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Mexican Cruise Day 5: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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By Rebecca Duerrwaechter
In Puerto Vallarta we went on another excursion! This time we went on a Kayak and Snorkel adventure.





We started off getting on a boat and getting a tour of the islands. What we didn't know and what isn't in the name or description of the excursion is that it was all inclusive. They served us drinks on the way out there (although no alcohol before water activities).




When we got there Jake and I went snorkeling. We were warned there may be jelly fish but after living in Hawaii so long Jake and I knew what to look out for... or so we thought. After snorkeling for a few minutes I felt what felt like a sting on my right arm but I thought the strap to my floaty cut my arm or something. So I keep swimming. After a few more minutes I feel a few more stings. I look over and what do I see?!?  TINY JELLYFISH!! I yell over to Jake telling him there is jelly fish and to get to the boat but he didn't hear and swam to me. Then we had to swim through a bunch of jelly fish back to the boat. By the time we got back I was stung at least 7 times and Jake was stung at least 5 times. The employees to the excursion got us some cream and that helped quite a bit. Good news! We were the only ones that got stung.

After getting stung by jelly fish Jake and I weren't feeling up to kayaking. So while the others kayaked Jake and I enjoyed an amazing sandwich buffet. I originally thought they were just going to serve pre made cold sandwiches but it was a buffet with lots of fruit and veggies too! I made some amazing veggie sandwiches, had a plate of fruit, and had a couple margaritas. After everyone was done drinking we headed over to the next part of the excursion.





We went to a beach and walked up to a waterfall. I had wanted to go swimming in it from pictures I saw online but the water was pretty muddy (I'm assuming it had just rained recently) so we just took pictures next to it.



After that we stopped at some shops and bought some handmade souvenirs. Then we made our way over to the beach. We relaxed and had some coconut water out of a coconut! Jake and I really liked this excursion. Even though we got stung by jellyfish we had an amazing time. That's how you know it's a good excursion!








Later that night we went to dinner where I was able to have minestrone soup and tofu steak! It was amazing! I had tofu steak last time I was on carnival as well and I haven't found out how to make it as good as them yet.
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