Christmas in Banderas Bay

We arrived in the Paradise Village Marina on December 18th

and had a couple of days to regroup before heading

to the condo in Puerto Vallarta........on Simon's second birthday.

Drew arrived right after us and Kelsey, RL and Simon

arrived a couple of hours later. We were prepared

with cake, balloons, and gifts. We also brought a small

Christmas tree and decorations and Drew brought lots of

lights, Christmas music and Christmas movies. It was very festive.

After a day at the condo the weather looked

perfect for a day on Loomba-Loomba in Banderas Bay.

Jim and I got up early and took a cab to Paradise Village.

We dropped the hook off the beach in front of the condo and

did "surf landings" to go pick up everyone.

Two trips without incident!

Loomba-Loomba anchored in front of the condo

We did a little sailing, cruised the shore, saw some

dolphins and swam - good day out on the bay!

Back at the condo we had lots of beach time:

The staff had a pinata party for the little ones.

Simon was the smallest. After watching everyone

for awhile he finally took the stick and hit Santa

a few times. A very confusing tradition:)

We went to "Old Town" for dinner one night:

We had lots of pool time:

Cruised the estuary in Paradise Village by dinghy to see

all the VERY large iquanas:

and we went to "Old Town" for breakfast and

a walk along the malecon:

Everyone had a great time and it was hard to say

goodbye................

We are now in La Cruz and will be heading south in a few days.

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