What a dilemma... a journey to visit our friends in Cairo or a quiet beach holiday to Chacala, a tiny fishing village (500 locals) two hours north of Puerto Vallarta.
We had made air reservations for the Egypt trip after the January\February political protests, demonstrations, violence had mostly ended and Mubarak stepped down from office. Egypt seemed to return to reasonable stability, our friends encouraged us to visit, and we felt we would be secure during our trip..
Unfortunately,with only four days left before our 15 of March departure date, more chaos and demonstrations erupted again throughout the country. We didn't know what to do until our Cairo friends emailed advising us to cancel the trip. Cairo was was chaotic with students rioting at the universities, Coptic and Muslim riots in Tahrir Square and throughout the country, and road blocks throughout the city.
The decision was made for us. We cancelled the Cairo flight and hurridly made reservations for Puerto Vallarta, the port for our favorite Mexican beach village, Chacala. After completing home logistics and packing for a low-keyed beach holiday, we were ready for the 6:30 am departure.
By 8:00 in the evening we had checked in at our beachfront lodging, La Casa Magica, and were in another world on the warm sweet Chacala beach.
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