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Feb 5 2013
Puerto Vallarta & Costco
After many weeks on the boat we needed to re provision. This entails
a whole day because we want to go to Costco! So you know what that means. Lots
of stuff! Usually a simple trip to town on the local bus for 12 pesos, get a few groceries, then back again. This may take a couple of
hours. Still an adventure when compared to back home where you pop in your car and
drive to the supermarket. When shopping in Mexico, there has to be a plan….
First, we have to rent a car usually reserved a day in
advance because we are in La Cruz and the rental cars come all the way from Puerto Vallarta (45 miles?).
Then make a “list”…Home Depot, Costco, Zaragoza (Marine
Supplies) and lunch? Seems easy peasy! This won't take long…yeah, right.
Next, learn how to drive in Mexico in two minutes. Crash
course. Left turn lanes, exit lanes and CRAZY drivers…me being one of them!
We invite our friends from Autumn Wind, Elizabeth and Brian
to join us for a shopping day in Puerto Vallarta. This will be our first time
in downtown Vallarta and I want to see some of the sights and walk the famous
beach front malecon with it’s eclectic brass artwork.
Our first stop is to the bank to get mucho pesos! Every bank
has transaction fees attached so we avoid those small independent ATMs and go
straight to a bank’s ATM for the better exchange rates.)
Next, we hit the giant marine supply store, Zaragoza. Here we are like
little kids in a candy store as we drool over all the things we want to buy,
but we stick to our ‘list” and buy 200 ft of chain and running lights (to
replace the ones that failed on the Corrientes passage) and “gulped” as the
mucho pesos were handed over!
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| Sand sculptures |
Next we walk the malecon of Puerto Vallarta. It's a neat city front with palm trees and artwork meandering for miles along the
beach. Yes, it’s very “touristy” with "hawkers" calling your attention to their shops or a "time-share”offer. It's kind of a drag, like Las Vegas, so we stay
on the beach walk and enjoy the curious brass statues…
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Puerto Vallarta Malecon (beach walk)
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| Star Wars? |
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| Need we say more...? |
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| Odd, but wonderful interactive artwork |
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| The journey to nowhere... |
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| Tres Amigos |
…Sample tequila at a tasting room…
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| Tequila tasting room |
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Brian and Elizabeth at Gaby's
…and have lunch at recommended Gaby’s, delicious and hidden away off the main street… |
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Love those combo platters!
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Magnificent cathedral in old town
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Next to Costco.. And you all know the drill…see how much
stuff you can cram into one car!
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| John is so happy...will Costco have Sierra Nevada beer?? |
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| All the necessities and more... |
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| The pack job...where to put it all? |
We are all stocked up and ready for the next adventure! Our family ( Sarah, Thad, Jasmine, Austin and Brooke) will be visiting next month for a week in Yelapa. We are excited to see them and show them around Banderas Bay.
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