Friday 24 December 2004

Dec. 2004 Paradise Village and Puerto Vallarta

Here we are on A dock in Paradise Village. What a beautiful resort! Lovely docks, pools, and restaurants. We are all "decked" out for Christmas.
This is our small pinata. It was actually so big, we had a hard time finding a good spot for it. After Christmas, we gave it away to one of the dock workers so he could keep it, till next year, for his kids.
This was Ralph's new girl while in PV. What can I say, she was certainly much more slim and firm than I am, and a much better tan as well!! Besides, it's been a long time since I've let Ralph sit on my lap, like that!
Yes, those are angel wings...after all, 'tis the season! And, anyone who knows me knows I've deserved those for a long time! Yes, they look like ears with funny feet attached, but they're not...THEY'RE NOT!! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Will the drinking never stop?? Same people, different venue. We are at a bar called Burros, on the beach in Puerto Vallarta. After all that walking and touring, you can't deny us a drink, or two, or three, or...
Next year, I'm going to have this picture made into Christmas cards. What a cute couple, don't you think. Feliz Navidad y Feliz Ano Nuevo to all our friends and family!
Our boat was one of less than 10 in the marina that were decorated. We really enjoyed doing this, it was a shame that more boats didn't participate.
We also went carolling with some of the cruisers. One huge power boat shut all their blinds as we were approaching...heck, they hadn't even heard us sing yet!! Bah, humbug to them too!!
Ever a kid at heart, I thought we had to have a Christmas tree, no matter how small. Note the unique compass cover. I'll bet no one else has one like that! 







Here we are, after Christmas, and awaiting our youngest son, Jeff's arrival in Puerto Vallarta.

Another view of A dock. The old black ship is a copy, to scale, of Columbus' boat, the Nina.
Every week, Paradise Village has fireworks.
Quite spectacular!

One morning, behind us in the marina, some fishermen came in with their nets. They catch bait for the sports fishers. It was intriguing to watch them cast the net...always in a perfect circle. It must take lots of practice.

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