The morning saw us docked in Puerto Vallarta, right in front of
the Walmart. It is going to be another
hot day. After the brunt of the people
had gone off on their tours, we went onshore.
It was 10 AM and already hot.
Even the Mexicans were saying it is only going to get hotter as they
wiped the sweat off their brows.
the ever-present pirate ship
Fishing off the shore
Lovely looking green roof
Banana boat
Party boat
Interesting architecture
Heading north again off to Cabo San Lucas
We ran the gauntlet of the vendors at the port and then
wandered over to Walmart, to check out what is being sold there and some of
their prices. Prices seem comparable to
what we pay, not a huge difference. Then
we went to a Mexican chain restaurant called VIPS and had lunch. Bill had enchiladas with mole sauce, very
good, and I had something called Yucatecos, which was a dish with chilaquiles
(taco chips) with cochinita pibil (roast
suckling pig) and pibil sauce, a little warm but very good.
We then wandered back to the ship, stopping on the way to
make our purchases. I am not good at haggling for better prices and the persistent push to purchase just serves to distress me and I am less likely to buy. But we did manage to part with a few $$.
Looks like it was ship washing day, because the window washer machine was moving along the decks cleaning the outside of the balconies and other crew members were onshore hosing down the outside stateroom windows and any other lower windows.
Looks like it was ship washing day, because the window washer machine was moving along the decks cleaning the outside of the balconies and other crew members were onshore hosing down the outside stateroom windows and any other lower windows.
As we departed port, we now think we understand why we may
have backtracked to PV. Along with the
fact that there was a need to flesh out the time between cruises, the harbor
here is quite small and looks like it has berths for at least three ships. But
this ship is so large compared to many others, that it would not have been able
to depart if another ship had been docked as well. As it was it took up almost all the full width
of the harbor basin to turn the ship and head back out to sea. It really is a marvel how these ships can be
turned on a dime and it speaks to the skills of the Captain and bridge crew
that they can accomplish these manoeuvres so accurately.
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