Mexico

We went to Puerto Vallarta for a week.

Yep, right smack in the middle of Christmas.

Not the perfect time to go

considering all the stuff that needs to be done at this time of year

but it was a nice get away from the busy-ness.

The hotel was all decked out for Christmas

but honestly it was hard to feel "Christmassy" in that kind of warmth.

It was in the 80's and humid the whole time.

I was SO HOT.  Frank thought it was perfect.

The designer of the hotel was not a master of subtlety.

The room was bold!

Hot pink, turquoise and bright yellow.

Our room faced the front of the hotel rather than the pool or ocean.

But it was a nice view all the same. 

Here's what we did:

sat on the beach and read

swam in the ocean (not as warm on this side but still nice)

went scuba diving

went on a zipline over the the jungle

No pictures of us doing it because you had to pay too much for them...

walked around downtown

and along the boardwalk

Went sailing

Saw some baby turtles

Saw (VERY close up) some crocodiles

I made sure to stay behind the guy showing us AND Frank.

2 crocodiles, 3 people...I'm staying in the back!

watched the procession into the church for the "Virgin de Guadalupe" festivities

participated in the "Virgin de Guadalupe" festivities

rode the bus

Stayed up past 10 every night! 

(I realize how lame that sounds, but we worked hard to accomplish that last task)

We went to a restaurant called 

La Leche

which means "Milk" 

The whole place was decorated in white

and it was a bit, well, gimmicky.

For example, the bread came in a white paper bag

and if you asked for water, you got this:

But the food was really really good.

We ate there two nights in a row

and after the second night, the waiter said, "See you tomorrow!"

haa!

That's our vacation in a nutshell.

Now on to Christmas!