Puerto Vallarta started out as a sleepy little mining town. When the mines were played out, it became a sleepy little fishing town. Then along came John Houston with Hollywood's most famous stars in tow filming Tennessee William's Night of the Iguana. All of a sudden it became the hot resort town with lots of people buying or building villa nearby.
 

		When we woke up in Puerto Vallarta we were docked right by a busy street. Guess what we saw when we looked out our cabin window!
		Since Marie has an adversarial relationship with water, she decided to take a tour of Puerto Vallarta rather than go snorkeling with Fritz.  Her first stop was a brief stroll along the Malecón, the waterfront.
		Next was a stop in Old Town for some shopping.
		We visited the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.  According to our guide, the people wanted a church and the priest said if you bring three stones each time you come to church, we can build a church.  So after they had a big pile of stones, they began to build the church. The church is made of brick and small stones as well as pieces of red tile also.  Since we visited the day after Easter, the alter was decorated with many flowers.
		Out on one point is where they filmed Night of the Iguana, which according to our tour guide was what brought this village back to life.  Apparently, it was never a fishing village, but rather a mining town that died when the mines ran out.  Hollywood and the Jet Set discovered it and ever since tourism has been the biggest business in town, so nothing was closed in this town for Easter!  The second photo is a restaurant on a cliff.  Beautiful views.

Las Caletas

		Fritz opted for a day of activities at Las Caletas, a resort further down the coast that used to be John Houston's private retreat. Access is by water only, so he boarded the catamaran for the ride over. Since there were a lot of jellyfish in the water off Las Caletas itself, they stopped at a couple of rocks named Los Arcos to do our snorkeling. The fish were plentiful, but the water was not as clear as I had hoped. The Los Arcos rocks are a rookery for pelicans. They were covered with hundreds of birds.
		As we continued on the Las Caletas we passed through a group of porpoises. There were spotted porpoises, bottle-nosed porpoises and spinner dolphins. All leapt out of the water only when the camera was not pointing their way.
		We arrived at Las Caletas around lunchtime and had an excellent meal.
		Some decided that ocean kayaking was their activity for the afternoon. Fritz decided to get the hang of a hammock.