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| Marlin Fishing in Mexico. |
We had a great time in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The beaches were beautiful, the weather was fantastic and the food was superb. The best part was getting to know Paul and Beth Rodriguez and my dear friend Linda Sweet and her Husband Steve. We had a lot of laughs together.
Jenny caught a 20 pound Dorado that was the
nicest fish we caught all day. Someday I will get a Marlin. I think the next time we go
to Mexico we'll probably go to Cabo because I heard big game fishing is much
better there.
I love the Mexican culture, and the people. They work hard,
they play hard, and they have a pride and a dignity that some Mexican-Americans
in the States just don't have nor can appreciate. I was impressed with their
manners, demeanor and patience with us the whole time we were there. It was a
great lesson in humility for me.
I have to say that I drank more beer in PV than I have total
in the last 10 years of my life. It was very hot and humid so the beers went in
the body and out the pores as soon as you drank one. I thought when I got on
the plane to fly back to Oregon I was going to have to make a pit stop at a
Rehab center before I went home.
The other cool thing that happened there was after putting
it off for years and years I finally got some long overdue dental work done.
The first Monday I was there I spent 8 hours in a dentist chair. I had a 4
tooth bridge made for my uppers, a 3 tooth partial for my lowers, a root canal
and a crown made plus 6 cavities fixed. I also had my teeth whiten. Altogether
I spent nearly 16 hours over a 3 day period getting my teeth fixed.
It was a grueling experience to say the least but the cost
savings was unbelievable. The estimate I received from a Denist here in Astoria
minus the teeth whitening was nearly $12,000. All the work I just mentioned
came in under $2500 and that included the whitening. Not a bad savings is it?
And both the bridge and the partial fit perfectly by the way. It seemed unreal
to me that they could get both pieces made in the less than 3 days by a lab. It
would have taken at least 2 to 3 weeks minimum in the States to get done what I
got done in 3 days in Mexico.
So all in all Jenny and I had a great time and now it's back
to the real world. When we landed in Portland Sunday night it was raining cats
and dogs. When I looked at the forecast on the way home it called for rain for
the next 7 days. The sunny days in Mexico may be gone but we'll have memories
of it forever. Thanks Linda for giving us a gift of a lifetime.
