Puerto Vallarta

Our first port of call in Mexico was Puerto Vallarta. This is where many Americans and Canadians escape the cold if they don’t have a condo in Florida.

From the cruise port we took a local bus for the few kilometres around to the town. It is a very tourist dominated place with lots of bars and restaurants. We walked around the Malecon, or boardwalk, admiring the many sculptures and looked in the shops with every conceivable sort of tourist kitsch. We also tried one of the local bars for local beer and wine that was probably from the USA. They also had fast wifi so that pleased us.

                                                                        Dolphins

                                                         Gail and seaside sculpture

                                          Sculptures with the hills in the background

                                                 Gail and Rob with the Seahorse sculpture

                                            Rob poses with the seaside sculptures

                                                                      The ears have it!

            

                                                    Relaxing on the Malecon

We also walked up to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the first of many that we will visit as it seems that most cathedrals have taken this name. Then it was around to the Old Town with its cobbled streets and colonial buildings. The waterfront area was still full of restaurants and bars.

                              Gail in front of the restaurants that spill down onto the sand.

Finally it was back to the street to catch a bus back to “Maritime” as it was almost time for departure. We did have time for a hamburger by the pool and a swim before we sailed.

                                            Puerto Vallares from our balcony as we sailed.

This was an interesting place to visit but we are looking forward to the archaeological sites that we will visit later.