Nuevo Vallarta
Today we went to Nuevo Vallarta, to a place
called Paradise Village. There is a marina there, and a huge resort on the
beach. We played in the surf for hours with friends from other boats who came
with us. We body surfed and boogie boarded most of the time. There were also two
pools with some really great water slides that we enjoyed later in the
day.
We left Trinity at anchor in La
Cruz. The bus ride to and from was interesting. It took about an hour to go each
way. The first bus we got on was fairly empty, but it filled up quickly. We
doubled up kids and scrunched to make room for people getting on. After the
first 40 minutes, we had to get off to change busses. The second bus was a short
trip to the coast from the main
highway.
When we got to Paradise
Village, the security guy wouldn't let us in the complex. We had to call our
friends from Last Resort (who are staying in the marina there) and have them
come get us. The marina is on a little estuary where supposedly you can see
crocodiles roaming.
The beach was
packed with people. There must have been 1000 people out there, many of whom
were playing in the surf. The water was OK but not terribly clean. We caught
some good 1 - 2 foot high waves for boarding. When we go into the marina, we'll
probably try to do some surfing there.
Posted: Thu - December
30, 2004 at 10:10 AM