February 1st and 2nd, 2023 Happy Birthday to Shaun! We got up at 7:30am to a beautiful and crisp winter scenery. The sky was a frosty blue and the ground was blanketed in a thick layer of white snow and I thought to myself: What the heck were you thinking??? Shaun had decided to come … More South Hero Day 23-24

January 31, 2023 Pogo played pickleball and I packed a carry-on, did laundry and tidied up the condo. We went to La Isla for breakfast, got ready and left at noon to return our rental car. They brought us to the airport and we were in the lounge by 1am. There is something to be … More Nuevo Nayarit Day 22

January 30, 2023 Today was all about eating, breakfast at La Gaviota and dinner at Insu Sky Bar, a little pool time, deciding what to bring back to Vermont and picking up the condo. Yawn…..

January 29, 2023 We just found out that Nuevo Vallarta is now called Nuevo Nayarit since last June 21, 2022. We left the condo at 7:45am to go to La Cruz to beat the crowd at the Sunday market. We noticed that Mario’s car had the lights on. We both sent them messages and Mario … More Nuevo Nayarit Day 20

January 28, 2023 I met Pogo at pickleball and we walked to La Isla to have breakfast. By the time we got home, it was cloudy so we just stayed in. Ryan came to say goodbye to us because they were flying home that afternoon. We decided to go to the pool to say goodbye … More Nuevo Vallarta Day 19

January 27, 2023 On our walk to Starbucks this morning, we saw an Indian Event at The Grand Velas Hotel. About 100 people were following a pickup truck with a DJ in the back. The men were all wearing the same tshirts and long red scarves and the ladies had pretty saris, holding colorful umbrellas. … More Nuevo Vallarta, Day 18

January 26, 2023 Pogo played pickleball and I did laundry and caught up with friends. We went to La Isla for breakfast at 11am. There were a bunch of huge iguanas. Josée came to say hello on her way back from having a pedicure. We then followed Graciela to her spa in Mezcales, about 15 … More Nuevo Vallarta Day 17

January 25, 2023 I washed the bedsheets since Martha was coming to clean the condo. We have been having problems with the washer. The tank fills with water but won’t start washing unless I open the cover. When the wash cycle is done, it stops again until I close the cover. It then drains the … More Nuevo Vallarta Day 16

January 24, 2023 Pogo went to pickleball and I did a little session of Jazzercise. I was supposed to have met Dee at 8am to go to the Tuesday market but she had called Pogo yesterday to let me know that she had hurt her foot on the beach when some drunk person made her … More Nuevo Vallarta Day 15

January 23, 2023 We didn’t do much today. The tide is still extremely high. I wrote a blog, cleaned the fridge and did some laundry. We played pickleball with Mario and Josée and already we are improving a lot. We ate all our meals home. No sunset because of the clouds. That’s it, that’s all.