Two more very warm, muggy days at sea. Highlights included David's second haircut and lots of large jumping fish, followed by lots of leaping dolphins, followed by flocks of birds looking for the odd left over bits.
On the second day, at about 10:00
at night, we were awakened by a shrill alarm and a message from the bridge for
the first aid response team to report to the incinerator room on deck
four. We waited to hear more, but
nothing happened. So we went back to
sleep. About 45 minutes later the
captain came on to explain to us that there had been a small fire in the
garbage silo next to the incinerator. It
had been quickly put out, but they were still working on clearing the smoke,
which affected only the crew quarters.
We arrived in Puerto Vallarta
at noon, after a very pleasant
morning at sea. The weather was very
nice and sunny, not too hot. We had
visited here just last year, but then we didn't go into town. So this time, we took a taxi, which cost us
$6. We had a nice map, but mostly we
just wandered the streets. There's a
very interesting old church, with a filigree crown on top, held up by
angels.
We found some nice old stone steps and followed them up the
hill into an old neighborhood.
There we found the pink bridge that spans the street between
the houses that Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor had there. Both houses appear to be in the process of
renovation.
We walked back down the hill and through a craft
market. We ended up on the Malecon, a
very nice walk that goes along the beach.
It has many works of art along it.
We decided to walk back to the ship, which turned out to be
rather strenuous. It was three miles,
and a bit rough in spots. And by the
time we returned, it had gotten warmer.
But we made it back to the ship in time for tea. We left Puerto Vallarta
at 7:30, headed for Los
Angeles.
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