Mom and Dad's visit

Mom and Dad come to visit!
Mom and Dad booked a cruise on the Holland America ship the Oosterdam. They came to Puerto Vallarta on April 20. Ahead of time, we had scoped out where the tenders docked and where the passengers came out and picked a meeting spot. We arrived a little early for our 10 o’clock meeting time and there were Mom and Dad, also early. Since the dock here can only take one large cruise ship at a time, the Oosterdam had anchored in the bay and the passengers were shuttled to the dock on the tender boats. There had been no wait to board the tenders. Sometimes you wait and wait while the ship’s tours go first but not this time.
First we headed into town where Mom and I went to Curves. After I enrolled in the Baylor Curves study and really enjoyed going to Curves Mom decided to join as well. Part of the membership is that you can visit any other Curves location and exercise there. Harold and Dad walked down by the beach and went to check on the Malecon construction.
After that, we brought Mom and Dad to see our house where we have been staying this winter. We gave them the grand tour of the house and neighborhood. Next we went to visit Luis so Dad could drop off the welding mask and gloves he brought for Luis’s welder.
For lunch we decided to try a place in the Marina. We have heard many good things about a restaurant in Ixtapa called El Coleguita but had never been there. They now have a location in the Marina. Mom and Dad split a shrimp plate, and Harold and I split one. Each person received shrimp broth, tequila shots as desired, a fried banana dessert and Kahlua and cream with their meal. The cook had nicely divided the orders so that each of us got a plate with vegetables, rice and half the shrimp. It was a nice touch that they serve the meals that way. Altogether, El Coleguita was as good as we heard.
After lunch we went to the Krystal to swim, relax and use the hot tubs. Too soon it was time for us to return Mom and Dad to the Marina. We had a very nice, fun and relaxing day. But most importantly, it was nice to see Mom and Dad!