It is Sunday so it must be Puerto Vallarta.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

It is Sunday so it must be Puerto Vallarta.

Today is our last Mexico stop and last chance to speak Spanish. We arrived at the port and were treated to a perfect view of the PV triathalon. We had a great view of the swimming part of this event from our decks on the ship and watched as these athletes swam the long course and then ran to their bikes for that part of the race. We were tired just watching them!

We decided to take the city bus down to our favorite area of PV, the old city. Since it was early on a Sunday morning, many of the shops were closed but we still had fun wandering throughout the downtown for a couple of hours. We were in search of another Mexican ceramic sunshine to add to our collection displayed in our home. We found one that we do not have yet. We have purchased one of these on every trip to Mexico and have about 25 of them displayed and surprisingly we have never bought a duplicate.

We stopped at Sr. Frogs for a cool drink and then found a city bus heading back the 6 miles toward the ship. The bus fare was just 8 pesos (about 75 cents), a lot better than the taxi prices of around $20. Riding the city buses is always an adventure but this time it was a slow adventure coming back to the ship as only a few lanes of traffic were open due to the triathalon bicyclists in the middle two lanes. It usually takes about 20 minutes to travel by bus from downtown but this time it took about over an hour. We got a chance to get a rear end massage on the bus as it slowly rode over the cobblestones J

We went back out to check our email and post this blog entry as we will be at sea for two days now so internet will not be available to us. We will be busy with shows for the next couple of days and will not be in port until Wed. when we dock in San Diego.

Adios to Mexico until our next trip.