Friday, August 14, 2009

Puerto Vallarta

It's almost funny at this point; almost.

Leaving Mazatlan this morning, we noticed yet another warning light on in that wretched, money pit of a car. The "malfunction indicator light" popped on to let us know that there is some sort of general problem with the engine.. just vague enough to have us worried for the 6hr. drive to Puerto Vallarta.

We made it, evidently if it were something super urgent the light would be blinking. So once again we'll head into the VW dealership tomorrow morning to hopefully have a quick fix done and stop at Costco to stock up on some food before making the 2 hr. drive down to Mayto.

Somewhere near Mazatlan we crossed the Tropic of Cancer, and the change was rather abrupt. Up until that point, the landscape had been cacti and desert, much like what we saw in Arizona. But today we were driving through thick green jungle, very tropical. Neat rows of mango trees flanked the highway for as far as you could see in the valleys and the mountains were lush and dense.

Peeling off of the toll road in Tepic, we hoped on costal highway 200, and headed down through familiar territory: San Francisco, Sayulita, Punta Mita, etc. We stopped in San Francisco and had a late lunch on the beach at a restaraunt that Riley had visited late last year with Katie and Chad. Lizzie got her fix of shrimp ceviche and we dipped our feet in the Pacific Ocean before pressing onward to Puerto Vallarta. It's nice to be in a somewhat familiar area (Riley's dad has a place in Punta de Mita we have visited before) and we're super excited to get to Mayto!

Lizzie made some small talk with the bell boy at our hotel and discovered that he had actually been to Mayto. He described it as "very isolated" and "very beautiful". He suggested that we may find Tehuamixtle (a small fishing village near Mayto) to be a bit more developed, good for when we get lonesome.

We're extremely excited to get down to Mayto tomorrow, we'll try to upload some pictures and keep you all posted.

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P.S. Katie, your smoky quartz helped keep the vibes up today when we were getting worried about the car! Love you!

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