On the Malecón

These guys create this art with big beach stones. Very interesting - Bassam
Hombre y Perro

I feel bad. The man with dog panhandling from the other night is actually blind. A lady came to fetch him, but a woman with a small daughter asked him about his other dog, and he pulled out theLue lisää
Taqueria Lunch

I took Yelapa to this street taqueria literally 2 blocks from Casa Fantasia. Oh what good tacos. Had the El Pastor, lengua, and asada. The lady makes the tortillas right there in front of you. ThereLue lisää
The white splotches on the shirt.

That's the salt residue after the sweat soaked shirt dried out. It rained early this morning and it has been beautiful since. It is so humid I get drenched in sweat within ten minutes of starting toLue lisää
Playa Los Arcos

He took me for a walk in the evening. He talks funny. Most of the time I don't get what he's saying, except when he calls me "bonita", I like that. Occasionally he will say "ven aquí" so I go to him.Lue lisää
Loncheria y cocina económica

After our walk on the beach He buys some ham and cheese to take back to the hotel. We place the goodies in our little fridge in our room and we leave right away. We go back towards the tacos cartLue lisää
Casa Fantasia

I make sure to get up somewhat early. I drag him out of bed to go walk on the beach. I can't have enough of the playa, that is my thing. Early in the morning there are more dogs, it seems, thanLue lisää
Icecream Oaxaca

After breakfast I drag him back to the Malecón, at the end there is an icecream shop that I know he likes. The weather is clear but he is sweating a lot, too humid for him I think. He orders a scoopLue lisää
Playa Los Muertos

The beaches seem to go on and on here, much bigger than my playa in Yelapa. I am having fun watching all the families and the hawkers and the small bands singing.
We are not seeing my FamiliaLue lisää
Texcoco Barbacoa

My Puerto Vallarta familia pick us up at 9:30 to go eat breakfast at Texcoco Barbacoa. They serve tacos and birria made with lamb. Eduardo and Yadira say that they love love the food here. He is soLue lisää
Cafestodo

Eduardo drives us here after breakfast for coffee. He says they get their beans locally from somewhere in the Sierra Madre and roast it fresh. He orders a double espresso and everyone else ordersLue lisää
Playa de Sayulita

Eduardo is lucky with finding parking right away. We start for the Playa. It is really busy. I have never seen this many people on the beach. My playa in Yelapa never gets this crowded, but this playaLue lisää
Don Pedro's Restaurant, Sayulita

It seems the day will have a lot of eating. Yadira started her 2 weeks vacation and she is very happy. I am very happy too. They all pay attention to me all the time and they hold me and hug me andLue lisää
Pizza

He walks into the pizza place with me in his arms. A large group of Americans stop him and they want to touch me and say hello. They are making a big deal out of it and I feel flattered. They wantedLue lisää
Casa Fantasia

If we are leaving tomorrow, then this is going to be his last breakfast in the courtyard. We take a selfie, and then he eats. I am excited about tomorrow. What will be waiting for me? I don't have anLue lisää
Malecón - One last time

He had bought some teeshirts, one size too small. We walk on the Malecón, it is still early and there are hardly any people or any dogs. Is the shop going to be open yet? When we get to the store,Lue lisää
Casa Fantasia

We may be going out one last time with my Puerto Vallarta Familia. But he is getting busy packing. He had kept our room tidy, but now it is a little messy. I sit at the edge of the bed watching him. ILue lisää
Café de Olla

We are out trying to grab something quick for our last dinner in Puerto Vallarta. Hipólito tells him to try Cafe de Olla, which is only a few blocks away. It seems it is quite popular. We sit outsideLue lisää
Playa Los Muertos

It's 8:00 in the morning. I drag him to the beach. It had just rained and the beach was not crowded We walk for a short bit. I wanted to linger, but he was anxious to get back to the hotel. We leaveLue lisää
Casa Fantasia Hotel

When we get back to the hotel, he has a surprise for me. He takes off my collar, the one my Hernández familia gave me ever since I came to live with them, and puts on my new clothes: a light orangeLue lisää
On the move

It's time! We walk, I in my orange clothes and he in a red shirt that goes with my own colors, to the corner where there is usually a few taxis waiting. We reserve one of them, and walk one block forLue lisää
Puerto Vallarta Airport

Wow! What a big building! I have never been in a place like this one. It is huge, and I am amazed at the shiny floors and the tall ceilings. There were a lot of people, children and adults, mostLue lisää
Flight to Denver

We preboard. All the flight attendants are very nice to me. We sit in the back, in a window seat. This is really new and strange to me. More and more people are getting on and settling in their seats.Lue lisää
Denver Immigration and Customs

We land at Denver International Airport. Yelapa is watching the landing out of the window. It is amazing how calm she is while experiencing her first landing. Yelapa and I are the last to deplane. ItLue lisää
Southwest Terminal - Denver Airport

We are inside the large area where people are lining up to go through security. I give Yelapa some water. She drinks very little. Everyone wants to touch her and talk to her. A security officer picksLue lisää
SinnoLove that, we did this one time, but don't remember where.