A drive around

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Geo: 20.6509, -105.215

It's taken days and days to get these pictures loaded. Mexican wifi is slow--agonizingly slow, and spotty. You can get on and browse, but uploading takes hours and frustrating hours and can only be done early in the morning or waaaay late at night.

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Photos

Tequila bottle
This lame city tour took us to a Tequila distillery. Everyone else was off tasting while I took pictures of the pretty bottles.

Proof of clear running streams in Mexico
We'd just come from the Greenpeace ship where they told us the rivers in Jalisco (Mexican state we're in) are the most polluted in the country. Not that this isn't still polluted, but it's clear and that's a surprise.

Store mural
This thing was gorgeous

Our tour guide picks a clove leaf
She's picking a leaf from the clove tree. Crush it and it smells just like cloves. If I had one of these I'd have a vase of them in my house. It's apparently the wrong season for the pods, but the leaves are a real treat.

Mismaloya beach
Where they filmed Night of the Iguana. This beach was only accessible from the sea until the film. It became so popular after that-- indeed Puerta Vallarta dates it's tourist industry from that film. Anyway, after the film came out they had to make a road here.

Tequila bottle
Cool cactus.

Iguana
Yes I know I'm no wildlife photographer, but this is even with my wide angle lens. They hang out in the trees above the river.

Comments

[Allen & Judie]

We are surprised you can even do anything on your computer down there. Just have fun and send pics when you can we love seeing them. Stay safe and watch what you eat. Love You!

[neighbor Keith]

Really enjoying your blogs with pictures. Glad you are having a good time.

[agnes]

Your pictures are wonderful. Looks like your having a great time. We were in Mexico today also for 4 hours!! The scenery wasn't quite the same!!!!!

[bobnkaren]

We've been very lucky with the food so far--course we're in gringo heaven and the shops are careful not to sicken their clientele. Especially since 50% or more of their income comes off tourists.