9 October 2010
Today we got up very early to head to the airport for an early morning flight to LA, and then on to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The flight from Portland to LA left about 6:30 AM, so we were out at the airport, by taxi, about 5:00. The good news is our Alaska Mileage MVP status got us a first-class upgrade for the first segment to LA. Unfortunately, the flight from LA to Puerto Vallarta was oversold, so no upgrades were available.
On the way from LA to PV (as they call it) we flew down the west coast, much of it in sight of the coastline. There was more farmland visible in Mexico than expected. But then I knew much produce sold in the States comes from Mexico. We landed in PV on time (or maybe a little early), and had no trouble going through immigration and customs. Another visa stamp in the passports.
Our plan had been to walk out of the airport, go across the street, and get a cab to the resort, Los Tules. However, we were told someone from Los Tules was there, and would get us a cab to the resort. It turns out it was a time-share deal we had been warned to avoid, but by then it was too late. They did pay for the cab to Los Tules, after we agreed to a “free” breakfast and other goodies for sitting through a “brief” presentation about another resort. At least they did pay for our taxi rides.
After we settled in to our room for the week at Los Tules, we walked across the highway to a shopping center for dinner in a recommended small place, and some groceries. The place made gorditas, small split tortillas filled with all sorts of things. They were very good. And grocery shopping was a bit of an adventure: everything was in Spanish and Pesos. But we did OK.
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