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Paradise Village

January 12-22, 2014

Paradise Village is a resort and marina, which I heard recently referred to as “San Diego South.” There’s a Starbucks, a McDonalds, a Subway, a Baskin Robbins, and a grocery store where you can get most US items. There is also a pool and a beach that the kids have really been enjoying. Not exactly our typical destination.

Paradise Village is in Nuevo Vallarta, roughly half way between La Cruz and Puerto Vallarta
The Paradise Village resort and marina

Logbook – January 12, 2014 (La Cruz to Paradise Village)

Passage Log Highlights

Daily Notes

  • Mom here
  • Hang out at the pool w/ alligator slides
  • 6pm welcome party – like a timeshare pitch
Gramma Nay is here!
Brotherly love
OK, that’s more like it
T and D lounging by the pool
Every Sunday they have a “welcome” party with free snacks and drinks, and infomercial for all the restaurants
…a fun show with dancing and fire…
…and games for the kids. (Alex won this, but as you can imagine the crowd was not necessarily on his side given he was competing against much smaller children. He did share his winnings, candy, with the other kids.)
It’s the boys responsibility to raise and lower the dinghy

Logbook – January 13, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

  • Marina office, Port Captain, shopping center
  • Seminar – medical – Vallarta Yacht Club
  • Mmmm shrimp for dinner
A seminar on medical issues at the Vallarta Yacht Club
The cockpit floor is finished! Tim and Dan (Dazzler) did a fantastic job!

Logbook – January 14, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

  • Bus trip to PV. Walk along the malecon
  • T – seminar in La Cruz – Navigating with Google earth
  • D/Alex – pool – Alex made friends and played basketball
  • French bread pizza
  • Hot tub/whirl pool
Good morning Paradise Village

Logbook – January 15, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

  • Beach day!
  • Radar seminar
  • Spaghetti & meatballs
The parrots are bilingual. They say hola and hello
All 3 boys riding the surf
A photo of the usual photographer
Enjoying the waves
Getting some schoolwork done at the Yacht Club

Logbook – January 16, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

  • Alex – pool & beach football
  • Full moon potluck @ yacht club
  • Tim up the mast
Tim went up the mast to replace our VHF coax cable through the mast. We have MUCH better reception now.
From the mast looking toward the harbor exit

Logbook – January 17, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

  • Mom home
  • Rental car – PV to copy charts from Kavenga
This photo and the next one are at Marina Vallarta (not Paradise Village). D took a day trip up to borrow paper charts from s/v Kavenga and make copies
D at Marina Vallarta

Logbook – January 18, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

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Logbook – January 19, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

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Logbook – January 20, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

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B got some new toys, because Grandma and Grandpa are here!

Logbook – January 21, 2014 (Paradise Village)

Daily Notes

Grandma and Grandpa are here!
A BBQ with friends at Paradise Village our last night there

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