𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲! 🤩 See It in Lo de Marcos, Nayarit (Traduce al español con el menú desplegable de la derecha👉🏽)

 29-Foot Class C Winnebago Motorhome

(Traduce al español con el menú

desplegable de la derecha👉🏽)

New Les Schwab Tires and Brakes, Vinyl Flooring, and More

Price Reduced to $25,900 or 499,000 MXN!

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𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟱

𝟮𝟵-𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲!

See it at a beachfront RV park in Lo de Marcos, Nayarit, Mexico. To make an appointment, send me a message on Messenger, in the comments below, or email me at terrylturrell@gmail.com. We've enjoyed our Minnie Winnie for two years and spend one week each month in beautiful Lo de Marcos. We have new travel plans, so Minnie Winnie is ready for a new owner.

Jon and Terry in Puerto Vallarta

𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯: 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 "𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝟮"

 How Does That Save Money?

Lounging at the El Dorado Beach Club

We’ve been considering taking a Mediterranean cruise this year—a shortened version of the one we had reserved in 2020 but was canceled when COVID-19 happened. When I looked at booking Virgin’s 7-Night Greek Island Glow plus a few days on each end to explore, we would easily spend around $15,000 US with airfare from Puerto Vallarta added. Even a Virgin Caribbean Cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the same criteria, wouldn’t save us much.

Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta

(Looking South)

First Way to Save Money is Staycation Activities: We thought, We live in Paradise! Why not take tours and dine at cruise-worthy restaurants in the Puerto Vallarta area? We could splurge on adventures we haven’t done near home and save money. By not flying anywhere, we could skip air travel, save thousands of pesos, and be kind to the environment. By taking more day trips, we could stay in our own Puerto Vallarta condominium or motorhome in Nayarit and eliminate hotel expenses.

El Dorado Beach Club View to the North

So, we started a Staycation List. El Dorado Beach Club was the first adventure we planned. El Dorado is one of our favorite seafood restaurants on the beach, but their dinner prices can be expensive. We decided to spend four daytime hours on their lounge chairs under an umbrella, gazing at the ocean and listening to the waves while we dined on less expensive breakfasts or lunches. It was wonderful!

Some People Decorate Their Umbrellas for the Day

Two lounge chairs can be reserved at El Dorado Beach Club from 11:00 to 3:30 for a minimum charge of 500 pesos (about $25 US, más o menos, depending on the exchange rate that day) per person. Any food and drink we ordered would be applied to the 500 pesos—no problem to spend that much if we each ordered an alcoholic beverage along with our meals. We could order from the less expensive Beach Club menus rather than dinner menus and save money. El Dorado serves breakfast until noon, and then they start lunch service. We ordered orange juice and waited for lunch. It's essential to stay hydrated while on the beach! 

There’s Lots to Do, Watch, and Buy at the Beach Club 

We Each Ordered Fish Tacos and Sodas

Delicious!

Watched Parasailers But Decided to Wait.

That Will Be an Adventure for Another Day.

Time for Margaritas and Reading Our Kindles

Watched the Break Dancing Show

And Were Happy to Tip Them 50 pesos

Second Way to Save Money on Mexico Staycations: Pay in pesos, not US dollars. Look at the red box: $79.68 US means the restaurant gave an exchange rate that day of only 18.80 pesos per dollar. On that date (Jan 31, 2025), the exchange rate was 20.68 pesos per dollar (see Orange Arrow below), so our check amount of 1498 pesos divided by 20.68 would equal $72.43 US—paying in pesos saved $7.25 US! (We saved even more after we added a 20% tip in pesos.)

Our Lunch Receipt from El Dorado Beach Club

20.67 Exchange Rate on January 31, 2025 (Google)

Third Way to Save Money on this Staycation: Pay with cash (effectivo), not a debit or credit card. With a US card, you will not only lose money on the exchange rate the restaurant charges for conversion to US dollars, but you may also lose money on the exchange rate the banks give you in debit/credit card transactions and/or fees they charge. You never know how much you have lost until you see your bank charge and calculate the exchange rate you received, which usually shocks you! (Note: Using a Spin by Oxxo Visa card is as good as paying in cash with pesos.)

During high season, reserving a beach chair at El Dorado Beach Club is essential. Otherwise, if the beach chairs are all occupied, you can dine inside the open-air restaurant. Don’t worry—that’s fun, too! It’s just a different type of experience. We went to El Dorado to make our reservation with the hostess, explaining that we wanted two lounge chairs on the beach. Reservations can also be made through the El Dorado website, but we prefer to take a healthy walk in the Romantic Zone to the restaurant and speak to the friendly hostess. 

El Dorado Website Shows Their Sign

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Happy New Year, Surprising Lessons Learned😲, and An eBook Sale

 Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

We’re learning lessons this month—again. Maybe 2024 will be our “Surprising Lessons Learned as Expats in Mexico” year. Maybe there will be an eBook #6.

One surprising lesson was that we’ve grown to like La Peñita de Jaltemba, Nayarit, more than we expected. Each month, we spend a week in La Peñita in our motorhome. Surprisingly, our enjoyment of the fishing village and our RV grows. Then, when we return to Puerto Vallarta, the contrast makes us love our condo life even more.

La Penita de Jaltemba Beach and Coral Island

You might like to read my latest article, Our Tour of La Penita de Jaltemba, Nayarit While Walking to Breakfast, Shopping, and Errands: We See So Much While Walking Downtown and Back Home!

A View of La Penita Looking Toward the Ocean

This month’s hardest lesson was that we never should have painted the bedroom floor of our 2005 motorhome. From experience, we knew paint would seal a nasty cat urine smell into the wood subfloor and eliminate it. It worked well! But that was when we installed carpeting afterward.

But this was different! We were going to install vinyl plank flooring in the RV bedroom. Jon discovered through his online research that our vinyl adhesive would not stick to the paint! So we had to sand it all off. That Home Depot Behr paint/primer is very tough stuff! It took us five days with an orbital sander, sanding blocks, and 40-grit sandpaper to return that small area to bare plywood. It was good exercise—a combination of yoga and mindfulness training!

Jon Sanding the Paint Off of the RV Floor

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MEXICO FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: A Novel is Available!

 September 21, 2023 Release Date!

I have exciting news—MEXICO FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: A Novel is now available for pre-order! Order the eBook now through Amazon worldwide and receive it on September 21, 2023.

While this story has some similarities to my life with Jon as expats in Mexico, the book is fiction. Some places named are factual but used fictitiously, giving a realistic picture of Healthy Living in Mexico. You can take a look at the description HERE.

Living in paradise was a dream... 
until it became the way to find healing.

In Sickness and In Health Novel Series

See expat life through Jake and Lindsay's eyes in this series of novels. Leaving the stress of their careers in the United States was the best decision they made. Moving to Sayulita, Mexico, was wonderful until healthcare became important.

In the third novel of this riveting series, a couple faces insurmountable odds, battling advancing Parkinson’s disease, access to medication, and other healthcare challenges in Mexico while the world is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Spring Colors in the Puerto Vallarta Area--Where Are All the Flowers?

 Where Are All the Flowers?

Mural at New Cuban Restaurant, Que Bola

It’s spring, but we don’t see many flowers blooming here right now unless you go to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. The hills look pretty brown—we’re still in the dry season until June or July, when the long-awaited rains come. Summer and autumn are when we see more flowers blooming. But there is no lack of color in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding area!

Mother's Day Sunset at The Blue Shrimp Restaurant

So, the colors we see around us in spring are mostly from murals, amazing sunsets, ever-changing ocean tones, bright Mexican clothing, restaurant food, flags, and hanging umbrellas. Mexico is a colorful place year-round.

I hope you enjoy my collection of spring photos.

Daquiri Dick's Shrimp Cocktail—Yum!

Our new favorite restaurant for special occasions is Noroc. It’s a magical place at the beach, each table surrounded by water, with wonderful food.

Filet Mignon and Seafood Stuffed Chicken

Mexican musicians often wear colorful clothing, adding festivity.

The ocean, tile mosaics, and vivid decorations add color to our days.

Sophie in Her Colorful Mexican Embroidered Harness

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Birthday Weekend in Yelapa—What an Adventure! (And a 99¢ eBook Promotion)

 Yelapa, México is Another World

The Village is Only Accessible by Water Taxi

Jon has talked about spending a weekend in Yelapa for years. So that’s what we did for his birthday. We loved it—what an adventure!

Breakfast at Cafe Bahia

The food at Café Bahia was so fresh and delicious. I highly recommend it!

Jon’s favorite meal at Cafe Bahia was Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, and Avocado Sandwich, made with amazingly fresh bread. He is looking happy and healthy at 73 years old!

There are no cars in Yelapa. The streets are winding and narrow—a maze of cobblestones. People use four-wheelers, mules, and wheelbarrows to make deliveries.

While exploring on foot, we discovered beautiful murals throughout the village. Many of the murals were memorials for fishermen.

I also enjoyed the colorful flowers. The trumpet vines were unusual because they had several flower colors on one vine.

Paragliding is a popular sport in Yelapa. Boats pull the person with their parasail high into the air. Then the parasailer disconnects and slowly glides back to the beach. I was lucky to capture this paraglider, tree, and frigatebird together.

We looked inside the Yelapa church, one of the prettiest buildings in the village.

Walking up to the Yelapa waterfall, we worked up an appetite. Since it was the dry season, there was only a trickle in the waterfall.

It was time to discover a new restaurant. We were impressed with how good and inexpensive the food was in the restaurants we visited. 

Taqueria Los Abuelos

I want to return to Taqueria Los Abuelos for chimichangas and quesadillas—if we can find that restaurant again! Their address is Unnamed Road, Yelapa. We had to ask several locals to help us through the maze. Everyone was friendly to us.

The Arrachara Chimichanga was My Favorite!

Jon is already talking about returning to Yelapa for a few days. An important lesson we learned: Rather than taking the hour-long water taxi from the Puerto Vallarta Muelle, we would take an Uber to Boca de Tomatlán and then take a much shorter water taxi ride from there. The water was rough on the return trip to Puerto Vallarta at 4:30 in the afternoon, and the super-panga moved fast—it was jarring for our backs.

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