Doggone vacation

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

We have talked for months about taking a trip to the west coast of Mexico before we leave to go back to US, but couldn’t make up our minds about where or when or if. But this past weekend pushed us to a decision. The Fiesta of San Andres, patron saint of Ajijic, began over the past weekend and continues through the next weekend. (here's a link to somehone else's blog about last year's fiesta: http://http//cookjmex.blogspot.com/2007/12/fiesta-de-san-andres-ajijic-gets-down.html This doesn’t mean that every day is a holiday from work, but it does mean that every day celebrates Saint Andres with daily masses and parades, fireworks in the plaza, music in the plaza and the arena just two blocks from our house…..and, oh, the cohetes, from early in the morning to wake you up to go to mass, another major round of them at noon, and then very late into the night. Howdy freaked out Sunday night with the very loud banda music and cohetes, so we decided to explore Monday someplace to get out of town for the week. Went to vrbo.com and found this lovely place north of Puerto Vallarta, San Francisco, between Sayulita and Rincon de Guayabitas. Villa Susana is owned by a couple in Washington—three one-bedroom villas clustered around an open-air common living room, kitchen, outdoor patios and infinity pool. And pets are welcome, so here we go on our doggie vacation.