WELL AFTER GETTING AN AWESOME DRIVE TO THE AIRPORT FROM JUDE WITH THANKS TO HANNAH AND HER MOM FOR THE VOLVO :)
WE HAD A VERY PLEASANT FLIGHT TO PUERTO VALLARTA. THEN THE LAID BACK CONTRAST WITH CANADA KICKS IN. WE BROUGHT A WHOLE LOT MORE LUGGAGE THIS YEAR. 6 SUITCASES (3 LARGE) AND OUR OTHER SMALL CARRY ON. SO THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED IS WE GET TO A CERTAIN POINT WHERE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED CARTS. I STARTED UNLOADING THE CART AND KATHLEEN SPIED A BUDGET RENT A CAR GUY SMILING AT MY EFFORTS TO ORGANIZING AND DIVIDE UP OUR LUGGAGE FOR EASIER ROLLING AS WE STILL NEED TO GO TO THE CAMBIO TO CASH A TRAVELLERS CHEQUE.
WELL WE HAD TO GO THROUGH A GAUNTLET OF PEOPLE OFFERING TAXIS AND THEN TURN A CORNER AND BECAUSE OF A LARGE WALL OF GLASS HEAD BACK THE WAY WE CAME ON THE OTHER SIDE TO GET TO WHERE THE CAMBIO IS LOCATED.
WELL WE GET THERE AND WHILE KATHLEEN IS WAITING IN LINE, I GO CHECK OUT WHAT TAXI RATES ARE INSIDE THE AIRPORT. WELL TO MY SURPRISE I FIND THEY ARE THE SAME RATES AS GOING OVER THE BRIDGE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AS WE DID LAST YEAR.
SO TO SAVE US WALKING ALL THAT WAY WITH 9 PIECES OF LUGGAGE, WE CAN WALK ONLY 100 BACK THE WAY WE CAME.
I WENT TO THE CAMBIO MONEY EXCHANGE TO SEE HOW KATHLEEN IS DOING. THIS IS WHERE LAST YEAR WE EACH CASHED 500.00 CANADIAN WORTH OF TRAVELLERS CHEQUES BUT THIS YEAR THEY REFUSED SAYING ONLY IN AMERICAN FUNDS.
I JUST START LAUGHING BECAUSE THEY WAITED UNTIL THE CANADIAN DOLLAR WAS WORTH MORE TO STOP TAKING THIS. AND I LAUGH BECAUSE I REMEMBER IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO MAKE LOGICAL SENSE.
WE ARE OKAY BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY PREPAID 50% OF OUR ROOM AND I HAVE THE OTHER HALF IN US DOLLARS. PLUS WE HAVE 1500 ODD PESOS THAT I BROUGHT HOME LAST FEBRUARY. SO WE HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY THE TAXI AND EAT UNTIL WE CAN GET TO A BANK WHENEVER THE BANK OPENS WHICH COULD BE MONDAY OR TUESDAY(WELL THAT IS CLOSER TO HOW THINGS WORK IN CANADA)
THEN AFTER AN HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WE ARRIVE AT LONGBOARD HEAVEN
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WE HAD THE LONGBOARD SUITE(SEE SLIDESHOW)
WHEN WE ARRIVED THOUGH, IT AS CLEAR FROM THE START THAT WE WERE NOT EXPECTED. OUR OST SERGIO ASSURED US THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR BOOKED ROOM WAS NOT VACATED WE WOULD GET IT LATER OR A BETTER ONE.
HE HAD US PUT OUR STUFF IN THE TREE BUNGALOW SUITE AND SUGGESTED WE GO TO THE BEACH UNTIL HE GOT IT ALL SORTED OUT.... TWO HOURS LATER AND IT IS MOSTLY SORTED AND WE ARE SAFE IN OUR SUITE.
LOTS OF GOOD LESSONS FOR ME IN BREATHING ACCEPTING DIFFERENT WAYS OF BEING AND TRUSTING THAT ALL WILL WORK OUT.. AS IT HAS...
VEDA AND I HAD A GREAT SWIM AND VEDA AND KATHLEEN DID A GREAT GROCERY SHOP AND WE DINED ON AWESOME GUACAMOLE WITH ORGANIC FLAX TOSTADAS.. YUM:)
AND THAT WAS OUR FIRST DAY
AWESOME FELIZ ANO NEUVO !!!!
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