Vallarta Blog

Bay of Banderas

In the above picture you can see three boats heading (at full speed) towards a couple of whales.

These pictures where taken on March 29. According to vallartawhales.com the season ends on March 24. The date changes, depending on the source, like on puertovallartatours.net it says the season is until March 31st.

 No matter if the season is on or not, it is not ok for boats to turn towards whales, especially on full speed.

We were sitting on the beach and had noticed the whales before these boats showed up. It looked like two whales playing together and constantly jumping out of the water. Of course they disappeared as soon as the boats in the above picture sped towards them… pretty sad.

In the next picture you can see how close the 3 boats are from the whales. And then people ask themselves how it’s possible that every year there are accidents with whales.

 This combined with some news talking about Vallarta being one of Mexico’s most polluted beaches.. is.. sad.

Please inform yourself well enough to know if you are participating in a real eco friendly tour/ride/adventure or if you are contributing to endangering our whales from being hit or maybe even never come back home to the Bay of Banderas.

Still Vallarta

1. Find some kids on the beach that look like they could need some fun

 2. Choose a game, set the rules and show the prize (ie: 20 pesos)

3. Let them play and if you want PARTICIPATE!

4. Enjoy the beach, the sand, and the sunset.

Enjoy

(fun)

Something very unexpected has happened to Vallarta’s and probably Mexico’s biggest tour company: They are changing their image.

There is only one word that I have in mind when I saw their post on the new logo: WHY?

We have compared some thoughts and ideas that went through our minds when we saw the logo for the first time… take a look:

As you can see we played a bit around with their new logo… simply to make a point.

These are the words that pop up in our minds when we look at the…

…Old Logo:

Colorful, Wildlife, Nature, Ocean, Sunset, Friendly, Cool, Adventure, etc.

…New Logo:

Monotone, Health, Sports, Boring, Religion, Ugly A, ? between legs, etc.

What do you think about their new logo? Comments are welcome on our blog or on theirs… but since the comment option is OFF, just write them an email (newlogo@vallarta-adventurea.com) to let them know if you like the new or old logo.

Save the old logo!

One Big Wave of Yoga and Surfing! Vacation with Via Yoga April 18-24, 2008, in Sayulita Mexico

Via Yoga, the company that offers yoga and surfing vacations in Sayulita, Mexico, has a retreat April 18-24 geared at intermediate surfers. Ramp up your surfing skills this week with our highly trained surf instructors. You’ll surf the waves of Sayulita and also enjoy unbeatable surf on two daytrips where you’ll explore the hidden gems of the area.

According to SayulitaLife.com, “Surfers were some of the first foreigners to visit Sayulita in the late 1960’s where they found warm water and consistent waves all year-round. To this day, the Sayulita surfbreaks and waves have fulfilled the tropical surf dreams of beginner to advanced surfers from all over the world.”

Yoga teacher Matt Pesendian has been surfing for 30 years and practicing yoga for 17, so he knows how to prepare yoga students for time on the board. His two daily yoga sessions – one dynamic vinyasa and the other gentle Qigong (Chinese yoga), will strengthen your core for surfing.

Surf instructors are Kate Slater and Murilo Evangelista dos Santos, who live in Sayulita and teach surfing for many of Via Yoga’s vacation weeks. Kate has been vacationing in Sayulita since she was a child, and has lived in Sayulita for almost seven years. She learned to surf in California when she was nine, and since then has dedicated her life to travel and surf. Murilo grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. For the last few years he has taught at a surf school in Brazil for developing surfers and tourists. He moved to Sayulita in 2007.

Trips range from $2495 and up, and include six nights accommodations in a deluxe villa (Villa Amor, www.villaamor.com), two yoga classes per day, daily breakfast, three group dinners, two daytrips, a massage, and roundtrip airport transfers. Airfare is not included.

Via Yoga offers a dozen yoga & surfing trips each year November through May.

Contact: Via Yoga, (800) 642-9025, info@viayoga.com