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walking
Go for a walk up behind town. See the tower on top of the hill. If you go up the road behind the Catherdral start walking up steps towards the towers. It is a great view when you get to the top and amazing to see how all the houses are linked together by sidewalks. A couple of great restaruants are Pippi's really loud and noisy and up on the montain top is another great one for the view, I have lost the name. You need a cab to get up there about $10 and make sure he comes back to get you it is a long way down by foot. Ask any of the locals for the name. Another, Not cheap but a great steak place is Argentina Steak house. We stay at Playa Esmeralda just by the Presidente hotel. Towards Missmaloya. Sounds like you are having a great time. I love PV, the people are so friendly, the music so happy and the atmosphere is so relaxing. Another great little town is Punta Minta at the north point and a little farther out is Saulita. You catch the bus down by the Sheraton or Walmart. Again ask the locals. You can also get locals to take you out fishing,snorkeling or just a boat ride to see the coast. The guys get a fellow by the name of Alonzoe in Boca. Enjoy your stay there I will miss not going there this Jan but will have a great visit in Auzzie land with Thelly, Judy and Rags.

rainy season
c and c (cuates y cuetes) is our favourite place for sunset happy hour. we know linda well. there is a webcam there so we can check on the beach happenings. ask them where it is and then you can arrange to have all your friends check in and watch you raise a margarita in toast to them. the jealousy factor is huge!!!! by the way, cuates y cuetes means "pals and drunks". since you are there off season quite a lot of the restaurants and shops are closed until late october when the tourist influx will begin again. by october the rains end and it will not rain again until next july or so. i personally love this season because vallarta is so green and lush. by spring it will be pretty brown and dry like the rest of mexico. have they started building on the lot next door yet? i think we are going to lose our jungle view out the side window.

home
hurray, rosa is working out. we haven't even met her yet. we have had some "difficulties" with past cleaners. i keep trying to call you there but no joy. is the phone working when you pick it up? sorry you missed maritza in guadalajara. quite a lot of our pieces there were bought in san miguel de allende and dolores hidalgo. vallarta is generally much too expensive to buy good things. so you tried chicken mole did you? chicken and chocolate gravy is not our thing, but you should try the red mole sauce. it is goooood. be sure to go to tia catrina's restaurant on the corner of pino suarez and francisco madero. near the local square by the pier. it is great. for a great local beach go out the back door and walk to the left. follow it all the way down to the water. then turn left and walk along the water around the headland to conchas chinas beach. very pretty and uncrowded. no shade there so take the umbrella.

Big Ears
Those Big earred chairs can be rather hot, so best be you chain Rags to a Wicker one..Tell the boys to leave him be he is Judy's man. We stay at a condiminium out of town going towards Missmaloya. It is called Paya Esmeralda, right across from the water treatment plant. If you get to the La Presidente you have gone too far. We have a huge mansion next to us that has never been completed. Keep seated Rags that is your best bet. They seem to go for thin buns....Pat Be sure to go out to Boca and Missmaloya. Tom Cruise has a house way up on the clifts there.

Me too!
Hi Guys, you are doing a great job with your blog. Your entries are so detailed I feel like I'm there, almost! Sounds like you're having a great time, I'll have to go to Mexico now. All's well here, wish we were all there as well!!

relief from heat
Hey there You guys are doing heaps, love the pics of the art etc. also impressed that im not the only person that focuses on food when im travelling :-) Have really been enjoying reading your blog, keep writing! BTW Our itinerary is nearly sorted so i will definately email as soon as lynne has confirmed all the school visits etc, havigna bit of trouble as they are on holidays at the moment.

plegg@execulink,com
The big earred chair rag's is sitting in represents the people in the gov't. There are many of those big eared buggars in Puerta vallarta. The artist felt that the gov't officials protrayed his art rather well. Was Rag's wearing the mask at the bottom of the page?

Sounds Great
This is one place that sounds really good and the views are lovely.Seeing the "Divers"must have been interesting. I think we've seen them on TV and think they must be mad! Let Judy choose the pics of herself next time Rags !! Must away, I'm in the computer room typing this and Students are beginning to come in. No Privacy and a lot of talk !

teotitlan
glad you made it to teotitlan. the weavings and carpets are truly amazing, aren't they? flying down to escondido is a good idea because the road is extremely hair-raising. especially if it is wet. escondido is very funky little surfing town. reminds me of the sixties. as for the bus up the coast. it may look like it's not that big a distance but it takes much longer than you would think because the road follows every indentation and height level of the coastline. very beautiful though.if you go directly through then you probably won't stay in acapulco, but if you do intend to stop there you should check out pie de la cuesta to get a room instead of acapulco proper. it is just around the northern headland from the city and it is quite serene. ocean on one side and lagoon on the other.

Mexico
So relieved to hear you are nowhere near the hurricane. Everything you've seen and done all sounds very exotic and the photos are lovely and colourful. Will there be a bit of experimenting in the kitchen when you arrive home ??? And what price the fruit ?

Mexico City
Glad to hear the meal you had tasted better than it looks in the pic. Can't say I thought it looked particularly appetising !!The pics are all beaut., it looks so different from anything in little down town Perth!!!What are the temps.like ? You look a bit warmer than you did in S F. Envied you the Bananas. I bought a kilo last Sat. for $5.95 per kilo, so they're coming down in price !! I thought you may have a heart attack Rags when you found out what was happening on the Share Markets, I think they made up a bit of ground when Trading started here today. Sounds like your both having a great time though, so who cares what the S/Market does !! Hope the ankle is still holding up Rags, look forward to your next update. Cheers

bienvenidos a mexico, amigos
in oaxaca make sure you visit the ruins at monte alban. have contacted my friends in san miguel and guadalajara. just waiting for their phone numbers, cos i lost them. we are heading down to chiapas in january so get lots of good info for us (see agua azul, canon de sumidero, san cristobal). que la vaya bien!