Like most beach towns around the world, ‘My Secret Paradise” is considerably busier on the weekends, as many people from Guadalajara, Manzanillo and the outlying areas flock to this small beach town, and on a 3 day holiday weekend ‘My Secret Paradise” really rocks - many of the Mexican tourists camp out on the beach. On my first Saturday here (which was part of a 3 day holiday weekend), the beach was throbbing with activity- most of the beach chairs were occupied and the beachfront palapa restaurants were doing a brisk business. I was a little bit surprised to see so many people here - but alas this place has not been a secret for some time now. One thing I observed - the gringos for the most part tend to congregate towards the southern end of the beach where most of the beachfront apartments are located, whereas the Mexican tourists assemble a little further up the beach. I was a little disconcerted with the crowds and the noise, but WTF!

On Tuesday, the beach was relatively deserted and very quiet, as almost all the Mexican tourists went home. A difference of night and day! Finally, I said to myself, some peace and tranquility - exactly what I was looking for when I came to “My Secret Paradise”. The rest of the day, I just relaxed and did virtually nothing. Just wasting away in Margaretville…..

Believe it or not, during Easter Week, everybody tells me that over 10,000 people descend upon ’ My Secret Paradise”. It seems that throughout Mexico, most people receive time off from work during this time period. It’s heard to fathom, to see that many people on the beach. Must be quite a sight! As much as I disdain crowds and noise, it is good thing I’ll be out of here before the stampede.

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