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Si señor … it’s Mexico again 🙂

I did a whole lot of nothing 🙂

Hotel lobby from 1st floor

Cooling domes reminiscent of Greece

Super simple hotel room for $37/ night

I never make my bed 🙂

Cool ceiling, eh?

My daily little visitor 🙂

My other daily not so little visitor …

Business as usual for someI’m nuts about coco nuts 🙂 My gypsy girl washing cars for a livingFun again with murals in the park

Please no cat or dog dumping …

 

… freshly dumped kitten in the park …

My feral friends live in an abandoned store by the river

Happy times in spite of everything 🙂

… yah …

Life is a beach for some …

Happy Birthday 🙂

Having a “beach” ball 🙂

Festive Sunset 🙂

Crappy video demonstrating the noise level at the Pier

Well travelled Bob (t shirt) and I in the park 🙂

 

Thank you for having me, sun country.

… and safely back in snow country and Theo Thunderbutt:)

 

 

Went to soak up some sun before winter.

Stayed in a quaint hotel on top of the world reminiscent of Santorini.

Love the old city, cobble stone streets, friendly people, the business, the sounds and sights, the ocean, the parks and … cats 🙂

Come and see!

Funicular man Cecilio

View from the roof

One rainy day

Busy restaurant Pancake House

Stuff to buy and things to see

Visiting my cross eyed Princess and a very talkative kitten

Kissing Emiliano Zapata

T Shirts and things

Leather goods and things

My favourite park

Street food (cast iron stomach required) 🙂

Oops … “Lady … Lady … no filming allowed in here”

Independence Day Parade

Last sunset

Thank you again, Mexico

^.^

Welcome … Glad You are here … Enjoy.

Random Impressions and Expressions of Puerto Vallarta.

Princess then

Princess now

 

Random Video Snippets of Puerto Vallarta Life.

 

Thank you, Mexico.

^.^

escaping winter is a guuud thing   🙂

The lovely MS Veendam

xmas in florida with handsome son and lovely daughter in law

xmas dinner 2017

walking Benny …  @paulleanneandavan

xmas in the tropics … complete with santa, pool, kids, food, Benny and iguana   🙂

lovely St Kitts harbour

St Lucia roller coaster ride anyone ?

fellow travellers

as seen on da ship   🙂

a very special egg plant   🙂

this cat is a the tree hugger  🙂

     

 

 

 

too funny  🙂

… rules and regulations in paradise …

… and the spirit of dj Charlie lives on   🙂

drivin roller coaster on da wrong side of da road is no problem   🙂

home is where the heart is … simple as that

rasta … ya man   🙂

rings and things

 

every lil being has a song   🙂

nature made art

man made art

… and priceless nature made art … smiles …

Theo inspectin souvenirs …   🙂

 

i’ll love U 4 ever.

^.^

 

 

just a short 13 hour hop across the ocean   🙂

parigata hotel … my home away from home 4 a while

stair way to heaven ?

parigata has an itty bitty library !!!

i donated 2 of ma own books and stole this 1 … that’s fair, isn’t it ?

ma room

house keeper Kale makin ma bed

ma deck

view from ma deck

breakfast … lemon water and all …    🙂

waiter Futu, ma handsome lemon man   🙂

 

lovely waitress Sinta tending to ma table

let’s go, let’s go, let’s really go

Angelo, my trusty driver … alit_20045@hotmail.com

temple workers just sittin around  🙂

the black and white means yin and yan … good and bad

Hindu Gods Ganesh, Shiva and Rama

entering temple area

cleanin up its act is always important

i was asked to wear a sarong and so i did

i was asked to put my hair together and so i did

cuz it’s all about the roots … always respect the roots, man

i did some offerings … just in case    🙂

to this one ?

… or this one ?

or this one ?

all i wanted was a pic of banana woman sans dat guy but … ya … smiles …

unknown humongous fruit rite in ma face

papaya fruit

guess a dip into sum holy spirit waters can’t hurt …

back “home” and did sum laundry   🙂

buying stuff from Balinese woman

rice fields and stuff … and peeps makin a dollar …     🙂

watching amazing weaving woman

watching amazing batik working woman

watching amazing peeps doing precious mind boggling wood working

booger plants like heat, don’t U know …     🙂

sweet potatoe plant

caged rooster cautiously eyeballing me …

yeah … no:(

watching the most spectacular sunrise one fine morning

guys havin fun on da beach one fine morning

found Leah, a friend of a friend, on a Bali beach one fine morning   🙂

scooters and motor bikes everywhere

coffee   🙂

my coffee girl

coffee woman roasting coffee beans

roasting dem precious coffee beans under supervision of coffee woman   🙂

sweet Balinese cat   🙂

this is a feline specimen as well … it’s a Lua

and then there was shy Sly …

… anyway, U better behave cuz the volcano is always watching …

anyway, 6 packs for 200 000 Balinese rupiahs = 6 packs for Can $20 … 🙂

One million Balinese rupiahs is Can$100 dollars …  🙂

ya …

… PS:  i saw the Southern Cross and thought of U …

*

Thank you, magical island of Bali, for having me.

Love,

^.^

 

 

Mexico … where shall we begin? … dunno … so let’s just begin … hmmm?

XMas 2016 in Puerto Vallarta

don’t molest … 2 funny …  🙂

never made ma bed and don’t care 2 make it cuz me is in vacation mode   🙂

cool door way, eh?

cool ceiling, eh?

let’s go let’s go let’s really go    🙂

breakfast waiter tells me it’s “Molcalete de Huevo” which prolly means :” Throat on Fire”

hooot sauce … waaater, please!

burrito ladies Esperanza and Lulu 0pen all night in order 2 take ur order

burrito  🙂

lovely house keeper Rosa

handsome grounds keeper Jesus

lovely Tucan waitresses Anna and Maria

Food  🙂

… keep the change, Fredy …

evening beach hustle and bustle

wonder where they keep their iphones while dippin into the ocean …

proud beach store guy

is dat snow glistenin on da street?

Vincente

Vincente’s breakfast

the “ritzy” neighbourhood of town

the not so “ritzy” ‘hood of town

anyway …

foot cleaning anyone?

the malecon … my favourite place in any country

my favourite malecon pic

sum xmas entertainment on the malecon

o xmas tree o xmas tree

happy booger plant

serving the rainbow community

what ever turns ur crank, eh?

anyway …

me like    🙂

important notice 4 just in case   🙂

coconut water education session   🙂

meouw had a lovely time down by the river  🙂

met sum wild river cats    🙂

where the river meets the ocean … ya …

yep, that too

yeppers

enough already, k?

geezers and geezerettes

sweet young geezer   🙂

peeps making a living

murals

brothers Elias and Antonio hangin out 2gether

young entrepreneurs Markos and Lukas

fishermen arguing

dancers

bird on the wire

no way me going on dat bridge

no way me climbin up dere

useful pots everywhere  🙂

selling stuff

Frieda stuff

Marilyn stuff

Thank you for having me, colourful Mexico.

 

only a “short” 25 hour flight away from home …

“Kia Orana” means “Welcome”

ocean front

cool pool

Caryn, working tirelessly

off to find the secret path to the secret beach

the secret path

the secret beach

hello ocean

lovely Muri Lagoon

sea urchins and things

early morning fisher men

freshly caught fish, bread and ‘matoes

the cat called “Mouse”

Mouse contemplating “food options”

the dog called “Bean”

ma “sto”

‘matoes

ma “sto” girl Petulina

1 loaf of bread, 10 ‘matoes and sum cheese cost me $18 NZ

😦

… anyway …

friendly neighbour lady with flower in her hair

uhm … let’s talk about road rules for a moment,  shall we?

‘nanas

sizzling hot lil peppers

all the pretty flowers

precious peace in paradise

sleeping beauty in dere sumwhere ?

home is where the heart is

family graves on many properties

waited for the sun to rise a 0520 am

hula cat

🙂

i saw the Southern Cross Oct 30, 2016  !!!

time to say good bye to Raro

… blessed be, lil paradise

^.^

parliament building illumninated and inner harbour

good food

Break Water

Break Water finally has a railing … smiles

Bob

silver sea

me

fooooood  🙂

the island

sweet island cat

house boats

friendly flower girl

friendly grocery guy

friendly musician guy

sumtimes the States seem very close  🙂

^.^

Sea Garden Resort

sweet cat

handsome calvin and lovely lisa

classy

guuud food …

itty bitty Jamaican limes

corn row braids

 

beer

… omg …. Willie … is that u ? … almost … smiles …

one thing is 4 sure Bob’s spirit is there and always will be

coffee

farmer’s market

rum

off to da glistenin’ waters

… smiles …

ya maan

^.^

… the French Quarter of New Orleans was not affected by Katrina …

… arrive … 🙂

swim … me not swimming in dat …

… sleep …  🙂

… awake … 🙂

Let’s go, let’s go, let’s really go …  🙂

Breakfast

 

Dinner

me love love love …   🙂

… peeps waiting in line for crumpets and coffee at the famous Café du Monde …

На здоровье! 

… on the town …

music every where …

yep, me got dizzy so me held on …  🙂

o la la … 🙂

Cat’s Club  🙂

Swamp Club …  🙂

voodoo and …

 jesus …

yes, sir … no, sir, me will not sit on rails  🙂

Mighty Mississippi River

The famous above the ground cemeteries of New Orleans.

 … expensive version of cemetery  “accommodations” ..

… cheaper version of cemetery “accommodations” …

Louis

Sweet Louisiana cat

Souvenirs

 

“If I know what love is, it is because of you.”

Hesse

 

Blessed be,

beautiful New Orleans.

^.^