Mexico Days 1, 2 and 3

 I am recapping our trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I already recapped the airport and travel stuff, so I a am diving right into our trip. 

Right after we arrived to our condo, we all got unpacked and changed since we arrived around 5:30 pm at our condo. We took some photos of the view and then headed to dinner at Cafe De Olla. We have been there many times before and it offers amazing chile rellenos. That is what my in-laws and I had. The girls shared a quesadilla with beans and rice and Rory had an octopus dish. It was very tender and really good. Plus we shared guacamole. And if you know me, you know that we pretty much had guacamole every day!

The view from our condo.

Sutton at dinner. And she definitely had a lot of guac that night!

It may not look pretty, but it was delicious. this is the chile relleno.

After dinner, we stopped for some gelato (for the girls) a couple doors down and then walked back to the condo. We were all exhausted after a travel day.

Sunday morning we grabbed breakfast at Freddy Tucan's and walked around that area for some shopping. I always tell myself to shop early so you are not waiting until last minute and scrambling to find things.

After breakfast which was more of a brunch, we headed up to the pool for many hours. The girls did so well swimming all week. They learned so much and it was great to see that their swim lessons made a difference even a year after stopping them due to covid.

The view from the rooftop pool.

That blue X is to keep people apart. If you are with family, you can move your loungers close and hang out, but otherwise, they ask you to keep apart.

After spending about 4 hours at the pool, we got ready and headed to dinner. This time we went to a new to us place called Sonorita Olas Atlas. They specialize in their al pastor tacos. We love our Panchos Takos, but knew it would be difficult for 6 of us to go there with the long lines and small restaurant. 

We got an order of guacamole and chips, watermelon margarita's for Rory and I, a half order of grilled onions and then tacos. I got the al pastor tacos with poblano peppers and onions and the girls got flank steak tacos. The girls loved their tacos and I think we finally got them moved from deconstructed tacos to the real deal.

I am still dreaming about these tacos.

After dinner, we walked around for a bit and then headed back to the condo. We relaxed on the patio and all just chatted until bedtime.

Monday morning we headed to another favorite breakfast place, Coco's Kitchen. On the way, we had to stop and get some cash from the ATM and Rory snapped this photo of the girls and I. Look at their dresses and how adorable they looked!

After breakfast, we walked around some more, did some more shopping and scoped out a ring for me and my MIL. Then we headed up to the pool and spent another 4 hours there. The pool was on repeat daily and so much fun. I sadly didn't capture many photos on Monday.

That evening we headed to Joe Jack's Fish Shack where we once again split guacamole and chips and I had shrimp and chips (fries). Rory had the combo fish, shrimp and chips. My MIL had a burger and my FIL had a sea bass special. Everything was amazing and we ended the dinner with our favorite coconut pie. I live for this pie!

After dinner we headed down to Los Muertos Pier to take some pictures and show the girls the pier and the sunset. These pictures don't do it justice.

The view from the pier looking out to the Bay of Banderas

Los Muertos Pier

Puerto Vallarta at night

We made our way back to the condo and chatted until bedtime. As you can see our vacation is pretty chill. We spent a lot of time relaxing, enjoying the pool and eating our way through Puerto Vallarta. Stay tuned for the next couple days in Puerto Vallarta!