This morning the press group hopped into a van for a ride down to Adventours, an adventure tour company focusing on ecology. After selecting our mountain bikes, we pedaled down a surprisingly smooth and wide bike path through town and into the Azatlan Ecological Preserve, where our guide pointed out the various creatures.

After arriving at Playa Linda, we boarded small boats that ferried us out to Ixtapa Island. Only a few minutes away, this is a perfect place to take a group for a daytrip and to have an exclusive meeting or team-building experience. The island has a number of wonderful basic restaurants on the beach, but leave your projection equipment at home. After exploring the island via kayak and snorkel, we returned to Ixtapa in time to head to the Presidente Intercontinental Ixtapa Resort, which has beautiful grounds and impressive meeting facilities. During dinner, we were greeted by Jose Arriaga, executive director of the Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo CVB. Over the din of excited guests and waiters putting together last-minute touches, we were able to chat about the merits of Ixtapa for meeting groups and the growth it has experienced over the years.

Dinner was excellent, as was the performance by Paco Renteria, one of the most celebrated guitarists in Mexico. After dinner we said our goodbyes and headed off to bed.