Make Me Laugh Again

Well that was a long night! This is the day the clocks go back an hour here in Puerto Vallarta. It is somewhat understandable why the change, as sunrise yesterday was about 8:02 am, and today it is 7:03 am. We went to bed normal time last night. Anyway, our day begins!

Today we are planning to go to church (which starts at 10 am). This will take a bus ride to get there and perhaps we will go to the store afterwards, then catch an Uber back to the boat. If we don’t go to the store, we will probably take the bus, if we can figure it out. Bus fare is about 50 cents each, and Uber is about $6 for the two of us, maybe a bit more, that was the cost from Sams Club yesterday. Neither one is going to break the bank.

We are going to find some parts here on the boat this afternoon, then we are going to a halloween costume party hosted by the Veterans in Puerto Vallarta at a bar downtown in the evening. It starts at 6:30 pm, and if we are not having a good time we will just leave and come back to the boat.

So, we were unable to get an Uber to go downtown, but the Uber cost was going to PV was about 480 pesos, but no cars available. The cab ride was 265 pesos. The Uber back to the boat at the end of the evening was 439 pesos. For easy calculations, it is about 20 pesos to the dollar. Traffic was intense!

I missed this day in my notes. This was the day that Our old water heater was replaced. Pictures below. I don’t remember any specific details other than the water heater. 

Today was my birthday, and it was a pretty quiet one. We hung out on the boat, relaxed and took in some laundry, I changed out the chart plotter at the Nav station (the backlight is gone on the old one) with one that I bought off of eBay while we were in the states. At the end of the day we hung out at the pool and had a beer. Like I said a pretty quiet day. 

This day started off early, we got it together and up to the street and got an UBER to the Cruise ship terminal where we met Warren and Katrin Hay. They are friends from San Onofre and Las Vegas. 

We first went to Playa de Muertos (the beach of the dead) at the south end of Puerto Vallarta where we walked out on the pier then along the paved walk until we got to the Blue Shrimp where we stopped for chips and guacamole. This was to make sure we had something in our tummy before Tequila tasting. The guacamole was very good as was the salsa that went with it. Then on to Oscar’s for the Tequila.

At Oscar’s we asked if Fransisco (our server the last time we were here) was in. We were in luck he was finishing up his lunch and then he came out and we spent the next hour and change tasting a variety of Tequila. We had a great time doing this and in the end we all bought too much Tequila. We got a recommendation for a restaurant Casa Tradicional Cocina Mexicana which was in walking distance, so we headed there for lunch. When we arrived there was a group of Mariachis playing and we enjoyed a couple of songs from them. Finally a really good lunch.

From there we had an hour of two to wander around before we had to pick up our Tequila from Oscar’s so we walked back to the beach and got some pictures then back to Oscar’s and then an Uber back to the cruise ship where we dropped Warren and Katrina off and continued back to our boat. 

Renee’ and I planned to go to the pool, but we took naps and then went to the grocery store, got showers and went to bed.

Up early, people to talk to and work to coordinate. Listened to the net, seems like our radio just needed to wake up yesterday (?) as it seems to be working fine today.

So, I have someone coming by the boat on Tuesday (assuming we are still here) to check the radio. I have been in touch with a few people about getting things fixed. The covers for the wood on deck has been adjusted. 

We have found out that there is a shortage of slips available here at Paradise Village, and as a result we have checked out our options. We will see where we will end up.

Yesterday evening we went to the beach and noted they were not letting anyone into the ocean, apparently a crocodile had been spotted. Normally they stay in the marina. Two points of interest today, we found out that there is a shortage of workers here in Mexico. While they don’t have the welfare and unemployment stuff going on that is happening in the US, what they do have is they have been given access to their retirement accounts without penalty. Next up, this place appears to be very full, it is a 5 star resort and the pool is full every time we go check it out. 

Tomorrow we are meeting Warren and Katrina Hay (friends from San Onofre, and Las Vegas) at the cruise ship terminal. They have a day here tomorrow. So, I should have some good “touristy” pictures for the blog.