Gym Day!! Gaby had kindly got me a 2 day pass to her gym that I decided I would use today. The gym was about a 30 minute walk away and the heat was already extreme by 10:30am - so the walk alone was a workout. It's been a long time since I have been in a gym and this one was awsome with 4-5 different rooms including pool, steam room and a crossfire room; something I have never seen before. I did a basic weight training workout and must say I thoroughly enjoyed be...

Beach Day!! Another beautiful day in paradise with no plans. The morning consisted of some yoga and reading before making my way to the shops. After some leftover chicken mole for lunch I headed straight for the beach and down to where the swimming section is (far end of beach where all the hotels are). I have been here 4 days without swimming so today I was straight in and thankful that the water wasn't to cold. I sun baked for hours whilst watching all the merc...

Another Day in Paradise!! I literally didn't sleep a wink lastnight - possibly due to the strong coffee I had or more likely because of my incessant thinking. My host Gabby has a strange routine with her alarm going off at 5am and then every 5 minutes until 6am when she pulls herself out of bed and off to the gym for an hour - when she leaves her dogs then start to bark and whimper. So as you can imagine there is no sleeping in; this is not me complaining as i fe...

Relax!! Still not sleeping the best but with an anticipation for the day ahead I was up early again doing my yoga and chatting with Gaby. In the morning I didn't do too much at all except surf the net and head into town for a walk. After my now favorite lunch of guocamole tortillas I headed back down the broadwalk and today walked all the way to the end admiring all the beautiful hotels, holiday makers and local vendors alike. To think everybody warned me not to ...

Day 1 Puerto Vallarta!!! Not sleeping so well but feeling very relaxed I woke up to all the church bells, alarms and other strange noises always apparent in a new place. After some breakfast and a chat with Gaby I made some really good Mexican coffee and then made my way to the beach to see what the beach was like. The beach was absolutely beautiful and even though there are hotels, touristy shops the place has a real charm about it. I found the supermarket and s...