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In the late afternoon, we took a short taxi ride to Vallarta Adventures, where we boarded boat #4 for the one-hour sail to Las Caletas for the Rhythms of the Night - Savia dinner and show.. . . . We saw a few people dressed in attractive costumes when we arrived onshore in Las Caletas.. . . . Drums were being beaten, calling us to…
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When we finally found a working ATM (not especially easy in Mexico), we took out some extra money for jet skiing.. . Here is a GoPro Hero 4 Silver video I recorded of our jet skiing in Nuevo Vallarta, off the beach of Villa del Palmar Flamingos hotel:. . . . The cost on the beach at Villa La Estancia was 1100 pesos for 30…
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Inna was looking forward to swimming with dolphins in the wild, and she scheduled a half-day session with Mexican Ecotours for Tuesday, April 2. We departed our hotel at 7:50 am for the Puerto Vallarta Marina, where Ecotours is located.. . . . When we arrived there, we checked in and were given snorkeling gear. In addition, we were also shown videos about dolphins and…
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In the morning, we decided to skip breakfast and head for the famous surf town of Sayulita. It is renowned as hippie heaven, with lots of surf and yoga shops (at least that's what we were told). Alex and I had plans to surf on the beach (though the surf forecast promised small waves).. . . . The taxi ride from our Villa La Estancia…
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After eating breakfast at the nearby El Patron Mexican restaurant in Villa del Parmar Flamingos, we boarded our taxi for the short ride to Vallarta Adventures in Nuevo Vallarta (a 15-minute taxi ride).. . . . After checking in at the Vallarta Adventures lobby, we purchased the additional flyboard activity for Alex ($39 extra) and waited for our turn to board boat #6 for Las…
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. . It was time for our Spring Break trip to Puerto Vallarta! . . . I initially considered canceling our trip because Alex and Inna had come down with the flu, but they convinced me to continue since they were feeling much better. I contacted Costco Travel to double-check the severity of my penalties. If I canceled the trip, I would lose 60% of…
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