All the rush to make it back to Sacramento was to get to our next destination. We make it back in time to spend a little time with family, get our luggage out of storage, and put the RV into storage. The night is spent in a hotel before we catch a 6:00 AM flight out of Sac International to Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico:
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| Sunrise from the plane |
When we land in Puerto Vallarta, we grab our ride to the Bel Air Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta to catch up with our lovely friends from Elk Grove, Paul and Louise Gumbinger. They have a timeshare there and had arranged for us to spend a week next door to them. What a fun time!
The Bel Air is a beautiful property right on the beach that is inhabited by numerous iguana. (It was really a treat for me to share their space.) There was a fabulous infinity pool with a swim up bar and many a happy hour was spent there.
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| Beach at the Bel Air |
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| One of the residents of the Bel Air |
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| Bel Air pool |
After week of great dinners, shopping, and time spend relaxing pool/bar side, Paul and Louise headed back to Sacramento, and Tom and I headed next door to the Villa del Palomar Flamingos. The Villa del Palomar is a newer, but unfortunately noisier and more crowded hotel.
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| Our balcony at the Villa del Palomar |
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| View from the balcony |
I do have to include the picture of the one visitor I saw on the steps outside one morning...freaked me out some when I first saw him.
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| Yes, it's a bat |
The hotel restaurants and market were convenient, but we still liked the walk up the beach into Bucerias for breakfast and shopping.
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| Beach walk to Bucerias |
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| Breakfast at Karen's |
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| Tom with his eggs benedict |
Before we left, we got a chance to tour old Puerto Vallarta. Old town is beautiful. We saw beautiful churches with spectacular masonry and artwork.
We tasted (and bought) tequila at the Don Tadeo distillery.
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| Don Tadeo tequila distillery |
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| Don Tadeo tequila distillery |
The ocean becomes clearer and bluer and the beaches more beautiful the further south you go...
Lunch at a small village south of town.
All too soon, it's time to leave and head back to Sacramento as Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching.
When we land in Puerto Vallarta, we grab our ride to the Bel Air Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta to catch up with our lovely friends from Elk Grove, Paul and Louise Gumbinger. They have a timeshare there and had arranged for us to spend a week next door to them. What a fun time!
The ocean becomes clearer and bluer and the beaches more beautiful the further south you go...
Lunch at a small village south of town.
