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This is the view from our room at the
hotel Krystal, Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico. The grounds of the hotel were magnificent. |
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We did a lot of exploring around PV and
the Bay of
Banderas, mostly by local bus. |
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Barbora with a Huichol
indigenous person, in the zocalo (town square) in Bucerias. |
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Barbora, as Bo Derek. It took about 1 hour
for a woman
to create 38 beaded braids in her hair. A week later it took mom
and dad 2 hours to remove them. |
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Siri Jodha and Barbora in the surf at
Playa Destiladeras.
This was a beautiful, unpopulated beach at the north end of the bay. |
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It wouldn't have been a proper trip to PV
without
seeing an iguana. This one was hanging out in the cliffs above the
beach
at Destiladeras. |
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Barbora and Jitka sitting on the seawall
at sunset
in downtown Puerto Vallarta. |
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We took a cruise on the Vallarta
Adventure to Caletas, where we spent the day diving, kayaking, and
lounging, topped off by a great buffet lunch. It was wonderful. |
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On our way to Yelapa. In the background is
Boca de
Tomatlan. Here the road goes inland and all points south are accessible
only by boat. Here we met Carol and Mike (sitting behind Barbora)
who had been to PV 8 times. |
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Venturing into the jungle behind Yelapa on
horseback,
without a guide. Jitka, Siri Jodha, Barbora and Carol rode for about 3
hours to a remote waterfall and back. |
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Riding horses near Yelapa. Towards
the end of
our ride I let go of the leader and let Barbora ride the horse by
herself. |
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Jitka and Barbora both weaving. |
