Blogs from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, North America - page 15

Friday 7th September This morning we met the challenge of what we have nicknamed “Pancho's Ladder” rather than Jacobs Ladder in Perth. There are 200 steps compared to about 250 but with the humidity here it isn't any easier! With several of the locals we did our 3 (or slightly less for J) climbs before jumping into the ocean to cool off. Unfortunately, the ocean temperature is like a tepid bath and not very cooling so we had to test the pool as well when we got back to the condo. Rosa, the cleaning lady was in for the second time this week, not much to do as we keep the place fairly tidy. She looks for work however, and pulled apart our made up bed and changed the sheets again, took the towels, and to ... read more

I went on two dives today; one reef and one drift. It was just me and the dive leader, Fausto. Unlike Australian dive leaders where they point to sea life, here they dig for it and pull it out. As was the case when Fausto dug around under a rock for an octopus and pulled it out. The poor thing must have been traumatised because it released so much ink to defend itself, I could barely see him. Then Fausto put it on my hand and asked me to pat it for a photo (I haven't developed the roll yet but I'm also holding a spiked puffer fish on it too!). In the time it took for him to take the photo, the octopus crawled up my arm and after a few attempts to pull it ... read more

It's hard to believe but the time for departure is almost here. We leave on Monday bound for Mexico City, Panama and then Quito. It's been quite the process getting to this point and it's easy to forget the incredible amount of organization required to do a trip of this kind. We discovered only a few days ago that my Mexican husband would need a special VISA to get into Ecuador. This important factoid was not mentioned in my ever trusty new copy of Lonely Planet so I was quite surprised to learn it was true. It just said "most nationalities don't need a Visa" but was very non-specific, so when my husband called the Ecuadorian embassy in Mexico City to learn he in fact DID need one, the paper chase was on! It was ... read more

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friday may 25 MEHEECOOOOOOO! molly... actually, i´m too sunburned and a little tired this morning to be shouting. this keyboard is driving me nuts. i´m sitting here, next to my wiiiii, trying to figure out what i want to do with my life. where i want to be. what i want to do. feeling a little melancholy. and a lot hot. i miss goa. and memphis. each for what they brought to my life. and for the simplicity. i do miss beijing, but it´s a different kind of missing. the mocha frappe i just ordered at this internet cafe should help. mmmm chocolate and coffeeeee..... edit 5 minutes later... OH MY GOD THIS MOCHA FRAPPE IS ROCKING MY WOOOOORLD! crackity crack crackkkkk! *** tues 29 may molly says.... it´s our last morning in mexico ... this ... read more