Author: Scott and Pam
After arriving in Puerto Vallarta we had a week to get in the Christmas spirit, it really wasn’t happening while at sea. We went about shopping for gifts and planning Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve we made a traditional dinner (sort of) and had Abe, Amy, Rhea and Stan over to the timeshare. There was no oven in the kitchen at the timeshare and the biggest turkey we could cook on any of our boats was ten pounds, so we opted for rotisserie chickens. It was a very fun evening, ending with a rousing game of Five Crowns, a new favorite card game. I looked around PV for a string of lights or some small Christmas decorations, but I really couldn’t find anything. It certainly is not like the US where there are isles of marked down decorations even before Christmas. Christmas Day is not the significant holiday in Mexico, the twelve days of Christmas is observed ending with the children receiving their presents on All Kings Day on January 6th. Our Charlie Brown Christmas tree was a small felt cutout hung on the door handle of the TV cabinet (Amy’s contribution), it was perfect. We spent Christmas Day with Abe and Amy opening presents, eating homemade chicken tacos (that is what you do with leftover rotisserie chicken), laying by the pool (that was a first) and playing cards. There was no hustle and bustle, cards to send, parties to attend or stress, it was a wonderful Christmas with the focus on our special life gifts.
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