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Leaving Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico After leaving PV, we drove along this beautiful coastline. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico We have now arrived at Punta Perula, this is one place that we know we
will return to. We really enjoyed ourselves here. The Red
Snapper RV park was within easy walking distance to the town square.
We spent countless hours in the town square, eating, drinking and getting
to know the locals. It was one of those little towns that really
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Cindy said to Barry "Did you see the bright green gecko out there on
the palapa", Barry said "Yes but I thought it was a toy". We went
right back outside and took this picture of it. And believe us it
WAS real. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Now, can any of you guess why we liked it here?! Oh where do we
start, the view, the proximity to the beach, the palapa shades or... |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico ...our very own palapa patio right beside the coach. We did not
want to leave. And again we had the best spot in the whole park. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico This was a great spot for fishing and the local fisherman headed out
each day. |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Punta Perula was a great place for exploring, we took our scooters all over the
place. Look at the colour of that water. We have not seen
water that colour since the South Pacific. |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico This lagoon was covered with some type of floating vegetation! |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Near this marshy lagoon there were hundreds of turkey vultures.
And, we saw some crocodiles swimming in the distance. |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico From down on the beach we saw this huge, abandoned hotel up on the hill
in the distance. We decided to go and check it out. |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Oh, what a shame. This hotel complex was abandoned and stripped of anything of
value including sinks, toilets, fixtures, etc. It must have been
beautiful and the view was spectacular. |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico We are not sure if the hotel was ever completed and did not make a go of it, or if
it never got finished. In any case, the money sunk into it must have been huge. |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Look at that view! |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico After we finished exploring around the hotel, we headed back up the
highway and saw this tire hanging from a tree. This is one of those
things that we keep forgetting to
mention... This tire is the typical advertising for a "Llantera", a tire
repair shop. We see this all over Mexico! What a hoot. Now that is effective advertising
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico We just could not resist! Those blue drums are for barbequing whole
chickens. And they are delicious. We planned to just buy the
chicken, but when the lady told us it came with tortillas and the fixins'
we went for it! |
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico The restaurant was so clean and bright and she had great Mexican music playing, we sat and enjoyed.
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South of Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Yuummmyy!!!! We don't know what spices she uses but our lunch was
delicious! |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Now why would they be keeping this in their yard? Doesn't that
make you smile? |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico We had mentioned previously... When something like a house or vehicle is 'For
Sale', they paint 'dollar signs' right on it, indicating that it is for sale and
how to contact the owners. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Did we happen to mention it is getting HOT!! Also, note the 'post it'
note on the right side of the photo. We often describe our
motorhome as our 'Home on Wheels' or 'Casa en los ruedas'. We have
found out since that the translation is not completely accurate. It
could better be said as 'Casita sobre ruedas' or 'Little house upon
wheels'. No wonder no one seems to know what we are talking about :) |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico The waves here are incredible. They pound on the shore
making a huge bang. They are so forceful we can feel the coach
shake. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Barry is referring to the map. We spend a fair amount of time
planning our trip before we venture out. We usually know where we
are staying and how long it will take to get there before we even leave.
We also know what services will be offered and how much it will cost.
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Hora Felize...ahh life is good. We have such a great set up here and we'll really miss it when we have to leave. We think we would have stayed here a month or so if it was not for Tropical Storm Dora. At night, we have been getting thunder, lightening and rain.
Gorgeous and hot during the day. Sometimes we take the scooters out
for a ride, just to cool off :) |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico "Hi, it's Tiki here... Sorry I have not been in the pictures for awhile, Mom
gave me this really bad hair cut and I looked so ridiculous with my big
body, big ears and small head. But now I am cute again and just
wanted to say a quick hello :) ." |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Ahh, it's a dogs life... |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Whatever works! What a hoot! |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Some people have asked us why we take most of our pictures with our sun
glasses on. And, they make the suggestion that we might look better
with them off. We explained the reason why we keep them on, however,
in this case a picture is really worth a thousand words...(see next
photo). |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Look at those waves, they must be at least seven feet high. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico We have such a perfect spot. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico We mentioned that we got mangos from our new friends, while we were
camping at Chacala. Well, this picture is of a Mango tree. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico Isn't it neat how each mango hangs down on a thin branch?
Their shape and size is a bit different compared to the mangos that we've
seen in
Canada. |
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Punta Perula, Jalisco, Mexico This is the square where we hung out so much. This was the type of
place you could stay out after dark and not be concerned for your safety.
There were children all over the place and store owners sat outside in
the sun or evening breeze chatting or watching TV between customers. |
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Heading towards Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico As hard as it was to leave Punta Perula, we are excited about travelling
again. And very aware of the weather. |
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Heading towards Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico In memory of... |
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Heading towards Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico This truck was loaded to the hilt with hand made lawn chairs! As
we
saw this truck and it's very brightly coloured load, we were so
surprised when it got closer and we could identify what it was. |
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Heading towards Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico Look at those clouds! |
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Heading towards Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico We wanted to see so many places that people recommended in this area,
however, we must press on. Our next stop is Melaque. Our
friends Kim and Mike recommended we check it out. We are sure glad we
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico This is looking up the beach one way... |
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico And this is looking up the beach the other way. Just beautiful.
Take note of the restaurant off in the distance, to the left of the
picture. It was built right up on top of a hill and you'll see a
better picture of it in the next photo. |
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico The restaurant seemed to be the start of a beautification project.
There was a beautiful walkway all along the waters edge. |
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico The weather is just gorgeous! |
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico On one of our walks, we saw this beautiful little girl playing with her
Mom on the sidewalk outside of their home. Isn't she pretty,
look at that hair! |
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico Often we'll see crosses on buildings. In this case, there's one affixed to this fence. We believe this means that someone was killed on the jobsite when this particular home was built. Usually, the buildings are too tall to show you the crosses. However, this home shows it really well. We have
also seen crosses and dedications right on the street, and again we
believe this means that someone died there. |
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico There were some really beautiful homes in Melaque. |
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| Well, that is it for the month of June. We have more of
Melaque to show you in the month of July along with a number of other
coastal places before we head inland and up into the mountains. See you next month!
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