Day 4 Puerto Vallarta

 I love Puerto Vallarta. It's one of my favorite places to go and I feel totally safe there. In fact, I probably feel safer there than I do in the U.S. 

Walking from the ship to the street you can look up and see these umbrellas. 

Today I signed up for the  "CountrySide & Tequila Tasting" tour. The reason I signed up for it is because my friend has an Almond flavored tequila and said this was the only place you could get it. No stores, no on line orders, nowhere, nada. Actually I had a few friends tell me this was the best tour. This Almond tequila was so smooth and didn't burn your throat when it went down. So off we go, 6 of us, to go to Hacienda Doña Engracia. 

But first we go down to the ocean for some great views and history. 

Then we go downtown to City Hall and the famous Cathedral that we have seen before, but it's part of the tour. Stop by a jewelry store where I ogle high priced jewelry but don't buy any. The only jewelry I buy is off the street vendors because I just need something light, colorful and cheap. Plus I'm supporting the locals. The tile store is Tile Heaven. They have great stuff and even better prices. We buy a cool tile picture frame and on our way. 

Next stop ..... Tequila! It's about a 30 minute drive to the Hacienda. We walk through and listen to them talk about how they distill and make the tequila, and then on to a room where we take a seat and taste test the tequila. I'm not a big tequila drinker so tell them...muy paquito. One of our traveling partners doesn't drink so those shot go to husby. I'm waiting for the Almond. But wait.... there's more. There are 2 more flavors....Coffee and Peach. I'm thinking, how many can I take home. The flavored ones are $45 each. The regular tequilas like reposado and others are a little more. My sister surprises me by buying the Almond and regular tequila, so I decide to buy the Coffee and my husby gets one for him. 4 tequilas later and bubble wrapped, we are hoping not to weigh the suitcases down! 

My Stash

Then we go over to an eating area for some quick bites. I think the street tacos were 3 for $5. We ask for the vegetarian ones and order a Peach Margarita as it's a pretty hot day. We get to keep the cute little hand made mugs that are dated. 

Me and my Sis. 

Our Cute little cups you keep. 

Since we went to the Tequila factory, theres no need to hit the Walmart for more Tequila. We are pretty packed. So we browse through the mart close by and I buy some really cool yellow and silver earrings for a cool $20. Into my ears they go because I don't pack earrings. I buy them on my trips and wear them through the cruise.

Awesome day in Puerto Vallarta as usual! Until next time PV.