, we signed off from Puerto Escondido and slid into our deranged dreams of chicken heads casting ballots for vicente foxes.