Puerto Vallarta

A Day in Puerto Vallarta….

The sail down to this port was slow and lazy to put a sea day in the schedule.  The ship docked at a new port north of the town and what is in front of us??  Walmart..and Sam's!!  They are everywhere it seems.  Not much of an attraction for us but the crew headed over as soon as they could have free time.  Our steward was very happy!!

Winding our way through the port shops we fended off offers from many tour guides and taxis until we arrived at the open door.  There a very nice young woman talked us into going with her around town, saying she would take us wherever we wished.  She spoke well and had a nice clear vehicle, really good here in Mexico!!!

Driving south through town we arrived at our first stop, The Malecon which means boardwalk.  They have made it very nice with sculptures and cobblestone walkways along the shore.  It is a festive place and many were strolling on this fine Sunday. We saw several people in colorful folk costumes giving a clue that something was happening up ahead.

We turned left at the seahorse sculpture as directed and walked into the square in front of the cathedral.  It was full of dancers, musicians and spectators of all kinds.  Beautiful among the flowering trees and old buildings.  This was the beginning of the old town area. Later our driver, Clara, said this was in celebration of labor, similar to our labor day.

Next stop was the Romantic area of town near the sea.  It was busy and full of people along the shore side restaurants.  Many were catching small boats to the beach from there.  A park there was full of Gaudi like benches and walls all mosaic tile and mirror.  They were sponsored by many different people and businesses and are beautiful to see.  Then on to a high overlook where we snapped some photos of the town and sea below.

Clara stopped for us to buy a dress belt for George…packing failure...or is it planning since he didn't own one!!

Sadly, our visit to Helma's friend's galley ended in failure as it was not open today.  We snapped a photo of the sign though!!

Lastly we wanted to have lunch in a Mexican restaurant.  Clara knew of one back in the romantic area and took us there to enjoy a meal.  They made the tortillas, I could see her pressing them, and grilled the meat in an open fire, also in view.  Our meals were delicious with the salsa made right at the table and the servings generous and fresh.  Lovely!

Back on the ship we napped a bit then enjoyed room service on our balcony.  No formal dinner tonight…too full, but we picked up cheese and had a glass of wine before going to the show.  It was a performance of Elton John songs by a favorite pianist here on board, Liam Stewart.  Irish and a nice singer and piano player.  He was great.  Crooners bar and another Spanish singer Luca finished the day off.  We sleep well!!

 

 

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