Thanks to my parents' timeshare, we were able to stay at another fabulous resort. Our room was huge and even included our own private plunge pool on the balcony. Luke was a fan!
And even though we didn't have a beach view, we couldn't complain. It was perfect!
Possibly the best thing about this place was the lazy river at the pool! Luke and I spent many hours floating around aimlessly...
Well, maybe Luke spent a little more time floating :)
The beach was also beautiful. Cheers!
We also spent a day out on the ocean and boated to a small town called Yalapas that you can only get to by boat. Now, here's where the travel mishap comes in ;) We realized as we were leaving to go to our boat trip one morning, that Luke had left his credit card in the ATM at the hotel the day before. We ran to the ATM, but of course it wasn't there. We talked to concierge and they said that it most likely got sucked up by the machine, but it could have been taken also. So, Luke got on the phone with the bank right away, while I called the boat company to say we would be there shortly. However, the not-so-friendly lady at the boat company said that no, they would NOT wait for us and that if we could get there in six minutes, that we would still make the boat. So, we made a split decision to drop everything and catch that boat! I ran through the hotel, stole someone else's taxi (whoops!) and we rushed to the boat. After running in frantically like a crazy woman on vacation (with my ever-so-calm husband trailing behind), the same lady I spoke with on the phone told us that the boat had already left. And then I almost started to cry. Luckily, Luke was thinking clearly and asked if there was any way we could catch the boat. She made a call and rushed us out the door, where we got on another boat that took us to the port in Puerto Vallarta, where we would meet our boat, which would be stopping to pick up more passengers. Phew! We made it! And I'm so glad we did, because we had a fabulous day of boating, snorkeling, kayaking and enjoying Yalapas.
(And not to worry - Luke was able to get in touch with the bank later that afternoon. There were no charges to his account and they were able to cancel the card.)
Walking through Yalapas
Beach this way!
On our last full day, we signed up for a canopy tour. If you're not familiar, it's basically a tour riding zip lines through the jungle. It was amazing and we loved every minute of it. It felt like we were flying!
After zip-lining, we had some brunch at the restaurant there. We tried chilaquiles, which are a traditional Mexican breakfast. They take tortillas, drench them in a type of salsa, then bake them and serve it with beans.
It was delicious!
However, the ride back to our hotel was just as eventful as flying through the jungle. The guy brought us home in a pickup with a big open air trailer with seats on the back. Don't worry, it was very safe :)
We will miss you Mexico -- until next time!
