Dec 26th Shopping

We have all heard about the downturn in the economy so Jenny and I decided to do our best to improve the situation in the Romantic Area of Puerta Vallarta. We set off early on Dec 26th by ponga on a wild ride over rough water. We should have known better when we saw our "Capitan" was no more than 10 years old!! His father was on board to supervise his protege and all things considered it was a safe ride, just bumpy.

I know you are not suppose to eat anything from the street vendors but the shrimp looked so good and Andy and I were sooo hungry. I got the shrimp stick and Andy got the Marlin stick, wow were they great. They looked very hot and spicy but they were not. Can not explain the red sauce but I loved it. So after our taste of Mexico we were off to find more fun things

These pareos were beautiful, the picture is not doing them any justice. There are two large iguanas with intricate cutouts and stitching. Of course the opening bid for two was 960 pesos and after several no thank yous and two walk aways Jenny was the proud owner of both pareos for a little over 600 pesos

Andy was not sure how much could go into Jen's bag but she kept finding little special things that she had to have, a dress for a friends new baby, t shirts for the guys back home, a belt for mom and several small bowls for out on her new patio. Well, maybe I exaggerate--some of those things I bought but they all went into her bag!!

So instead of fighting the crowds at Macy's for all those specials the day after Christmas we were strolling through the vendor stalls along the river front in Puerto Vallarta. We worked up quite a thirst so decided to stop at the Riverfront Cafe for margaritas before heading home for some beach time.


While enjoying his margarita Rog looked up to see an iguana perched in the tree right above our heads. Not funny, not funny at all. Earlier in the day Scott Rader had spotted an iguana climbing up a dock line onto his neighbors boat. I think I will be closing up the boat when I go to sleep nights now.

We finally made it back to the beach for a little r and r after a hard day of shopping. We found out that Rob and Stacy were napping after a hard morning of relaxing, Bill was fast asleep after reading a book so that left Gail on the beach along with our friends Sue and Scott. Scott was busy ordering a round of beers for all and if you look closely, Rog has a book in his hands. He has turned into a voracious reader down here since we have no cable tv to keep him entertained. Poor boy, no playoff football!!

When Jenny finally made it to the beach after all her shopping, Rog and I left her alone with Andy to go tequila tasting, she was completely shopped out. The rest of the day she graciously said "no gracias" to everything offered by the vendors.

So that is how we spent the day after Christmas in Puerta Vallarta. Hope all of you had just as much fun as we did. Remember, it could be you next year bargaining with the vendors on the beach in 85 degree weather and very sunny skies.