It's EVERYWHERE

Common sight here. HUGE facade to the building, and a rinky dink motel hides beneath.

They are on all toll roads. They will bring you gas and repair you car, change a tire, at no cost to you, except for parts and gas. Tolls are expensive, but the service is worth it.

Glad to be out of the turf of the Sinaloan Cartel

With no recognizable restaurant in sight, I pulled into a restaurant on the side of the road. Billed itself as having rural cuisine...

Some meat, refried beans, salad, and plenty tortillas. The cut of meat is the typical cut of the region. Called "tasajo". Sirloin this was not, but uniquely tasty. Everything came out to about $6. Pretty expensive, compared to everything else on the menu.

Turns out that the road wound through some pretty curvy mountains. White knuckles and trying to save my brakes for 2.5 hours was pretty stressful. The sharp drop-offs to the side of the road kept me focused. Did I mentions it was only a two-lane highway used by trucks and tour buses as well?

Biggest mistake was not buying a radio with a CD player, or at least a CD changer. At this moment, while listening to a badly off-key singer, I really wanted to shoot the radioIN THE FACE. If I hear one more accordion and hitchy-sounding trumpet, I'm pulling the radio out with my teeth. Almost makes me want to listen to Limbaugh instead. Almost...

Some things never change...

That's what it was called. In a little town in the mountains, there's a circus called "Black Power". Why? Some questions are better left unanswered.

Really, it's not the same cause it's spelled different. The rat is skinnier than the American one! No trademark infringement at all here.

Because it's Neptune Plaza. What came first, the name, or did the owners find a statue pre-made for a really good price?

Fancy and upscale looking

The lady offered it to me ecause she said it was the customary way to eat it. Had to take a picture. When I expressed disbelief, she countered that Americans put ketchup on everything. I said not on Pizza we don't. The tomato sauce is already built-in! I countered that Mexican were going tomake jalapenos extinct because they hate so many. **Sigh**, A diplomatic post is not in my future it seems...

Nice boutique hotel. Comes with doll decoration.

I was promised by the owner she was not going to wak around at night. She better not wake up next to me in bed.

Open air courtyard

Guadalupe Cathedral to the left, old Puerto Vallarta houses on the hill to the right.

It rings every hour, and dings every fifteen minutes.