Wednesday, February 12: Fly to Calgary, Vancouver and finally Puerto Vallarta
Early flight from Saskatoon, took all day to get there
Sea Breeze condo is very nice, but NO view at all.
Fancy dinner at Daquiri Dick’s, the gang and Kevin and John
Thursday, February 13: Wander PV
Kim and Warren walk up to the cross
Beach day, try out the new sun shelter
Dinner at Amapas, with the gang and Kevin and John. Chef Kevin
Jackbox games
Friday, February 14: Giant walk to CPC Furniture, Sutton Lee Seymour
The whole gang walks up to the cross
Giant walk to CPC furniture. This place is MUCH bigger we expected. Lots of really cool stuff, and lots of junk.
Canasta and dinner at Amapas
Sutton Lee Seymour at the Palms (Wizard of Oz)
Saturday, February 15: Wander PV and the market
Visit the weekend market at Lazaro Cardenas Park
Buy a sandwich or two from Patagonia Cocina Argentina at the market
Swim at Amapas
Sunset and dinner at Amapas
Evening walk along the Malecon and visit the chalk art expo
Sunday, February 16: Hike Boca to Las Animas Beach
Local bus to Boca de Tomatlan
Hike to Las Animas beach
Tacos at Pichon
Quick walk and swim
Water taxi home, see Los Arcos and whales slapping and breaching
Monday, February 17: Wander PV, Miss Conception
Walk up Gringo Gulch
Street tacos at Taqueria Carnitas La Santa Cruz
Amapas swim and roof top games
Miss Conception – 25 years
Derby Burgers for dinner
Tuesday, February 18: Disc golf, “home made” roast chicken dinner
Warren and Kim go disc golfing
long bus ride and walk and taxi to Rancho Madre Tierra Vallarta Disc Golf
Chris was very helpful, and apologized for the state of the course. They still haven’t recovered from heavy rains and flooding
We were restricted to the 6 baskets in and around the parking lot. We invented a bunch of different routes between them
Taxi was thrilled to return and take us back to civilization. We let him take us all the way back to the Malecon
We picked up take-away whole roast chickens from El Pechugon, for a “home-made” dinner at chez ChrisDarren at V177 Studio. Excellent meal. Cool studio apartment too.
Yet another evening at Amapas
Wednesday, February 19: Wander PV, beach lounging
Warren did a solo long walk for coffee, through the back lanes to Uncafe, near the church, Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Malecon walk to Leys for groceries
SeaHorse beach lounging under sun shelter
Amapas dinner by Sandy (peanut chicken), sunset and canasta
Thursday, February 20: do nothing
Warren sick, didn’t move all day
Friday, February 21:
beach walk with Sandy and Kim past Sea Horse
Warren tries eating again. All good.
Amapas sunset
Saturday, February 22: Sandy BDay Dinner at Las Palapa
Morning workout at Amapas
Pork buns at market
Explore the Isla Cuale Flea Market
Walk up Gringo Gulch to Balam Balam Seafood (shrimp tacos)
Walk the Malecon during parade preparations.
Dinner on the beach at Las Palapa.
Missed the parade because of timing…
Sunday, February 23: Hike up to the Cross
The whole gang went up to the cross
Warren and Sandy did Tacos Revelucion for lunch
Amapas home cooking Sandy did chicken cacchiatori
Monday, February 24: PV wandering and dinners at Pho
Stretching session at Amapas
Warren and Sandy had lunch at Saphire to reminice about the old days
Walk up and down the homeless stairs
Swim and a sunset at Amapas
Vietnamese dinner at Let’s Pho
Gelato at Jalato. Banana split was huge, and also had some interesting spices sprinkled on top
Tuesday, February 25: Yelapa and Cooking Class
Warren went to Yelapa and hiked to the falls
Sandy and Barry took ??? cooking class
Coffee from Petricor, mmm
Sunset at Amapas
Late dinner at Archie’s Wok
Wednesday, February 26: Fly to Calgary
Coffee from Petricor with Craig
Walk the Malecon with Sandy
Visit the market and buy hot sauces
Pack up
Lunch at Cafe San Angel
Taxi to airport hot cuz already in long pants.
Airport quick and painless, but WestJet replaced our airplane, so no entertainment, nor power outlets. Didn’t learn this until enroute to the airport
Arrived 11 pmin Calgary, and discored that once again, there was no shuttle for us this late at night, nor would there be one available the next morning. (11pm to 7am no shuttles)
Hotel/suite was excellent, and the same one we had recently visited on a previous overnight in Calgary
Thursday, Februay 27: Fly to Saskatoon
Got up early because, once again we booked a really early flight for no reason