So I messed around in the morning trying to decide what to do with my day. It's Sunday, so there's always football, even if the commentary is in Spanish. I did some computer research, and, really, other than the cliff divers, there's not really a lot to see and do in Acapulco. What I usually do is just walk around and check out restaurants or the shore, and just see what the town looks like.  

Well, I've already gotten a pretty good look at the town from the bus ride in, the walking I've already done, and the several taxi rides I got. I'm not impressed: Acapulco is noisy and dirty: they don't clean up in front of their places like other towns do (some do, but they are few). It's a big city, so if you want to go anywhere, it's a long walk. Buses are cheap, if you know the routes. Otherwise it's those outrageous cabbies. There are a preponderance of VW bugs as cabs in this town. Acapulco must be the VW bug capital of the world!  

I really kind of wanted to see the cliff divers, but from the restaurant/bar. There's a show at 1:30pm, but the restaurant doesn't seem to be open then. I really don't want to be standing in the hot sun for any length of time. Then there's the cab fare going and coming back, and the show fee, plus diver tip. Just too much hassle for a 20 to 25 minute show; I talked myself out of it. Watched football and went to bed, figuring on getting up early to catch an early bus for the long, 8 hour, ride to Puerto Escondido.  

I was really looking forward to Acapulco: I thought it would be a little less luxe than PV, a little more homey. I'm sort of learning to accept disappointment. If you want to get a quick picture of what it's like in Mexico, go to the poorer side of any american town, 'the other side of the tracks'; you might get an idea of what it's like everywhere in Mexico, except for some spots in the big cities or on the coasts. People here are poor. They work hard for the little they have. And I'd say most of them own homes (ya there may be a lot of people in one, but at least they're not wasting money on something they'll never own). And there's a lot to be said for family.