Show Couple Couple Delighted B By Y Mexico Vacation It was a vacation that exceeded even our fondest dreams That's what Mrs Lenore Denison and daughter Margie said when they returned home from their Deseret News sponsored vacation trip last Wednesday Mrs Denison Denison Deni Deni- son Eon won a Class A uA vacation in inthe inthe inthe the Deseret N News ws contest which entitled her to pick one of eight resorts in which she and another person might spend a vacation with all expenses paid They went to Acapulco Mexico and say they chose the right place The transportation on the trip was provided and included the trip to and from Los Angeles by private private private vate car and the trip from Los Angeles to Acapulco and back by Pan American World Airways Mr and Mrs Frank G. G Wilson brother- brother law in-law and twin sister of Mrs Denison drove the car and took along Sharon Denison who visited in California while her mother and sister were in in Mexico After every detail of the trip had been arranged by long distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance telephone conversations Mrs Denison received the registered package dated August 4 4 with the following instructions Dear Mrs Denison At the ilie instance of the Deseret News Mews we are sending you herewith your Itinerary Reservations for Hotel Hotel Hotel Ho Ho- tel Reform Reforma Casa Blanca Acapulco co Mexico and Hotel Geneve Mexico City and Pan American Airways tickets Inasmuch as ns you are leaving di directly directly directly di- di from rom Manti it will be necessary necessary necessary essary for you to pick up your Mexican Tourist Cards either at Pan American Airways office or at atthe atthe atthe the office of the Mexican Consul in n Los Angeles These serve as passports It was also necessary to take along birth certificates as evidence of United States citizenship and I i smallpox statement signed by the 4 vaccinator A prepared schedule by the American American Am Am- Express ss company was also included in the package and Mrs Denison says the schedule was carried carried car car- ried out to the minute It is as follows ITINERARY Especially prepared for or Mrs J. J Melvin Denison and daughter Sat Aug G 6 Leave Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles California via Pan American Airways Flite No p. p pm p.m. m. m Sun Aug 7 Arrive Mexico l City D D. F F. F a. a m. m Leave Mexico City D D. D F F. F via do Mexico SA SeA Flite No 13 11 a. a am a.m. m m. Arrive ACAPULCO Mexico Mexico Mexico- 1220 p. p pm p.m. m. m Proceed to Hotel as designated by jy Deseret News Sat Aug 13 Leave Acapulco Mexico via do Mexico SA SeA Flite No 12 a. a am a.m. m. m Arrive Mexico City D D. D F F. 1030 a. a am a.m. nr m. Proceed to Hotel Geneve Sun Aug 14 Leave Mexico D D. D F F. F via Pan American Airways Flite N No N a. a am a.m. m. m Arrive Los Angeles California p. p pm p.m. m. m Their farewell at the Los Angeles Municipal Airport was indeed an exciting for the Deni- Deni sons as thirteen of their own folks relatives from Utah and California California California Calif Calif- ornia were there to see them off As Mrs Denison Sees It The liThe passenger 50 Clipper Clipper Clipper Clip Clip- per C 54 flight was the smoothest most enjoyable ride we ever ex expected expected expected ex- ex to take All the seats were occupied and the passenger list in included included in- in eluded five children Regular hot meals were served along the way as well as refreshments We had breakfast on the plane to Mexico and dinner while returning The Tire lights were turned out soon after leaving Los Angeles and we were expected to sleep We flew at mph at an altitude of 1200 feet and a distance of 1600 miles to Mexico City and miles south est t to Acapulco much of the flight being over water Acapulco is a beautiful tropical seacoast summer resort that at attracts attracts attracts at- at tracts world-wide world tourist trade The city has a population of mostly Mexicans It is surrounded by a beautiful bay with a harbor where large boats bonts dock and with Continued on Page 4 COUPLE DELIGHTED BY MEXICO VACATION Continued from Page 1 natural bathing beaches belches Here the natives enjoy bathing boating wa wa- va- va ter-skiing ter surfing and fishing There Ire arc numerous private yachts at Acapulco including n a lar large e one owned by the President of Mexico The TIle Hotel Reforma Casablanca is one of the newest and most beautiful in the Mexican city although there are five fifty-five hotels there The hotel is only three years old but is covered with beautiful flowering vines and andall andall andall all kinds of tropical s. plants Besides their tropical trees and plants they also have roses and zinnias s much like ours which made us feel eel like it is a n small world after all The Manager and Mrs 1 Richardo E E. Beristain took special interest in showing us us' us around which made our stay most enjoyable and we became the closest of friends The hotel has a large private swimming pool and a l beachcombers club where the tourists swim and andare andare are served tropical drinks such as os conga and cocoanut milk drink served in the cocoanut This club is accessible by severn several 1 flights of steps through a n spacious garden where we could pick bananas and papaya much like Jike our cantaloupes There were cocoanut palms and al almond almond almond al- al mond trees all about and melons there were growing wild Turtle races were a daily feature at the Beachcombers club The cyclone which struck Acapulco Acapulco Acapulco Aca- Aca our third night there proved to be an interesting experience al although although although al- al though it was frightening at the time Considerable damage was done at the hotel and elsewhere There is a naval base across the bay and at times large numbers of A 1 1 I m I ll are uru stationed there The principal beaches forthe for forthe i ithe the tourists are Caleta and It t was frEm r am Caleta beach that we wc left eft on a glass-bottom glass boat bolt for a short trip Deep sea divers went along and brought up specimens I of Df the curious sea life Sail fishing is a major sport and trophies are lre given for Cor the largest argest ones caught during the sea sea- son The guide at the hotel had hada a fishing trip arranged for Cor us but the boat was incapacitated in the storm It was washed high ashore the next morning with holes dashed dashed dashed dash dash- ed in the bottom i I Acapulco from the Aztec meaning meaning meaning mean mean- ing reedy place is an old port porton on the Pacific Ocean with a beautiful beautiful beau belU- harbor which was very popular popular popular pop pop- ular with the buccaneers and also I was the port of entry for the Spanish Galleons coming from the Philippines It is believed the Spaniards Spaniards Spaniards Span Span- first visited it in 1521 Cortez sent food via this harbor to help Pizarro conquer Peru Mrs Beristain born in Chicago had read lead of the Church Welfare plan and was interested to know that we were Mormons She asked many questions and if ever our u knowledge of the church ca came e in handy it was then We Ve talked until a a. a am a.m. m. m the night before we left We Ve offered her a picture of the Manti ManU Temple with the articles ar articles articles ar- ar of faith which she received gratefully We were perfectly delighted de delighted de- de lighted when she promised to call callon callon callon on us at our home in Utah Ulah L Leaving e a v i in n g Acapulco Saturday August 13 we arrived in Mexico City at 1030 a. a am a.m. m. m and registered at the second largest hotel in that city the elaborately furnished Hotel Geneve containing suites Having been warned previously h that it would take two months at least to see the city cily we set outon out outs 1 on a tour of the famous Camous city Coals Coats were comfortable and it rains daily At an altitude of feet and with a population exceeding three l million it is the largest city a at that altitude in the world Th The tours included many points of interest in interest in in- terest that we shall never never ever forget The inflated value of the dollar r the primitive customs and traditions traditions traditions the Spanish language the lowly living Jiving conditions of the natives na- na na natives I E tives were wel all things that intrigued us us II |