Back in Victoria

Yesterday we left Bucerias in mid-afternoon, expecting to see snow in Seattle.

All was well when we landed there and a few hours later,

when we arrived for Victoria, conditions were still good.

This morning we woke to this beautiful covering of white.

Since we are still recovering from the flu, we'll stay indoors for a few days.

                                                  So, weren't we lucky travellers...
                                 a small window of favourable weather and we made it through.

Hummingbirds at Karen & Gail's patio

We loved the hummingbirds!

Karen & Gail have 2 small feeders just outside the patio door.

These are refilled 3-4 times a day.

       Sometimes there are 8 to 10 hummingbirds darting back and forth bewteen the feeders.
                                                                     Great fun to watch!

Around Bucerias

Here are a few more photos taken around Bucerias.

"No Tell" Motel

Before going to Mexico to visit Karen & Gail, they had told us about some motels in Mexico known as "No Tell"Motels.

 You can see the privacy & security obtained by the high walls which surround the enclosure.
                                   I have marked both the driveway 'in' and the route 'out'.

I tried several times to photograph this particular motel, without much success, as our car sped by.

Dinner out-last night of holiday

                              This is Karen's favourite meal here:"Coconut Shrimp"...
                                 delicious coconut shrimp  with sweet mango sauce

                                         Sandy ordered a Shrimp Combination:
                                                 garlic, butter, & devil style

                                                Gail ordered the 'catch of the day"

                                            I enjoyed the "Mignon of the Sea"
3 delicious shrimp medallions, grilled fish fillet, & bacon- seasoned in garlic butter & devil style

                                                            Happy... full...

Sandy plays volleyball

 Yes, folks, it's true... Sandy played water volleyball this afternoon (Monday).

 There she is, in the back centre, with her eye on the ball!

Game #5 and she is still out there...wonder if she is planning to spike the ball over the net.

"Mama Rosa" in Puerto Vallarta

Tonight we enjoyed a fabulous meal at "Mama Rosa" restaurant in downtown Puerto Vallarta.
                                (click on restaurant name for link to their website)

Karen found this restaurant on a Puerto Vallarta forum... it received rave reviews.

We walked several blocks in from the malecon and then up a flight of stairs to "Mama Rosa".

 Karen really loved this meal: Chile en nogada (a traditional dish of a chile stuffed with a ground beef mixture smothered in walnut cream and sprinkled with red pomegranate seeds)

Here is Sandy's "Mama Rosa" Chicken Breast stuffed with Chorizo (sausage) and spinach.
I tried it and it was delicious.

Gail and I each ordered the Mahi Mahi which arrived on a slice of grilled pineapple. I'm not sure how to describe the sauce... heavenly... fabulous flavours.