ACAPULCO

 On the way to Acapulco we had a mild nightlife, starting with an Oriental Dinner in the Garden Cafe.

Mostly Chinese food, and not much at that.  The hot sour soup was lukewarm, but a shot of Johnny Walker Black Label helped.  Everything was too salty.  Watched ADDA in the Atrium.

That was it.  Only 3366 steps today.

We are now in Acapulco.  View from our cabin.

Looks like Waikiki.

Lunch of salad and pho, with a Mexican beer and rosé.

Yesterday, I essentially walked 3/4ths of mile to gather the buffet lunch.  Today, only half a mile.

Acapulco de Juárez is commonly called Acapulco.

• 3080 miles south of Seattle.
• 1987 miles south of San Diego.
• 240 miles south of Mexico City.
• 2223 miles north of Panama Canal.
• 3775 miles east of Honolulu.

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  By the 8th century, the Acapulco Bay area had a small culture dominated by Omecs.
• Followed by Mayan,,then the Aztec Empire around 1500.
• The Spanish came in the 1520s as linked to Hernán Cortés.
• Cortez built a major road to Mexico City.
• In 1614, Hasekura Tsunenaga  (Acapulco statue),  a 100 Japanese Christians and 22 samurai of Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu visited, and some married locals, staying here.
• Acapulco's importance as a port increased during California Gold Rush.

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  The city population was no more than 5000 until it came into prominence in the 1940's through the 1960's as a getaway for Hollywood stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher and Brigitte Bardot, and millionaires.  Even JFK and Jacqueline.
• Cliff diving started in the 1930's at the La Quebrada Cliff.  They jump from 130 feet into an inlet only 23 feet wide and 13 feet deep.

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  While Elvis' movie Fun in Acapulco featured the name, filming did not occur here.  Only 57/50 Rotten Tomatoes ratings.
• Acapulco hosted the sailing events for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
• A tollway connected the Acapulco with Mexico City in the 1990's, paving the way for Acapulco becoming a weekend destination, the drive taking 3.5 hours, one way.

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  Sailfish is plentiful, such that boat captains are known to bet with customers that if nothing is caught, the trip is free.
• The city was devastated by the 1997 Hurricane Pauline, killing more than 100.  There were 30-foot waves.  Hurricane Otis, another Category 5, again caused devastation in 2023.

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  Acapulco is Mexico's largest beach and resort city, with a Metro population of 852,622.
• Bullfighting is legal in Mexico.
• Trash is thrown into the streets, much of which ends up in the bay.  
• However, worst of all, since 2014, has suffered from a massive upsurge in gang violence and homicides.  

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  Half a dozen police with rifles outside our cruise ship.
• Get this.  It is only the ninth-deadliest city in Mexico, but 10 deadliest in the world.
• The military disarmed the local police force because it was infiltrated by drug gangs.
• The State Department simply says don't go to Acapulco.
• Population dropped from 2010 to 2020.

• Plus, the weather at 2PM is 86 F, but feels like 97 F, according to AccuWeather.
• Thus, we decided to avoid any tour today.

The World Series begin on Friday at Dodgers Stadium, 8PM ET on Fox.  New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers.

• If you think you've seen them doing this before, yes, this their 12th time, five more than the next two, Yankees against the San Francisco Giants.
• The last time they met was in 1981.  Yankees won the first two at Yankee Stadium.  But the Dodgers won the next four, the first three by one run.
• In 1978 Yankees won, 4-2.
• The 1956 series was won by the Yankees, 4-3, when these were the Brooklyn Dodgers.  In Game 5, Yankees right-hander Don Larsen threw a perfect game.
• The first time they met was in 1941, won by the Yankees, 4-1.

We are two weeks away from Tuesday, November 5.

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