Monday, February 20, 2006
What a trip...
The ol' SBP made it in town Sunday at about 6am, back to the cold cold reality that is Ottawa. The first thing I had to do of course was ask how much Canada beat Switzerland by...only to be told Canada lost 2-0! I made my way to Maclaren's to catch the Finland game, still wearing my day-old clothes and sporting a nice 5 o'clock shadow, to witness Canada lose AGAIN! Yikes. What's going on?!?!
Anyway, this was my first real trip in some time. The weather in Puerto Vallarta was perfect, it was either 27, 28 or 29C. We did a couple of snorkeling trips, saw some whales and dolphins, did some parasailing, but really just sitting beside the pool with unlimited beverages at your disposal was pretty sweet; I had never done an all-inclusive before. They also had this snack bar where you can help yourself to nachos & cheese, wings, burgers, fries, all that good stuff! It was great. Some quick facts to pass on about Puerto Vallarta, Mexico:
Mexicans are very friendly, unless they are trying to sell you something in which case they're more "car salesman" friendly...You can haggle on almost anything that is sold...I only saw one Mexican wearing a sombrero the entire time I was there, and he was standing on a street corner in front of a Wal-Mart trying to sell time shares...The weather is always perfect...American culture is present but not as bad as you might think...Pepsi seems to be preferred over Coke...Their diet drinks use the word "light" instead of "diet"...You can purchase many drugs such as viagra without a prescription...It's a myth they prefer American dollars, bring pesos...10 pesos is worth just under $1.00CAD...Their buses are the best: rusted metal boxes with wheels. Some had tears in the floors where you can see the ground underneath...A bottle of Corona in a restaurant costs less than $2.00CAD...The percentage of tourists to Mexicans is probably similar to the number of Leafs fans that attend a home Senators game.
Once I get all the photos organized I'll put some up on the blog. In the meantime, back to work tomorrow! UGH!
Anyway, this was my first real trip in some time. The weather in Puerto Vallarta was perfect, it was either 27, 28 or 29C. We did a couple of snorkeling trips, saw some whales and dolphins, did some parasailing, but really just sitting beside the pool with unlimited beverages at your disposal was pretty sweet; I had never done an all-inclusive before. They also had this snack bar where you can help yourself to nachos & cheese, wings, burgers, fries, all that good stuff! It was great. Some quick facts to pass on about Puerto Vallarta, Mexico:
Mexicans are very friendly, unless they are trying to sell you something in which case they're more "car salesman" friendly...You can haggle on almost anything that is sold...I only saw one Mexican wearing a sombrero the entire time I was there, and he was standing on a street corner in front of a Wal-Mart trying to sell time shares...The weather is always perfect...American culture is present but not as bad as you might think...Pepsi seems to be preferred over Coke...Their diet drinks use the word "light" instead of "diet"...You can purchase many drugs such as viagra without a prescription...It's a myth they prefer American dollars, bring pesos...10 pesos is worth just under $1.00CAD...Their buses are the best: rusted metal boxes with wheels. Some had tears in the floors where you can see the ground underneath...A bottle of Corona in a restaurant costs less than $2.00CAD...The percentage of tourists to Mexicans is probably similar to the number of Leafs fans that attend a home Senators game.
Once I get all the photos organized I'll put some up on the blog. In the meantime, back to work tomorrow! UGH!
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so... how much was the viagra you bought? where is the blog on that experience?
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