Wow…what an awesome week we had in Acapulco…the weather was fabulous and the company even better. We arrived in Acapulco, the city called “The Pearl” of resorts in Mexico, on Sunday March 8th; a few days early to enjoy the beach, city & sights before the conference we came to attend would begin. The resort we stayed at for the week was the Fairmont Princess and the accommodations were superb. We had a suite with a full ocean view and veranda to sit and watch the sunsets; it was simply beautiful.We were so looking forward to getting out of Seattle for sunnier, warmer 
weather...it's been a particularly cold winter in the Northwest and we knew temps were in the high 80's in Acapulco. We left Seattle in a snow storm on Saturday night, March 7th on a red-eye to Dallas for a connection to Mexico.
weather...it's been a particularly cold winter in the Northwest and we knew temps were in the high 80's in Acapulco. We left Seattle in a snow storm on Saturday night, March 7th on a red-eye to Dallas for a connection to Mexico. We arrived in Mexico on Sunday, March 8th where we had a car waiting to pick us up at the Acapulco airport to take us to our hotel. Once we got settled in around 4 PM we met up with our good friends Ruby & Joe along with two of their associates, Valerie & Gary who also ride motorcycles. There’s just something about motorcycle riders and how we all connect immediately, like long lost friends. David and I were suffering a bit from jet-lag and a red-eye overnight flight, so we decided to stick close to the hotel that evening, have some drinks, an early dinner with 
our associates, before calling it a night.
The next morning, Monday March 9th we decided to head into the shopping district of Acapulco to purchase the typical t-shirts, jewelry, trinkets, sun dresses, hats, etc. and then had lunch in a totally non-English speaking restaurant…oh boy that was fun! Then it was time to head back to the hotel, because I had booked a tour that would be picking us up at the hotel at 7:15 PM.
Monday evening we had 11 folks join us for the tour. We had a private van for the group of 11 for a dinner tour to see the High Cliff Divers. Kaz, one of Australia's top leaders and
some of her key associates joined rest of us and our associates for the evening. The Cliff Divers were amazing; not only did they dive off 150 ft cliffs…they also climbed up the cliffs in the dark of night and the grand finale was done by torch light…it was really spectacular to see, even though not very conducive to picture taking.
our associates, before calling it a night.The next morning, Monday March 9th we decided to head into the shopping district of Acapulco to purchase the typical t-shirts, jewelry, trinkets, sun dresses, hats, etc. and then had lunch in a totally non-English speaking restaurant…oh boy that was fun! Then it was time to head back to the hotel, because I had booked a tour that would be picking us up at the hotel at 7:15 PM.
Monday evening we had 11 folks join us for the tour. We had a private van for the group of 11 for a dinner tour to see the High Cliff Divers. Kaz, one of Australia's top leaders and
some of her key associates joined rest of us and our associates for the evening. The Cliff Divers were amazing; not only did they dive off 150 ft cliffs…they also climbed up the cliffs in the dark of night and the grand finale was done by torch light…it was really spectacular to see, even though not very conducive to picture taking. Tuesday, Mar 10th we spent most of the day relaxing at the pool & on the beach, chatting and ge
tting better acquainted with folks. David and one of our associates decided they wanted to go jet-skiing and take some videos of the coast-line…I opted for a full body massage, sauna and Jacuzzi! Ahhh…talk about relaxing. By the evening we were ready to party and went down to the VIP Repeaters Party for those of us who have attended past conferences.
The VIP Party was held in a beautiful open-air lounge overlooking the water with an open bar and wonderful food…but the real pleasure was getting to chat one on one
with some of the top earners of our company. During the party we got a lot of interest about getting a group motorcycle ride together at our next conference on the Big Island in Hawaii in July. Not only will that be a blast, it will also fulfill one of my 101 bucket list must do's!!
tting better acquainted with folks. David and one of our associates decided they wanted to go jet-skiing and take some videos of the coast-line…I opted for a full body massage, sauna and Jacuzzi! Ahhh…talk about relaxing. By the evening we were ready to party and went down to the VIP Repeaters Party for those of us who have attended past conferences.The VIP Party was held in a beautiful open-air lounge overlooking the water with an open bar and wonderful food…but the real pleasure was getting to chat one on one
with some of the top earners of our company. During the party we got a lot of interest about getting a group motorcycle ride together at our next conference on the Big Island in Hawaii in July. Not only will that be a blast, it will also fulfill one of my 101 bucket list must do's!! Wednesday, Mar 11th we were off to do a Historical City Tour with our friends and had the tour guide and van to ourselves. What an amazing contrast it was to see the 3 stages of Acapulco as it developed from the “Old Acapulco” to the “Golden Acapulco” to the newest “Diamond Acapulco”. The area considered the “Diamond Acapulco” is where our Fairmont Princess Resort was located as well as most of the newer resorts.
Acapulco is known for its picturesque bays and a very large white cross visible from everywhere atop a chapel located in an exclusive area of billionaire homes built along the sea cliffs. Our first stop was at the chapel, which was privately build by one of the riches men in Mexico in memory of his two sons who died in a plane crash many years ago. Since then he and the rest of his family have also been laid to rest there. It was an amazing structure, but the exclusive homes in that area were even more amazing. It really demonstrated the dramatic contrast between the extremely wealthy and the outlying poverty, which unfortunately is widespread throughout Mexico.
Our tour got a bit diverted when we hit a major protest going on right down the main street of Acapulco. The protest was being done by one of the primary taxi companies and there were hundreds of cabs blocking the road…they were protesting to be the sole proprietary tax
i company in town…our driver told us these types of protests happen often. It extended our tour longer than expected, but we did get the rest of the tour completed. We stopped at the historic Fort San Diego and the guys did the inside tour, while us gals tried to stay cool in the shade…it was getting very hot. Ft. San Diego was the main fortress to fight off pirates when cargo ships arrived in the bays.
The next stop was for more shopping...at a fine jewelry store no less; oh boy was I in BIG Trouble!! LOL.
About the time our tour was about to end we told our driver Edwardo, we would like some fresh seafood; he said he had a “special” place named Coco
Loco that was off the beaten path. Hmmm…I thought…this could be very interesting and then when we arrived, there was absolutely NO ONE in the restaurant except for us!” Well it did indeed turn out to be a great place located right on the beach, but away from the hustle-bustle of the main drag. It was a refreshing open-air restaurant and after our very HOT road trip, it was more than welcomed...bring on the margaritas!! It was siesta time and that’s why the restaurant was so deserted...so we had the entire joint & wait staff to ourselves. I think I could have stayed there indefinitely with the cool breeze blowing on us and the beautiful view! The food was just as good...what a score!
Acapulco is known for its picturesque bays and a very large white cross visible from everywhere atop a chapel located in an exclusive area of billionaire homes built along the sea cliffs. Our first stop was at the chapel, which was privately build by one of the riches men in Mexico in memory of his two sons who died in a plane crash many years ago. Since then he and the rest of his family have also been laid to rest there. It was an amazing structure, but the exclusive homes in that area were even more amazing. It really demonstrated the dramatic contrast between the extremely wealthy and the outlying poverty, which unfortunately is widespread throughout Mexico.Our tour got a bit diverted when we hit a major protest going on right down the main street of Acapulco. The protest was being done by one of the primary taxi companies and there were hundreds of cabs blocking the road…they were protesting to be the sole proprietary tax
i company in town…our driver told us these types of protests happen often. It extended our tour longer than expected, but we did get the rest of the tour completed. We stopped at the historic Fort San Diego and the guys did the inside tour, while us gals tried to stay cool in the shade…it was getting very hot. Ft. San Diego was the main fortress to fight off pirates when cargo ships arrived in the bays.The next stop was for more shopping...at a fine jewelry store no less; oh boy was I in BIG Trouble!! LOL.
About the time our tour was about to end we told our driver Edwardo, we would like some fresh seafood; he said he had a “special” place named Coco
Loco that was off the beaten path. Hmmm…I thought…this could be very interesting and then when we arrived, there was absolutely NO ONE in the restaurant except for us!” Well it did indeed turn out to be a great place located right on the beach, but away from the hustle-bustle of the main drag. It was a refreshing open-air restaurant and after our very HOT road trip, it was more than welcomed...bring on the margaritas!! It was siesta time and that’s why the restaurant was so deserted...so we had the entire joint & wait staff to ourselves. I think I could have stayed there indefinitely with the cool breeze blowing on us and the beautiful view! The food was just as good...what a score!That evening was our “White Hot” Team Dynasty get together, followed up by the Conference Welcome Reception Party. What a full night of fun, 
music and friends; it was awesome. They laid out a beautiful spread of Mexican Cuisine and drinks were free flowing. The live music was wonderful and put everyone in the mood for dancing and then out came an athletic entertainment group that performs and teaches “Parkour”. Parkour is an athletic training on the art of moving, freerunning & jumping. Wow, they blew our socks off, but before the night was over one of our company's founding members and another one of our top leaders actually jumped on stage and leaped onto some very high platforms! Well the challenge was on and during the next two days the Parkour Team offered lessons for anyone in our community who would 1st sign a waiver, and then be taught how to leap tall buildings in a single bound! There were many, many folks who took the challenge (I was not one of them) and at least 3 that I personally know are still feeling the pain from their injuries...Ouch! But I've got to hand it to them...they did it!
Thursday AM 3/12 the first day of the conference began...WooHoo! We entered the conference and in all the personal development conferences I’ve attended this felt different; the energy level in the room was the highest I've ever seen. There looked to be around 1500+ in the room and everyone was ready to hear our first speaker for the day, Richard Chang.
His area of expertise is writing and teaching people how to Discover, Develop and Live their Passion. He was an awesome speaker and I took more from his session because I truly believe passion is my biggest motivator. However, by the end of the day I know most in the room became true Passioneers!
After the first session was over about 150 of us took a sunset cruise ship to view the Acapulco coastline from the water. What a great time we had and David took a lot of video of the top earners of our company as well as the co-founder of our company. It's
wonderful that everyone is always accessible and more than willing to oblige. Some of the video is quite funny, because the boat got to rocking so hard at one point; it looked like everyone was way too tipsy! Noooo...that would never happen! As we returned for shore the sunset was spectacular and I think a fun time was had by all.
Friday AM 3/13 we once again entered the conference room only to find people dancing on their chairs, excited to hear the next speaker and generally just grateful for what they have in their lives. I really can’t explain it ...except it works . Our speaker for the day was Bob Davies whose topic was “The Science of how the small change of accountability leads to large results.” Bob was a college football coach at Cal State, as well as coached Olympic gold medalist, Jeff Blatnick, who overcame Hodgkin’s disease to win the gold metal at the 1984 Olympics wrestling.
After the c
onference it was time to go back to the room and get rested up and then dolled up for the Black Tie & Barefoot Gala Event. They actually had the Gala out on the beach, but laid down wood ground cover & cloth so we weren’t actually walking or dancing in the sand. The evening was beautiful and the setting was perfect; we had a marvelous time. We mingled, ate excellent foods and danced well into the night. Then we said our goodbyes to those who would be leaving the f
ollowing day; fortunately we opted to wait until Sunday to depart. More and more I find it difficult to say our goodbyes to the many friends we have developed in our business.
Our newest friends Valerie and Gary rented a car while in Acapulco and what a great convenience it was; they were gracious enough to drive us back and forth to the local store for supplies rather than having us take a taxi. All I can say is Valerie doesn’t get intimidated whatsoever driving in a foreign country. Case in point…just outside the resort was a heavy traffic, 4 way corner that sometimes had a stop light that was operational…well, I should say I only saw it operational once. Val barreled through the 4-way intersection like she was a local pro and at one point knew there was a blind corner just under the overpass and came to a screeching halt just before a truck load of Mexican workers would have hit us broadside and everyone of those guys screamed bloody murder…it was hilarious…and then Valerie and I looked at each other and screamed back! We cracked up and it was from then on I knew I would ride with Val anywhere; someday hopefully on two wheels!
music and friends; it was awesome. They laid out a beautiful spread of Mexican Cuisine and drinks were free flowing. The live music was wonderful and put everyone in the mood for dancing and then out came an athletic entertainment group that performs and teaches “Parkour”. Parkour is an athletic training on the art of moving, freerunning & jumping. Wow, they blew our socks off, but before the night was over one of our company's founding members and another one of our top leaders actually jumped on stage and leaped onto some very high platforms! Well the challenge was on and during the next two days the Parkour Team offered lessons for anyone in our community who would 1st sign a waiver, and then be taught how to leap tall buildings in a single bound! There were many, many folks who took the challenge (I was not one of them) and at least 3 that I personally know are still feeling the pain from their injuries...Ouch! But I've got to hand it to them...they did it!Thursday AM 3/12 the first day of the conference began...WooHoo! We entered the conference and in all the personal development conferences I’ve attended this felt different; the energy level in the room was the highest I've ever seen. There looked to be around 1500+ in the room and everyone was ready to hear our first speaker for the day, Richard Chang.
His area of expertise is writing and teaching people how to Discover, Develop and Live their Passion. He was an awesome speaker and I took more from his session because I truly believe passion is my biggest motivator. However, by the end of the day I know most in the room became true Passioneers!After the first session was over about 150 of us took a sunset cruise ship to view the Acapulco coastline from the water. What a great time we had and David took a lot of video of the top earners of our company as well as the co-founder of our company. It's
wonderful that everyone is always accessible and more than willing to oblige. Some of the video is quite funny, because the boat got to rocking so hard at one point; it looked like everyone was way too tipsy! Noooo...that would never happen! As we returned for shore the sunset was spectacular and I think a fun time was had by all.Friday AM 3/13 we once again entered the conference room only to find people dancing on their chairs, excited to hear the next speaker and generally just grateful for what they have in their lives. I really can’t explain it ...except it works . Our speaker for the day was Bob Davies whose topic was “The Science of how the small change of accountability leads to large results.” Bob was a college football coach at Cal State, as well as coached Olympic gold medalist, Jeff Blatnick, who overcame Hodgkin’s disease to win the gold metal at the 1984 Olympics wrestling.
After the c
onference it was time to go back to the room and get rested up and then dolled up for the Black Tie & Barefoot Gala Event. They actually had the Gala out on the beach, but laid down wood ground cover & cloth so we weren’t actually walking or dancing in the sand. The evening was beautiful and the setting was perfect; we had a marvelous time. We mingled, ate excellent foods and danced well into the night. Then we said our goodbyes to those who would be leaving the f
ollowing day; fortunately we opted to wait until Sunday to depart. More and more I find it difficult to say our goodbyes to the many friends we have developed in our business.Our newest friends Valerie and Gary rented a car while in Acapulco and what a great convenience it was; they were gracious enough to drive us back and forth to the local store for supplies rather than having us take a taxi. All I can say is Valerie doesn’t get intimidated whatsoever driving in a foreign country. Case in point…just outside the resort was a heavy traffic, 4 way corner that sometimes had a stop light that was operational…well, I should say I only saw it operational once. Val barreled through the 4-way intersection like she was a local pro and at one point knew there was a blind corner just under the overpass and came to a screeching halt just before a truck load of Mexican workers would have hit us broadside and everyone of those guys screamed bloody murder…it was hilarious…and then Valerie and I looked at each other and screamed back! We cracked up and it was from then on I knew I would ride with Val anywhere; someday hopefully on two wheels!
Saturday “late” morning March 14th, we got up to say more goodbyes to those we missed the night before and were now standing in the LONG line for checkout…which is another reason I always opt to spend one more day…you don’t have to wait in the long lines for check-out. But, here’s another tip avoid the long lines; I always sign up for the “Rewards/VIP” Clubs offered by most quality hotels. The Club Memberships are free and you get plenty of perks, i.e. checking out in the “Express or Club” line and in the case of the Fairmont Hotels we received daily free bottled water, fresh fruit, turn-down service and internet access in our room; non-club members had to pay $15 USD per day for internet access. However, you must sign up before or at the time you book your room; you cannot take advantage of it once you have checked in…just an FYI.
After breakfast we decided to do a little 4-wheeling on the beach with one of our associates. It is the closest thing I’ve done to motorcycling since early December because of the cold and snowy winter we’ve had in Seattle!! Although I
After breakfast we decided to do a little 4-wheeling on the beach with one of our associates. It is the closest thing I’ve done to motorcycling since early December because of the cold and snowy winter we’ve had in Seattle!! Although I
wouldn’t compare the ATV’s to 2-wheel riding, it was a blast kicking up the sand. We sped down the beach and hit plenty of potholes…WhoHoo…ouch…and then off we went again full-throttle (albeit full-throttle on those 4 wheelers wasn't really all that fast!).Later that evening we decided to head into town for one last fresh seafood dinner…we invite
d our associate Dennis to join us and asked our taxi driver to recommend an upper-end restaurant. He said I could get fresh lobster at a restaurant called Zungars, which we had passed a few times on our trips into downtown…so off we went. We asked him if he would return for us in 2 hours and he said absolutely and we were not to pay him until he brought us back to the hotel. Wow…what a fantastic and elegant dinner it was; definitely the best we had since arriving in Acapulco and I would highly recommend it to anyone traveling to Acapulco! The restaurant sits on the edge of a huge sea cliff 
with a panoramic view of Acapulco Bay and even though it’s considered one of the higher-end international restaurants the dinner cost was very reasonable for the quality of the food. Also…on queue our driver was back precisely 2 hrs later to return us to our hotel.
Now came time to pack and get ready for tomorrow morning’s 11 AM ride back to the airport…the part of our trips I really dislike. We had a marvelous time in Acapulco; the locals were friendly, the atmosphere pleasant and the accommodations perfect.
Upon arriving home…just as when we left Seattle a week earlier in the snow…we flew back into another hail, high wind and snow storm approaching the SeaTac Airport. It was one of the roughest landings I’ve ever experienced and when the plane finally touched down the captain received cheers from all of the passengers. Ahhhh…Life is good, even though it was hard to imagine earlier in the morning we were in shorts, sandals & 88 degree weather.
d our associate Dennis to join us and asked our taxi driver to recommend an upper-end restaurant. He said I could get fresh lobster at a restaurant called Zungars, which we had passed a few times on our trips into downtown…so off we went. We asked him if he would return for us in 2 hours and he said absolutely and we were not to pay him until he brought us back to the hotel. Wow…what a fantastic and elegant dinner it was; definitely the best we had since arriving in Acapulco and I would highly recommend it to anyone traveling to Acapulco! The restaurant sits on the edge of a huge sea cliff 
with a panoramic view of Acapulco Bay and even though it’s considered one of the higher-end international restaurants the dinner cost was very reasonable for the quality of the food. Also…on queue our driver was back precisely 2 hrs later to return us to our hotel.Now came time to pack and get ready for tomorrow morning’s 11 AM ride back to the airport…the part of our trips I really dislike. We had a marvelous time in Acapulco; the locals were friendly, the atmosphere pleasant and the accommodations perfect.
Upon arriving home…just as when we left Seattle a week earlier in the snow…we flew back into another hail, high wind and snow storm approaching the SeaTac Airport. It was one of the roughest landings I’ve ever experienced and when the plane finally touched down the captain received cheers from all of the passengers. Ahhhh…Life is good, even though it was hard to imagine earlier in the morning we were in shorts, sandals & 88 degree weather.
As always I am eternally grateful for another opportunity to travel and share our journey with so many wonderful people.
