Saturday, March 2nd: Today, we sit in what is surely the ‘lap of luxury’ or so it’s called…. We’re moored at the marina in Paradise Village Resort, Nuevo Vallarta. Oh my how they do live… It’s just beautiful; reminds me of Maui with the lush and vibrant foliage of the lawns and manicured gardens. There’s a place of peace around every corner, and there’s lots of corners. The property is huge; a small city unto itself. There are several grand ‘hotel’ buildings, one building that is a conference centre and spa (with showers and washrooms for us cruisers), restaurants (at least 3), pools (one for kids, one for adults with a hot tub, and one lap pool), tennis courts, shuffle board and bocce courts, a zoo (well, actually two tigers and a dozen large parrots), and access to all kinds of water sports. The beach is very large and has palapas and lounges and wet bars and snack bars and lots of staff to help out.
Many folks said dogs weren’t welcome.. but we’ve found that as long as we respect the rule about not dragging puppy through the resort grounds, and we stick to the nice sidewalk that runs from Dock A where we’re moored – right up to the beach.. where Miss Sophie is welcome, it’s all good… and she’s lovin’ it. Each morning we’ve taken her for a long walk on the beautiful, miles long beach. Seems she’s certain that those yellow floaty things….attached to land by long, slimy ropes (you know the ones… they’re for the pangas to use).. anyway, seems the princess has decided the yellow floats are organic and very possibly alive. She’s absolutely fascinated by them… to the point where she totally forgets she’s shy of big waves and just blasts on through them… even stands on two feet for a better view as they churn past her…it’s quite fun to watch and she draws a small crowd while she ‘hunts’.
So, we’re here… enjoying the rest… and just plain relaxing… taking a vacation from life as it were. We plan to start heading north on Tuesday. Plans remain to try for a day or so in Chacala on the way by.. and then a short stop in San Blas (Kathy really wants to do the jungle tour). Hope to be back in Mazatlan by March 16th.
SOME PHOTOS FOR YOU
Before we left La Cruz, Kathy entered into a paddle race…. As you can see, she represented Canada well. While she didn’t win the race, she did win a prize… a tour with a local guide… who has kindly allowed her to hang on to the coupon until we visit next season…
