#79 May 7, 2022 Nomad Diary. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Huatulco, Mexico. Puntarenus, Costa Rica. Sea Days.

Saturday Activities: A Sea Day onboard Caribbean Princess ship traveling from Costa Rica to Panama City. 
A picture of the ocean. This Sea day was filled with exercise,  always taking the stairs,  friends at trivia games, delicious meals, tea time and get together with my new friend Trisha from Australia,  dinner with Ralph and Rosa from San Francisco, and David and Marilyn from Idaho Falls, then a live comedy show before bedtime. Sleeping on the ship is amazing,  great bed, quiet on this calm sea night.

Week's Highlights: 
Sunday: Port 7am-4pm. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Ship time has moved forward 2 hours since leaving San Francisco. We slept until about 6:30am awakened by the ship parking in the dark.
Port in the dark from our balcony. 
Rode a city bus to and from old Town using pesos. Met up with our foodie tour. Ate lots of local tacos. Bought 3 items at Walmart across from our ship.
Monday: Sea Day.
Mexico in the horizon. 
Tuesday: Huatulco, Mexico. Hot and humid. We walked from the Port town to the next town.
View from the back 17th deck of the ship. The stone steps in the center of this picture is the walkway we took to the next town.
Our taco lunch. Delicious. 
Virtual call with grandson Owen and Eric.
Wednesday and Thursday: Sea days to Costa Rica. 
Some close flying birds.
View on the ship. Half passenger capacity in this post pandemic. 
Fresh made pizza on ship.
A lovely sunset.
Friday: Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Crocodile tour. 


Nomad Notes. Cruises are cushy living, and holding myself to personal standards of discipline is a daily practice. I'm enjoying meeting new friends on the ship.

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