Travels of Rick and Ruth: January 2018

Puerto Vallarta Week 4 - November 4-11, 2017

Bill and Barb headed home and we headed south to Garza Blanca, a timeshare trade. This resort is so beautiful and our one bedroom condo was like a home. We even had a washer and dryer in our unit, which came in very handy after being in PV for three weeks.

Kayaks and paddle boards for use.

Loved the sandy beach.

Several pretty pools.

Hotel Mousai, up the hill, had spectacular views

Hotel Mousai

Ruth tried out a SUP - Stand Up Paddle Board. Ruth and Rick took a kayak out into the bay. There was a group kayak trip to Los Arcos that was very fun. We kayaked through a tunnel in the rocks.

Los Arcos in the background

On our way to Los Arcos.

We had an amazing meal complements of our neighbors who were smoking pot all day and all night long on their patio. We asked to be moved, but they comped us a meal since our neighbors checked out that day.

View from our balcony.

Decent snorkeling around the jetty.

Los Arcos

Our huge balcony.

Back to La Iguana at Casa Kimberly for margaritas and then on to the new La Capella for dinner with our Canadian friends, Geoff and Sharon.

La Joya de Mexico at Casa Kimberly

La Capella with Templa Guadalupe in the background.

Love the ceiling artwork at La Capella.

Puerto Vallarta Week 3 October 28-November 4 2017

We all moved from Vista del Sol to our favorite spot in Puerto Vallarta - Lindo Mar. We like it so much that we bought a week so we can be sure to enjoy it each trip. Lots of beach time each day on the sweet and tiny beach with palapas for shade.

Iguana at La Playita - the restaurant at Lino Mar

We went to Casa Karma, the boutique hotel next door to check it out.

Halloween is quite a fun event in PV. We always go to Cafe Bohemio for dinner. The kids stream through for candy. We brought 500 pencils and 350 spider rings and we were out in an hour. Amazing!

Jurgen & Kathe

Gail

Sol, owner of Cafe Bohemio

Solomon entertaining us.

Our friend from Lindo Mar, Marshall, gets us tickets for the annual charily Concierge Festival. This year, our second, was north in Nuevo Vallarta at the Vidanta property. Food is provided by the top restaurants in PV and the wine flows all night long. We bought masks in town for the theme - Macaras.

Gorgeous property

We stayed once in the building in the background - The Grand Mayan.

I left my mask in the centerpiece.

Puerto Vallarta Week 2 - October 21-28, 2017

After saying goodbye to Sandy and Victor, we moved to our usual Vista del Sol rental condo on Los Muertos Beach, where we met our travel companions for the next two weeks, Bill and Barb. We hiked to the cross above El Centro with Kevin, who leads a weekly hike. We took a bus and water taxi to Las Animas Beach to hang out for the day.