blank JOURNAL day 4 Puerto Vallarta

Russ & StephaniWe had an early departure time for our Beach Party Tour so we ordered our breakfast to be delivered to the room. I filled out the appropriate form the evening before and left it hanging on the door. We woke up the next morning to four times as much food as I had ordered. There was a spot on the form asking how many people in the room so I put four. I guess room service just multiplies what you order times the number of people you put down. It was good my brother and his family hadn't ordered yet as we had enough for all of us plus some leftovers. The ship was cleared and we were on the bus to our beach party. The resort is very Americanized. I didn't see any sign of Mexico in this place. I doubt if many Puerto Vallarta residents have ever been here. Downtown Puerto VallartaThe time was fun but went too fast. We could afford to miss the first bus back but not the second as we would have been on our own if we would have missed it. Back at the ship, we dropped our beach stuff off and caught the first taxi to downtown. We strolled the Malecon, stopped at a beachside restaurant for a snack and drink, and did a little bit of shopping. Debbie, Amy, & Andrew We still had a lot of time left at port but we were tiring and decided to get back to the ship for a rest. While the kids went swimming, Debbie and I left the ship for a nice shady spot at the pier. It was here that I realized the size of the ship. It's bigger than any building in the area. It's amazing this thing can stay upright, much less float! The kids met us back in the room then we headed for the nearby flea market. We found the bargains to be very good, especially if you were to buy something that other vendors had. Ship Debbie learned real quick about bartering when she heard I was able to get a little marionette doll for $5 just after she bought the same thing earlier for $10. Dinner at Tiffany's topped off our full day and soon after waving the dockside audience good-bye, we were in our room for the night.