DIA 1: We l
eft early on Tuesday morning and arrived in the Mexico airport around 3pm. And as we did, ooooweeeee, we got swarmed as soon as we stepped out those security doors! It's funny how much someone can warn you but until you experience it yourself you don't really believe them. Puerto Vallarta thrives on tourism and they are GOOD at it. We took our 5 minute $20 taxi ride over to our resort and got ourselves all checked in. Our room was gorgeous! We were in a way-too-big-for-2-people condo complete with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms a living room, dining room and kitchen. Needless to say we were quite comfortable! I felt like a little spoiled pampered palace brat with all th
e hand and foot treatment we received, but it was a nice change though I will admit. We did some exploring and went grocery shopping for week. Now, that was interesting. Did you know that they don't refrigerate eggs? WEIRD! And it's so crazy how different one food can be from country to country. After shopping our tummies got the best of us and you'll never guess what we ate for my first dinner in a foreign country? Pizza Hut! It was all that was open by the time we got to dinner but I will say that the cheese in Mexico does not beat good old American cheese...DIA 2: Our
first full day in Mexico! We went our first Vallarta Adventure- the Canopy Tour. It consisted of a jet boat ride to the other side of the coast, hoped into 2 giant yellow jeeps where we wound up through the mountains and through small Mexican villages to our redezvous with our canopy guides. We got instructions and geared up for our adventure by mounting a mule and riding up a windy path to some the highest mountains in the area. At the top we strapped onto a thin cord and zip-lined over the trees and repelled down waterfalls. It was soo beautiful and SOOO much fun! Our adventure lasted 8 hours and I was so proud of my little hubby. He did so well with his fear of heights- which at times I must admit was hilarious to watch and our guides were such a hoot! At the end of the day we were tired and hungry so we cleaned up and headed out to end the day with a romantic dinner in downtown at a little restaurant c
alled Si Señor- yum! DIA 3:This day full of fun at the pool. We tested out the beach and the ocean but it was super dirty due to all the tropical storms that time of year and for those of you who know, I hate fish. Adam had a good time watching me squirm while I swam thinking of all the nasty little creatures below me... eewww. The pool there is so much fun. It has a little island in the middle of it with a slide and everything. We splashed around for hours like two little 16 year olds without a care in the world. That night we had our second Vallarta Adventure called Rhythms of the Night. We hoped on a boat with a complimentary open bar all night! So w
e helped ourselves to endless amounts of fruit punch! We floated around for 45 minutes to Las Caletas. Once we arrived we were 
ushered through the jungle with drums and
torches to an outdoor amphitheatre and were entertained with a story of a prince and princess. Afterwards we wound our way through the jungle once more and found our dinner by candlelight waiting for us. The food was so delicious and it was so romantic to sit and talk and stare at each other. I am so amazed with the man I married and the moment could not have been more perfect. After dinner we had time to wander around the island and we walked along the beach and watched the stars. This was one of our favorite parts about the whole trip. The boat ride back was so much fun too. The crew who runs these adventures are such a blast to spend time with. The ride back we kissed under the stars and danced on the upper deck of the boat. We love Mexico!DIA 4: Today was such a waste in the beginning. We did one of those dumb time share presentations- you know the ones if you don't have money to buy in you just do it for the free stuff? Well, our 45 minute tour turned into a 5 hour ordeal. Those buggers don't take no for an answer! So we blew off some steam at the pool and got ready for our next date night- sunset sailing! We met our crew members and fellow sailors at the marina and we were off to enjoy the most beautiful sunsets. Mexico is known for them you know... So we weave our way out of the
docking area and I am feeling good... 30 minutes later we hit the open water. Well, as in most of Jessica's great life stories something always has to ruin a good thing. I GOT SEASICK! :/ Can you believe it? We were sailing in Mexico and it was worst 3 hours of my life! I wanted to die; I even fed the fishies. Adam loved every second of sailing and the sky was absolutely amazing, but too bad my eyes were closed most of the time. I didn't even want to eat the shishcabobs or
chocolate covered strawberries. So sad huh? Adam was so good though he just laid there and held me while I was miserable. Oh well though, another great story right?
DIA 5: I woke up sick today so we opted out of our snorkeling excursion at Yelapa. We regretted it later but it seemed like a good idea at the time. After breakfast we spent nearly the entire day just lounging around the resort and pool. We made our way downtown for some more shopping and it was sooooo much fun. We didn't find anything really worth spending the money on so we just paroozed and wandered. And the best part about the day was Adam finally found his tacos al pastor!!!! About time too; he was beginning t
o drive me crazy with all the talk of these tacos. If the health inspectors saw this little place and what we were about to eat he would have shut the thing down in an instant. But it's Mexico and surprisingly enough I LOVED the tacos and Adam was as giddy as a kid at Christmas. He was so happy to get his tacos. So for those of you who don't know what they are... The meat cooks all night, but it's just on this stick thing under a flame, then you just sl
ice it off the big old hunk and serve on a corn shell with lime juice, lettuce and salsa. Esta muy bueno.That night there was this GIGANTIC concert downtown on the pier. It was an effort to burst the tourism back up after the whole swine flu scare down there. I have never seen so many teenagers in my life! It was such a zoo and so we decided to check out the commotion. So we hastled our way through the mob and got some ice cream and just as we sat down waiting for the concert it started to rain, again. So we called it quits and headed back to the resort for some rainshower hot tubbing where we had the whole place to ourselves :)
DIA 6: Sunday! Church in Mexico was interesting. First of all either you knew nothing about the Mormons or very little. Our taxi driver got us super lo
st and by the time we got there we had a little while to spare. And when church did start? Wheew, I thought I could understand more that I really could, so I spent most of my time watching all the little kids. :) Everyone was sooo kind and came right up and introduced themselves to us. There was another family there as well from Utah which was interesting to chat with them afterwards and we came to find out they were at our resort too. After church we dec
ided to try the bus for the first time the whole trip. That was pretty crazy let me tell you! They just hall bum through the city weaving in and out of cars like they are race cars and then when you pull the cord to actually stop you have nearly all of 2 seconds to get off! We went and played around downtown again (after we got our free massages-which Adam absolutely loved by the way. and this was probably the most fun day of all. It was POURING rain and we were just running around in the warm rain and all the locals thought we were just 2 crazy Americans! We were soaked to the bone and still continued puddle jumping and splashing eachother with dirty water. And of course we were downtown so we just HAD to stop and get Adam his tacos again. The fun fact I forgot to mention is that they still serve Coke in the glass bottles there. I thought that was pretty neat. DIA 7: We had to come back to reality today :( We spent the day enjoying Mexico on our little beach and enjoying the last of our freedom from the cares of the world. Adios Mexico.
