El Pescador Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, an easy walk to the Malecon.
Nearby the hotel is the Our Lady of Refuge Church, just north of the Malecon.
Model of Our Lady of Refuge Church
Churchyard of Our Lady of Refuge Church, Puerto Vallarta
The ever-popular sand sculptures along the Malecon
Looking south along the Malecon
Mermaid lovers
Have a seat if you're tired walking the Malecon
Two great Ladies in sand--are they sisters?
What is he eating?
Sergio Bustamante's only sculpture--a mother lamenting her children's escaping (are they running off to heaven?)
The foresaken mother--Sergio Bustamante's gallery is on the corner across the street from his sculpture.
A sculpture in SB's gallery--you can't miss his fanciful sculptures
Here's another Bustamante sculpture
Los Arcos and the statue of Esperanza, hope--the center of Puerto Vallarta
The interior of the Guadalupe Church, the cathedral of Puerto Vallarta
Isla Rio Quale, the island on the River Quale, is a botanical garden with shops.
The banyan trees of the botanical garden
The Rio Quale
The other side of the island
I used to stay at the Hotel Molino de Agua beside the River Quale. The sign is still there, but times have changed.
Make way for the future Molino de Agua Residences along the river Quale
For only 50 cents (5 pesos) you can ride the city bus anywhere in Puerto Vallarta.
On Sunday I joined my sister Kathleen Connor at Los Tules, where she and Dick have a time share.
Kathleen and Dick at one of the 7 pools at Los Tules
Carol Miller, Dick, Bunky and Maria Connor, Kathleen and Bob Miller
The view from Los Tules toward Puerto Vallarta's downtown.
The sunset from the patio of Kathleen and Dick's condo.
This is the life!
Muffin Man! Line up in twos for your muffins--banana, coconut, pineapple, orange, chocolate . . .
The courtyard outside their condo.
The pool where I did water aerobics.
A better view of my favorite pool.
A private home in the midst of Los Tules.
Kathleen at the favorite pool (cool water, so not so crowded).
A view from the beach (Playa Las Glorias) beside Los Tules.
You can have your own balcony overlooking Banderas Bay at Los Tules
A morning walk north along the beach.
At Fiestamericana Resort you can rent a daybed for the purchase of a bottle of wine ($150-$230)
How about a massage?
Another resort--maybe the Villa del Palmar
The River Pitillal--sand closes it off overnight, so every morning a bulldozer opens the gap for it to flow out to the bay.
The current looks too strong to cross.
There's where it goes into Banderas Bay.
Returning along the beach, I notice construction workers sleeping on the beach.
Sleeping on the beach in his own little private tent. A new highrise rises behind him.
The massage tables are setting up for the day.
Carol finds something in this amazing shop with a thousand crosses, not to mention Madonnas of every description.
Bob, Dick, Mary Rose and Carol stop for lunch at Tino's on Punta Mita.
Tino's on the beach
Punta Mita
Bob and Carol at Paradise Village Marina
Park your yacht right outside your condo.
Carol and I at the Mall
Just a part of the planned grandeur of Paradise Village--don't forget your yacht here.
More of Paradise Village
Spotting the iguanas alongside the river beside Los Tules was a daily challenge.
Can you find the condor?
The cat who adopted us.
Kathleen, after Carol has done her hair.
My two beautiful sisters.
Dick and Kathleen, our hosts at Los Tules
Another beautiful sunset
The Pirate Ship
A final breakfast together at the restaurant
Goodbye Puerto Vallarta!
Goodbye condor.
There you are--goodbye iguana.
