Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Puerto Vallarta Trip March 2013

I'm making it a point to be better at blogging. Please, hold me accountable!

Wanted to show a couple pictures from our trip to Puerto Vallarta earlier this year. We had a extremely busy and stressful 2012 so we wanted to reward ourselves and go on a relaxing vacation! We chose Puerto Vallarta because we had a lot of airlines miles and it was ones of places that we could go for free, score!

We stayed at one of the smaller all-inclusive hotels on the water called Friendly Vallarta. You know that phrase, "You get what you pay for?" Well that doesn't apply to this place, folks! The service was incredible. Everyone was so helpful, extremely kind, and not to mention a ball of fun!






We were there for 6 days and spent at least half of everyday on the beach. We even made friends with a couple of the local merchants :) We spent most of our time on the resort, not because we had to, but because we wanted to! Their food was absolutely delicious (Kevin LOVED the nachos, as did I. And the fajitas were to die for), bottomless drinks, and really friendly people. We ventured into town one of the days which was really fun. Downtown Puerto Vallarta is beautiful and has a ton of history.



We decided to go ahead and experience one of the excursions, and we chose The Rhythm of the Nights.  You take a boat to this island that is only lit with candles and torches. Once you arrive, you are escorted to an outdoor stage where there is a phenomenal performance including singing, dancing, acrobats, fire dancers, etc. It was awesome! After that, you are invited to a different part of the island where you get to enjoy a candle lit dinner. It is meant to be romantic for couples, so every table only seats two. We loved this! We sat right on the water and enjoyed our wine and dinner. It was such a cool experience.



We were really sad to leave :( We felt like we really connected with this fun town and the people that lived in it. Can't wait to go back!