A Nice Day on the Water

 My sister's son-in-law took us out fishing in his 18 foot Ponga. Victor is an excellent fishing guide. 

Heading out

A long way from home. I doubt it cruised all the way from NY 

Fish on

Careful with your fingers

That's another Bonito.

I got another

Wendy got another

The well is filling up

Two hours of catching

Victor gave most of the Bonio away to friends and cooked up a couple for a delicious dinner. 

Another great day in sunny Vallarta.

Dinner Out

 Neither my sister Wendy nor I are good cooks. I am basically a heat and eat guy. So for savory food we  dine out. The Red Cabbage Cafe features dishes from different states across Mexico.

Art covers the walls

Wendy had the delicious chicken mole.

 I had the not so delicious chile relleno. I will choose a different state next time.

Seen Around Town

Vallarta is a wonderful town to explore on foot.

Just ingenious. 

At home the local Target has a separate escalator to move the shopping carts to and from the second floor. At the local grocery store just one escalator moves both people and carts to the second floor.

The special wheels stick in the grooves and the cart will not roll.

Neighbor boys having fun

Out for Italian tonight

Street artist on the Malecon

Landmark church

 Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Indigenous dancers 

El Dia de la Calendaria commemorates the day when Mary brought Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem for the first time. The is one of the oldest celebrations in Christianity, dating back to at least the fourth century in ancient Jerusalem. 

This ultra modern yacht, theAttessa IV, is owned by Dennis Washington of Montana.

He may be visiting Vallarta or someone may have leased it from him.

The inside is just a stunning. Take a look.

Life is Great

Kick-Back Weekend

 We relaxed at the Hotel Mayo for the weekend. It is two hours south of Vallarta on a wonderful secluded beach.

Miles and miles of beach

Life is great

This is my room key

David and Becca casting a line

A great time was had  by all

Permanent Residency

My sister at the immigration office getting her permanent residency.

Submitting here paper work. 

Mexico loves paperwork

Scanning her finger prints

And finally an ID photo.

The whole process went smoothly and took 2.5 hours.

Vallarta

 I am back visiting my sister for a month or two. She retired here to a cute river side home. Out for a walk, I used the suspension bride nearby to go over to the islands that run down the middle of the river. 

There are statues honoring John Huston and Liz Taylor who put Vallarta on the map. My family first visited Vallarta after my mom read about the movie, Night of the Iguana, back in the sixties. Huston, Taylor and Burton all had homes here then.

Repurposing dead trees

I made my down through the islands to the malicon

Adult size rocking horses

Be the Art. 

Sculpture by Bustemante

In what century was this door installed

Pure fantasy by Bustamante