This isn’t going to be an easy trip to explain. We had wanted to go to Mexico for our two year wedding anniversary, but we found a deal that had to be used by the end of June. My birthday is at the end of June so we decided on that. We were surprised by how short the flight was to get to Puerto Vallarta. Upon arriving we were greeted by vultures trying to shove us into cabs. We were told on the plane to find the yellow cabs with a number. That way if you get robbed you have something to identify to the cops. So we walk across the street to catch a yellow cab. We drove for a mile or so when we notice another yellow cab was following us. Oh god! Then our cab driver turns into an unnamed street with dirt roads and takes a left behind a building. Are we going to have to fight already? Panic filled the car at this point. “Is this the main road?” “No I’m making a U-turn.” Pheeeeew!!! Everything else was normal at that so we relaxed and enjoyed the drive. Upon arriving at the hotel (Garza Banca Preserve Resort) we were still a little on edge, but this quickly subsided. I don’t have the words to do this place justice. It was simply paradise. We were greeted with cucumber margaritas while they explained to us what there was to do in Puerto Vallarta and how to get around. They then walked us to our room. The room was amazing. Private hot tub on the balcony, hot tub in the bathroom, hammock on the balcony, it was simply amazing. The view of the ocean wasn’t bad either. It was probably 85 degrees outside, but c’mon a private hot tub on the balcony. We had to get in. We relaxed for a bit and went down to the bar to get some food. After lunch we decided to check out the infinity pool. Back to the hot tub and then dinner. There was a weird show going on during dinner. It almost put you in a trace. Dinner was amazing. We then headed to bed. I woke up on my birthday to a room full of bugs. It wasn’t gross (most of them were dead) just a bit strange. We then received a call from the front desk reminding us that we had to check out the time shares across the street. We did this because afterwards they give you a card that saves you 40% on the cruises and island adventures. This took awhile and was a bit annoying, but totally worth it. It turns out the rooms we were staying in will cost $800,000 a month as of next year. Lucky us. After saying no to close to a million a month it was time to relax. All I wanted to do for my birthday was snorkel and that’s what I did. We then caught a cab to downtown Puerto Vallarta and checked out the swap meet and boardwalk. There were a lot of restaurants on the boardwalk and we picked a great one. With some time to kill before the hotel shuttle putted us up, we decided to have a drink at a bar. What we found was Red Pub. It was pretty nice. Once back at the hotel we decided to get in the community hot tub because they had fire pits. What an excellent birthday.
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