About 40 miles from the southern most border of Mexico with Guatemala is the commercial port of Puerto Chiapas named after the stae in which it is located.. Our early morning arrival allowed for my to take a light breakfast on the aft deck (breakfast is served untill 10-30am in 16 locations of the ship so several vsists are possible if your first breakfast does not carry you over till lunch!
The port itself has made an attempt to provide some shore facities for passengers like a couple of restaurants and a shopping area it is not really "Mexico". Mj had decided to stay on board as a week of doing nothing had worn her out, I took a local bus inland to the closest real town -- Tapachula.
Tapachula is the center of an acricultural area; it is a bustling little place which has only been grazed by tourism making it worth the bus ride to vsisit. The organised excursion from the ship do stop here
As the town is close to the growing areas and the sea an abundance of fresh food stuffs are available at very low prices. There are so few toruist here that the price does is not hiked as soon as they see you comming..
At 5.00 PM we set sail for the Guatemalan port Puerto Quetzal close to the ancient capital city of Antigua and a ring of Active volcanos
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