Welcome to Port # 2 Puerto Vallarta

Our second port was suppose to be Acapulco, but we ended up visiting Puerto Vallarta, Mexico instead.   Acapulco had a visitor we didn’t want to run into…

….Hurricane Hillary….

Hillary decided that she wanted to visit Acapulco the same day that we were suppose to dock there.  We were a big ship but she was bigger… a stage 4 hurricane… so she called the shots. Our captain took us on an unexpected 250 mile detour out into the Pacific to get us out of Hillary’s path. The ship posted hourly updates of Hillary’s route.  We were glad our captain knew exactly what to do in order to keep us safe.

I was disappointed to miss Acapulco because I’ve never been there before… but I like Puerto Vallarta…. and I was glad to visit there again.

 

We took the city tour. It is not expensive and shows you quite a lot of the special sites.

 

 

 

This old Cathedral is  a highlight of the tour.

It is breathtakingly beautiful.

Our friends, Kathy and Dave went with us on this tour.

After being awed by the beautiful workmanship of the cathedral, we took a drive through the town…

John noted that the electrical code must not be as strict as it is in the USA.

 

Our last stop was to take pictures of the scenic coast line….

 

…before returning to our ship.

This port is large enough to berth 2 ships. No tenders are needed here. The ships pull right up to the dock which is convenient.

We shared the port with the Carnival Splendor. Splendor was the ship that got in the news last year when she had an engine room fire and was stranded without power for 4 days. I’ve been on the Splendor twice. I was glad to see her back in service.

There are small shops right next to the dock and a Wal-mart across the street where you can buy souvenirs or anything you forgot to pack.

I really like Puerto Vallarta. I hope that you enjoyed your visit here with me today. Our next stop will be in Guatemala.  Be sure to join me there.

Until then…. have a great week.