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There was a small Distillery of Tequila here that had had 5 generations of family as owners . Gina told us that in the local culture women were not allowed to drink Tequila . But they did put it in their milk without telling some of the others . 😍 Blue Agave When the sharp leaves are trimmed they look look the Pineapples growing in our yard , hmm I wonder ? The young man who gave us the tour reminded us of our oldest grandson His Great , Great Grandmother was the Mama Lucia who flavored the Tequila with milk originally and later with Coffee . Later came Licorice and Almond and his mom pioneered Tequila mixed with Hibiscus and Pomegranate . We did try them all and bought the Almond , Pomegranate and some Anejo . They are not allowed to ship to the US but we allowed to bring some . His mom gave us a bottle of Vanilla and the last one of the red stripped bags We were really glad that we stopped and looking forward to lunch
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Our next stop was a ride up to Gringo Gulch . This was where Richard Burdon and Elizabeth Taylor lived when he was shooting the movie The Night of the Iguana . Some plain looking buildings from the outside could be very elaborate The Hacienda San Angel Check out the wood carvings on the doors At the top of the stairs was a pool on the roof
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We had a long walk through the cruise port which resembled an airport with many options , especially on boats , with things to do . We met Gina at the Shell gas station on the main road where she had parked a rental car as she had some problems with her van . She showed us a quick ride around the port area before stopping at the Malecon . While they shopped at this store I took some other photos The story of the boy on the seahorse https://www.puertovallarta.net/what_to_do/sculptures-00-1-seahorse-zamarripa-malecon
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The Port of Puerto Vallarta seemed to be very busy as we watched while having breakfast at the Pinnacle . There was also hybrid Hurigruten ship , the Ronald Amundsen in port . The small , crowded boats are what we would refer to as Cattle boats in the dive industry and with the current state of health we try to avoid crowds and sharing masks and snorkels . Today's guide was Gina our only lady guide on this cruise .
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One thing that we had noticed on the map was that Mazatlán was further North than Puerto Vallarta but we went there first and headed South to PV on the next day . As I looked at the cruise time tables I noticed that Puerto Vallarta had a couple of large cruise ships in on the same day . I wonder if the Captain changed ports so we could avoid traffic there ?
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Our sunset and dinner was at the Canaletto Usually when we go to Mexico it's Cozumel for a cruise or to meet friends and say in an apartment for SCUBA diving . When we go I like to play an old ABBA song to put me in the mood . It wasn't their last song recorded but it was their last song that was mixed and released . Seeing the little boy and his hat by the church reminded me of the song - White Sombrero .
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A little further was the Immaculate Conception Cathedral began in 1856 . The tall church entrance was cover with a net to keep the birds out . We had walked in at about noon which was just before closing They did allow us about 15 minutes which was fine Note the spikes to discourage bird roosting A very large Bougainville
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Eduardo suggested that we walk along the Malecon and from here we saw a huge statue of a boy with a boy and a telescope . It was made for Carnival of Paper Mache . When we got here Eduardo had talked to one of the divers just before a cruise bus lined up He did the classic Swan dive with his head landing very close to the rocks ! We did drive past a couple of other Carnival attractions https://themazatlanpost.com/2022/01/19/soon-the-paper-mache-giants-will-arrive-to-dress-mazatlan-for-carnival/