Day minus 15

The Southern Star
The Villa del Palmar in Puerto Vallarta (PV) talked me into staying at their new property, Flamingos, which is in Nuevo Vallarta about 40 minutes by bus North. The good news is it is a beautiful location, the bad news is it is too far away.
Over breakfast I could see whales breaching in Bandaras Bay not far from the restaurant. Pretty cool.
PV is a jungle. I suppose it is much like the other coastal cities in the mainland but very different from the desert of Cabo San Lucas.
After breakfast, I made my way to the marina to get the first look at the Southern Star. There she was on K dock looking like a gypsy caravan. The pink flamingo on the back is clearly the work of little Kendal.
Mark took me along on my first foraging trip to Walmart. I guess it is no surprise that it looks like every other Walmart.
I find that my Spanish lessons have paid off. I am nowhere near fluent but at least I seem to be able to get by a lot better than the last time I was in Mexico.