I awaken around 9:30 in the morning to drilling, vehicle noise and shouting from below. The town as come alive again. Seems like it was just a few hours ago that just a few late night drunks were walking around below. Now everyone is there. I take my pitiful shower with no pressure, pack up the few clothes I head out to breakfast. Breakfast was not bad and I enjoyed reliving my exhausting night spent in my room to anyone that would listen. After breakfast, Ma...

It begins at 4:45am when I awake a half hour before my alarm was to go off. I need to be at the family compound by 6:30 with the bus leaving at 7 for Puerto Vallarta for my last two days. My return bus is reserved for Saturday 12:45pm since the family bus returns on Sunday, too late for my flight home. I checked out of my hotel here in Guadalajara last night and so, with one bag and my backpack, I go the front desk, arrange for my cab and off I go. It was nic...

"Now who's at the door?". Mom motions me to resolve the issue and I open it to greet Boomer who says, "We're ready. Let's go." From her beauty bar located just around the corner, she gives me a stern glare, then says, "Hi guys. What's going on? Al, let's go. Where's your shoes?" It's a little after 8am and the boat doesn't dock until 11. What's up? Apparently, they spoke with some crew member who said that the ship migh...