Blogs from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

Chile 13 – 24 February 2020, Mexico 26 February - 3 March This is the third and last blog about the cruise. Sorry it took so long but the last week on board comprised lots of port days, so much to see and record. The southern part of South America which ends in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago is a strange place, lots of islands and channels and if you look closely at the map you see that it is divided between Chile and Argentina. But as the area is narrow you are never far from the other country. However as soon as we were in Chile it felt a friendlier place than Argentina but that might have simply been the Usuaia 'cold shoulder' colouring our perception. By contrast Buenos Aires had been a lovely place ... read more

Zihuatanejo turned out to be therapeutic for two of the three sick travelers who arrived there ten days ago. Nathan and Leanne’s medicine sorted them out in no time, but I took a while to shake my dose of Montezuma’s revenge. Not diabolical but I was a bit lethargic. So, it was only Leanne who signed up for the Red Cross fun run on our last day in Zihua. In hind sight Nathan and I could have walked or jogged it too but it was just Leanne who completed the 4 km course, which turned out to be a 2.8 km course in reality. She says that she would have won if she knew it’s true length. Zihua has a pleasant heart of the town near the pier, with restaurants, bars and streets that have been ... read more

Loreto, Baja Sur 31st December - 16th January 2018 After the traditional city resort of La Paz, the tourist madness and mayhem of Cabo San Lucas and the remote rural retreats of Mulege and San Ignacio our tour of Baja California Sur terminated in Loreto. Like La Paz, Loreto is positioned on a bay within the Sea of Cortes, protected by numerous small islands. Arriving here reminded me of Goldilocks and the three bears. Whereas La Paz and Cabo are too big for a lengthy stay, Mulege and San Ignacio too small, Loreto is perfect. Because of it's isolated situation, the couple of small neighbouring towns one in each direction on the road are at least an hour and a half away, Loreto is very peaceful but has everything necessary for comfort. However before saying more ... read more

After a long time at sea and then coming home to the snowiest winter in a decade I cannot be happier with the decision Adina and I made to spend a week at an all inclusive in Mexico. Neither of us had done the all inclusive thing before, but I'm sure it will not be our last. Travelling on your own with a backpack and no plans offers some experiences and opportunities that you'll never get any other way - but not having to pack up for a week, being waited on hand and foot, and not having to worry a single second about what things will cost was the most relaxing vacation I've had. We decided on a smaller high end resort and could not have been happier with our choice. The fact that there ... read more

Geo: 20.6509, -105.215Our alarm goes off and we get right up. I phone Mary and Trish, waking Mary up. Trish has already left for Zumba class! I call Leroy and Eve and wake them up as well. Oh dear. Told them to go back to sleep. So much for that plan!Jeff and I know that today the Wheelhouse Bar will be serving a traditional British pub lunch, so we put sticky notes on everyone's cabin doors inviting them to join us at 11:30 and we head off for breakfast. Oatmeal and fruit for both of us.After breakfast we go to the Princess Theater for the 'Enrichment Lecture' by Dr. Samuel Glassner. His lecture was on "The First European Doctors" and it was fascinating!! The impact of 'healing' and illnesses on politics, agriculture and especially religion was ... read more