Chip & Debbie Willis on s\v Elegant'sea: Acapulco "Sponge Bob" bus ride

Middle of January 2015 - Anchored in Acapulco , Mexico

Mike and Holly on s\v Wanuskewin call the buses here in Acapulco “Crazy Buses” and we can see why. They seem to drive crazy for one thing. Stopping at times for traffic that will separate a mother from her kids! They also are often times decorated with a theme. Like the one we took, it was the “SpongeBob SquarePants” theme.

Going through downtown Acapulco .

The narrow roadway is filled with these buses along with taxis!!

Unless they have A/C they ride around with the doors open.

They do that all over Mexico...usually with someone hanging out.

We think the color may be related to the route they travel but are not sure. Our first bus ride took us to the “Locals” marina area where we were scouting a banana boat repair person for our paddle board. We were successfully in that quest!

Then we took a bus to the movies that went through downtown area which was fun.

It took us through the “not touristy area” of downtown which was fun. Even when we were by the main beach area and large hotels we only saw about a dozen gringos.

There are Batman, Spiderman, Marvel and Men in Black themes as well.

See "OXXO" is the background - this is like "7-11" in the States

Most local’s here only speak Spanish which is good because Debbie is wanting to practice her Spanish. I am like a dear in the headlights as we order food or investigate the locals hang outs.