Can you believe it! She injured herself skiing in Utah only 2 days prior to her visiting me. The fear was another torn ACL. (As of this writing and further evaluations by her DR in Utah, she badly bruised her knee but thankfully does not need surgery.) She debated about coming, however the plane ticket was bought and she could let the swelling subside in the warm climate of Mexico, under the care of her Mom and Aunt Carolyn. The short Mexican vacation along with our terrific care apparently did wonders to reduce the inflammation and gave her time to learn that surgery was not needed. We are very thankful now although the trip was not without some periods of emotional moments.
I have been walking around Paradise Village for a few days and I knew how difficult it would be to manage getting around on crutches. (I measured our dock and it is .6 miles long.) As soon as I found out Kara was still coming, I went to the hotel concierge desk and inquired about renting a wheel chair. They were most accommodating and for only $10 per day, I had one delivered the morning of her arrival. It was very helpful to have available for not only Kara but also for Carolyn or even just to carry our bags.
I presented a few options for day trips that I thought would be appropriate and interesting. First was a trip to La Cruz Market. Second was a water taxi ride to check out old town Puerto Vallarta. Third was a large catamaran boat ride to a quaint Mexican Village called Yelapa. After each day trip, there was sufficent time to cool off or just take a rest at the pool or by the ocean before dinner.
We took a taxi to the Sunday Market in La Cruz. In addition to seeing the crafts, enjoying some Mexican food and music, I wanted Carolyn and Kara to see this nice Mexican town and also the marina where we had previously stayed. It has a very different feel from Paradise Village. Even though I brought the wheel chair, it was mostly parked while we went through the craft and food booths. Carolyn had great fun exploring on her own, while I stayed with Kara. She loved sampling some of the Mexican items and knew much more about that style of cooking than I did.
It was a great time for me to let her pick out a couple late Christmas Gifts like this pocketbook.
Here is the artist who made this leather bag. He needed to shorten the strap and did it while we waited.
We used the wheelchair to take a walk over to the marina and along the malecón which overlooks the anchorage.
We headed up into the town of La Cruz and of course had to check out this bull.
The restaurant had some fun sounding music playing, so we all thought it would be fun to check it out. The band played a lot of oldies music which Carolyn and I enjoyed. The crowd was definitely an older gringo crowd enjoying a few drinks and music at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Kara liked the drinks, so put up with the music. She also got some attention from the waiter who insisted she put ice on her leg and even get a special oil to help her leg heal.
We took a taxi back to Nuevo Vallarta and immediately hit the swimming pool for a little R&R. Carolyn even enjoyed a little snooze after a dip in the pool.
Kara wanted to try some cooking from the items we purchased at the farmers market. Here she is working hard in our galley, otherwise known as a kitchen.
Stay tuned for the next few days.......
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