May 18, 2008. Nuevo Vallerta. We Like It.

They serve great breakfasts in Mexico. After a good and long nights sleep and a big cup of coffee, we wandered over to the shopping mall for breakfast. We ended our meal with a large plate of fresh fruit. Our discussion pertained to the question of why we like this place while other friends and relatives won't come to Mexico at all. Our reasons for our pleasure here are many. The weather is one, in that it is predictably warm. Another reason is the foliage. The blossoms are just lovely. Something is in bloom every season. But perhaps the most important reason we come here is that we have absolutely no responsibilities. We arrive at the apartment and everything is working well and in proper order. Ken does not have to prune the bushes or hire someone to cut the cedars. Having no car here, we must walk everywhere for restaurants and markets, so getting exercise seems easier. Of course, we have enough time to go to the very good fitness center too, and we like that too. All in all, we decided over breakfast that we did a good thing buying these ten weeks here. We like it.

We will be here for one week alone, so have decided to buy no real food for meals, but eat out for lunch and just pick at fruit for lunch. We still feel full from Abigail's dinner, so we need to give our stomach a rest. Our plan is to use the bus to explore the area every day too. Ken has a list of good restaurants that we have enjoyed in the past and we plan to keep going down that list. The week will fly by, I am sure. We can not fathom why our friends and relatives won't come here, but it doesn't really matter. We are happy here.