Tequila'd out
Back from Mexico... can't say I want to be but it's always nice to return home, especially to the fur babies. Our week in Mexico was an absolute blast, and it made Beth and I consider purchasing a timeshare in the future. For pictures, click on "Tequila'd out" above to view our online photo album.
First off, as I mentioned in my previous post, we stayed at the Mayan Palace in Nuevo Vallarta, a gated resort community north of Puerto Vallarta. The property was absolutely gorgeous. There were a few customer service issues that were annoying to begin with, but those were worked out an no major inconvenience happened because of them. Other then that, the trip was perfect.
Our second day started off with massages in the Kaana Spa located at the hotel. The facilities in there were amazing... I could have spent part of every day there. I miss it already. We also ended the trip there, spending our last morning there being pampered one last time before the flight home. That was such a nice treat. After spending a few hours at The Spa, we went to our favorite resteraunt, Tumtah, and had one last meal before heading to the airport.
Our third day there we took a day long excursion out to the Marietas Islands. There, we snorkeled for about an hour, had lunch on the boat and then headed to some secluded beach off North Point and hung out the tide pools for a while others swam and tanned. It was really hot on the beach, hotter then anywhere else we had been. Then we began the 1.5 hour float back home.
Our fourth day was spent in Puerto Vallarta itself. There, we walked along the Malecon, where we shopped and ate lunch. It was at Paradise Burger, and American resteraunt, where we had the best margaritas of the trip. Go figure. The drinks at the hotel were good, but very weak on the alcohol content. The hotel's margaritas left something to desire. I didn't like them at all. So, thanks to PB for making those great 'ritas! There weren't a lot of great deals to be found, but we weren't really looking for much either. We just wanted to check out the local culture and see old town. That we did, then headed back to the hotel and pool to cool off.
The fifth day was spent at the hotel, hanging around the pool, drinking, reading, playing cards and napping. It was a much needed day of R&R.
The sixth day we went on another excursion called the "Canopy Tour." We headed up into the Sierra Madre Mountains where we rode zip lines from tree to tree in the canopy of the rainforest. At some points, we were as high as 90 feet above the ground, either standing on narrow platforms or hanging from cables zipping along at a cool 50 mph! In all, the tour included nine zip lines, two hanging bridges, one tarzan rope swing and a repel at the end. It was a blast, a total rush, that we all thoroughly enjoyed. Apparently there are two other companies that offer a similar tour, and next time we hope to do all three, we enjoyed it that much.
The seventh day we spent lounging again and also taking a leisure trip up to Paradise Village, another resort in Nuevo Vallarta north of where we were. There, there was a mall with lots of touristy type shops in it. We had lunch at a Brazilian-style Churascaria, one of my favorite types of resteraunts. Then, we went to the market and loaded up on booze and vanilla to bring home.
The eighth day, as mentioned above, was spent at the spa, relaxing, awaiting our flight home. It was a great way to end the trip. In all, we had an absolute blast and loved the area we were stayin in. The grounds were absolutely beautiful. Next time, however, we hope to stay in the sister property, the Grand Mayan, which had a wave pool, lazy river and water slide. Now that will be cool... next time. And there WILL be a next time! Viva Mexico!
First off, as I mentioned in my previous post, we stayed at the Mayan Palace in Nuevo Vallarta, a gated resort community north of Puerto Vallarta. The property was absolutely gorgeous. There were a few customer service issues that were annoying to begin with, but those were worked out an no major inconvenience happened because of them. Other then that, the trip was perfect.
Our second day started off with massages in the Kaana Spa located at the hotel. The facilities in there were amazing... I could have spent part of every day there. I miss it already. We also ended the trip there, spending our last morning there being pampered one last time before the flight home. That was such a nice treat. After spending a few hours at The Spa, we went to our favorite resteraunt, Tumtah, and had one last meal before heading to the airport.
Our third day there we took a day long excursion out to the Marietas Islands. There, we snorkeled for about an hour, had lunch on the boat and then headed to some secluded beach off North Point and hung out the tide pools for a while others swam and tanned. It was really hot on the beach, hotter then anywhere else we had been. Then we began the 1.5 hour float back home.
Our fourth day was spent in Puerto Vallarta itself. There, we walked along the Malecon, where we shopped and ate lunch. It was at Paradise Burger, and American resteraunt, where we had the best margaritas of the trip. Go figure. The drinks at the hotel were good, but very weak on the alcohol content. The hotel's margaritas left something to desire. I didn't like them at all. So, thanks to PB for making those great 'ritas! There weren't a lot of great deals to be found, but we weren't really looking for much either. We just wanted to check out the local culture and see old town. That we did, then headed back to the hotel and pool to cool off.
The fifth day was spent at the hotel, hanging around the pool, drinking, reading, playing cards and napping. It was a much needed day of R&R.
The sixth day we went on another excursion called the "Canopy Tour." We headed up into the Sierra Madre Mountains where we rode zip lines from tree to tree in the canopy of the rainforest. At some points, we were as high as 90 feet above the ground, either standing on narrow platforms or hanging from cables zipping along at a cool 50 mph! In all, the tour included nine zip lines, two hanging bridges, one tarzan rope swing and a repel at the end. It was a blast, a total rush, that we all thoroughly enjoyed. Apparently there are two other companies that offer a similar tour, and next time we hope to do all three, we enjoyed it that much.
The seventh day we spent lounging again and also taking a leisure trip up to Paradise Village, another resort in Nuevo Vallarta north of where we were. There, there was a mall with lots of touristy type shops in it. We had lunch at a Brazilian-style Churascaria, one of my favorite types of resteraunts. Then, we went to the market and loaded up on booze and vanilla to bring home.
The eighth day, as mentioned above, was spent at the spa, relaxing, awaiting our flight home. It was a great way to end the trip. In all, we had an absolute blast and loved the area we were stayin in. The grounds were absolutely beautiful. Next time, however, we hope to stay in the sister property, the Grand Mayan, which had a wave pool, lazy river and water slide. Now that will be cool... next time. And there WILL be a next time! Viva Mexico!
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