Costa Bonita Condominium & Beach Resort Puerto Vallarta

Arrived in Puerto Vallarta - safe and sound. Rained most of the day. I stayed in bed most fo the day trying to kick the flu.<br><br>By nightfall it was a beautiful sunset under clearer skies.<br><br>But Mazatlan was closed due to weather - and thus we stayed for another day in PV.

... by Officer Obed he kept me talking for almost an hour and was trying to set me up with some women at the market, I don't know if it was a honey trap or he was concerned about my welfare. At least it wasn't lady boys. The Chinese was closed so I had a monster chicken soup with half a chicken in it and a steak instead.<br>Somehow lost an hour to the time bandits, they don't warn you when the time zone changes you just arrive late or early.

... that the inside was at least 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature....which is why it is a blockhouse with foot and a half thick walls!!! We walked out into the backyard and under a broad covered porch was Granny at her wood fired oven/stove hand making corn tortillas! A volunteer was called for from the sweating gringo/gringas to help Granny demonstrate how to make a tortilla by hand. Couldn't resist....Adrian introduced me as granny's helper so I quickly pointed out ...

Nothing really special in Los Mochis on the Sea of Cortes. This is where we were catching the train to Copper Canyon. We drove around a little bit but nothing too exciting. The traditional city grid setup and a short drive outside of town is the car ferry terminal. This is where you can catch a car ferry to La Paz, Baja Califorinia. We were up at 4:30am to catch the 6:00am train to Copper Canyon. Yes, when the train ...

... were acres and acres of Agave farms. All over the place, in the valleys and on the hills. There is also an 8degree celcius increase in the temperature to 28, and an increase in trees. It's starting to look more tropical. Tomorrow we have the last leg of our journey to complete to get to PV. Its only about 250km and mostly on the good road. Well the day started off exciting! The kids were being pains underfoot so we told them to burn ...

... of time on the plane. What better place to escape to than the famous, resplendent Mexican Riviera, two hours away door-to-door from my home in Houston? La Riviera Mexicana, an extremely beautiful, charming mountainous seaside region stretching from Cabo San Lucas (Baja California) to Acapulco on the Pacific Coast had always been an allure for Hollywood's celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Ric***********, and ...

Oh now.. this was an experience.. This is what Mexico is really about.. Puerto Vallarta, wonderful place, to get there from Miami, Florida, I had to make one stop in Mexico city, the visit was too short to appreciate it, however it was well worth the stop - however this is about Puerto Vallarta in Nayarit, Mexico. Needless to say I stayed in a wonderful resort (also managed by the company I worked for) Diamond Resort Nuevo Vallarta, now the Occidental Grand Nuevo ...

... I got out of bed to check and stood ankle deep in water (as was my pack and most of its contents..bollox). I had a flashback of when I was in Nam..erm no Madagascar, when I lost most of my gear in a flash flood. When I finished unpacking and semi-drying everything I felt the building shake. Bloody earthquake.a minor one but still. I'll have to get used to these crazy weather and ground shakes. Even after only a few hours kip I got up early and had a wander ...

... just being put in place. Along the lower level of the courtyard are huge balls each painted in a different theme. Some sponsored by companies. The city hall is two story Spanish colonial. Beautiful building, but many of the buildings in El Furete are. This is a well preserved colonial town. After the tour we walk down the block to the restaurant, passing the plaza. We have decided to check that out on the way back to the hotel. Dinner is typical Mexican fish and rice ...

... resort know that we were prepared for a night on the town because when we stepped out of the showers, we were both dressed to the nines. With Geraldine in a stunning black cocktail dress and Michael in suave Armani pants, we headed to the resort lounge to take advantage of some discounted cocktails. Unfortunately the drink prices were so extreme that even with a discount we shocked at how much two drinks cost us. See you later ...