7 mile walk
We awoke. Had breakfast of eggs and fresh tortillas. Trying to get an early start, we left Las Moras about 9:30 to walk. Last year we found the walking path that is just a short distance from our house. It's safe. Follows a river. We started walking, and decided our destination would be downtown Puerto Vallarta.
Instead of continuing down the big busy boulevard with all the hotels, close to the ocean, we veered off onto side streets, walking through the Mexican community with not much trace of the international resort destination of PV. Friendly people, lots of work going on, cobbled streets. Temperature rising, we found another Soriana supermarket and stopped there for some MacDonald's ice cream. I missed my chance to photo op CC with his first ice cream of the trip. Resting place inside the air conditioned mall enabled us to engage in our relationship adjustment banter that seems to accompany a change in our normal ways of being. Edgy yes, but somehow with the experience we have being together in this lifetime, we both knew that we would pop out on the other side with renewed compatibility and deepening understandings. This happened on the Camino.
6 miles later, we were in the Versailles section of PV and found the beach. I dipped my feet in; the water's warm. Warm enough.
On the way, we encountered a lovely little hole in the wall serving freshly made licuados and sandwiches. 2 chicken baguettes and 2 licuados cost us 150 pesos, about $10.00 The dollar is stronger, about 14pesos to the $$.
Goal: To be able to walk 10-12 miles in a daily, perhaps consecutive days so reclaim our Camino persona.
We took the bus back to Walmart. That costs 14 pesos for both of us. We may do this more than cabbing it though we'll see. Either way, it's nice to not have to negotiate life with a car and we don't have the exorbitant expense of rental.
Afternoon: Swim and lounging, reading, napping.
Dinner at 7PM with Leslie and Rudy al fresco. Seared ahi tuna, shrimp stuffed avocados, steamed carrots and brussels sprouts, waldorf salad with apples and walnuts and Rudy's home made mayonnaise. Very very lovely.
We are using Slingbox and Apple TV to watch anything we would watch at home. Big TV is in our bedroom and we have the 19 incher that we brought from home.
Time slows down so wonderfully. Yes it does.
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