Puerto Vallarta

A day after we booked our flight to Puerto Vallarta, the swine flu epidemic broke out. We were still planning on braving the dangerous country of Mexico. Unfortunately, a couple of weeks before we were supposed to go, our flight was canceled. It seemed like it was not meant to be. We found a window to quickly book another flight and snagged it. Our vacation was just what we needed. We had a great time.





We had to wear masks because of the flu.

Not really. It was just very dusty. We rode ATVs to the top of a mountain, and then zip lined down.

We're at the top of the zip line mountain.

Another day we took a day cruise across the coast of the city.

We docked at a pier, and rode horses up to a waterfall.



We took advantage of the cool freshwater, and swam under the waterfall.

Another day we went to the zoo. At this particular zoo, we were able to feed the animals. As you can see, it makes the zoo much more interesting and the animals are more interactive with the people. It was so much fun playing with the baby pumas.










Oddly, when we got back to the states, they did not check us for any signs of the swine flu. I guess everyone realized it was way over-hyped by then. The Mexicans were not very happy with what the media did to their country's economy. I'm just glad we were able to help them out.