Vacation time in Puerto Vallarta

We apologize for not updating this blog over the past week while we were on vacation; our first vacation in three years and the first one our family has taken at a resort. The Ruiz' have a membership in a travel club and they got us a sweet deal on a vacation package in Puerto Vallarta. We stayed at the Mayan Palace resort where we were well served and stayed in a very nice two bedroom suite. Unfortunately, the price at just about every American-style restaurant in the city is more expensive than north of the border. It is a good thing we know which Mexican restaurants to go to get more reasonable prices.
The top picture is of the resort hotel in which we stayed. It was sure nice to be here to re-heat our bodies because contrary to popular opinion, Mexico City is not warm (so much for global warming). The city is so high in altitude that the temperature in summer is not as warm as many Canadian cities in summer.
The second picture is of the damage to one street in Puerto Vallarta after we got some rain from the remnants of Huricane Dean. One hotel host told us that the water in downtown P.V. got up to two meters (six feet) deep in some places. In our state of Mexico, where we live, ten people died from the huricane weather.
The last picture is of the girls in front of the Arches on the P.V. boardwalk. The downtown core has a rustic colonial apeal to it. P.V. was nice, but now its time to get back to work and get the kids in school.
We have one more missions team coming to help with construction at the camp in about a week. They are from Ohio and we are looking forward to having them here. Pray for their travelling mercies and a good missions experience for them.