Happy 2006!

Greetings!

For those of you curious about the New Years' celebrations in Puerto Vallarta, read on. If you were there, you might not remember, so here is my version.
I said to a friend it was like Mardi Gras in Rio albeit on a much smaller scale. The Olas Altas area was closed to vehicles and the traffic was mostly human with the exception of one poor donkey relegated to transporting drunken Gringos into the bar "Andales." He certainly earned his alflafa! Anyway, we found a table across from Andales in a bid to kick back and observe the craziness--we weren't disappointed. There were foxy girls and foxier boys, feather boas and tin foil crowns, sober matrons and drunken fishermen, model-types and neophytes, the very buff and the full-of-stuff. Bronzed gods and pale ghosts, sexy nymphs and punkers. I think you get the idea. It was a tide of life and lifestyles and made for some very entertaining viewing!

Just before midnight, we hit the top floor of our friend's condo at Vista del Sol with a pitcher of Cubas and a chest of ice. The fireworks show started and it lasted for 25 minutes!!! The whole Bay was lit up from all points and it was nothing short of spectacular. I was overwhelmed by the sheer variety of light, color and configurations. It was truly a memorable sight.