Post #756535 by danlovestikis on Tue, Dec 29, 2015 8:51 AM

TikiAno we are doing our best to see the world with Polynesian Paddy. Having Moai Mike join in was icing on the cake. We had the best time meeting their families. There was always someone fun to hang out with and this was a fun cruise line.

hang10tiki we always look forward to fun with you and Janelle.

LoriLovesTiki happy new year to your family. I post my whole life here and travel is part of that, thank you for saying you like it. It's iffy here on TC.

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The last stop on our cruise was Puerto Vallarta. I'm still searching for a tiki to make the trip totally worthwhile. Without tiki there is no life. (="

Three tiki men meet for a meal.

Big Box stores are everywhere.

Polynesian Paddy spotted a tiki???

On the tour I got to watch a fellow do the seed bead art. Now I know how it's done!

We were taken to a tequila ranch for food entertainment and

tequila tasting. Dan and I passed all 16 of our shots to our friends.

They looked just fine afterward.

30 years before our bus stopped at this restaurant and we had the best huge boiled shrimp in the world. There was a creek behind to walk by. Now it was a fast moving river. They had a flood too.

Next we were taken downtown to walk along the ocean.

Did I catch a photo of a pick pocket?

We saw a lot of Christmas decorations on this trip.

We saw all the landmarks that

were there 30 years ago. What was missing was all the boiled corn ears in big pots that you could buy and eat as you walked along.

We visited another church and then went back to the ship.

The next morning we had breakfast with an

ocean view. Of course there is nothing but ocean views as you cruise home.

The second formal night had all 10 of us together.

I'm just posting tiki people here.

The next morning they had a big sale at the shops. SUCCESS'S!!! They had t-shirts from the Hawaiian cruises on Holland America and I was able to buy a tiki shirt for Dan.

This is our last meal with our friends

before it is time to head home.

Fingers crossed as we entered the Grapevine. No snow and no slowdowns but plenty of low clouds.

It took about 10 hours to drive home so I entertained myself by moving my camera as I took a photo of oncoming traffic.

This one also has a tower nearby to Split Pea Anderson Soup on Interstate 5. 2 more hours to home.

We made it safely home. Now it's time to get back to work on my tiki projects.

Thank you for joining us on the cruise and thank you Polynesian Paddy and Barbara for the ride to and from the port.

Cheers, Wendy