Vallarta Blog

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.

Saturday February 2nd, from 10 am to 1 pm, there will be workshops and presentations in the general area of the Presedencia. There will also be workshops for children in the bandstand and a marathon in Boca. This sounds likely a really ineteresting, informative event for both children and adults alike to learn something new about this beautiful planet we live on!

2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and made an encouraging beginning. Each year, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general and the Ramsar Convention in particular.

From pvscene.com

At Los Mangos Library (Near Versalles and Soriana) 
26 and 27 of January
from 9:00 to 16:00

Entrance fee $20 pesos

How about a Vallarta Christmas Adventure? If you are ready for some holiday adventure in Mexico, Vallarta Adventures offers all types of activities and tours.

Located at the Pacific side of Mexico, Puerto Vallarta has everything a vacation can ask for. Whale watching tours, swim with dolphins, Canopy, Americas Cup Sailing and beautiful beaches are just the tip of the mountain when it comes to the services offered by Vallarta Adventures.

If you are interested, you can visit their site at vallarta-adventures.com and choose a tour!

 Merry Christmas from Vallarta!

Police found a huge crocodile vacationing on the Playa Jitomates (north of Vallarta) and brought the animal south to find a new home for it. The Vallarta Zoo could be an option but officers said that before they bring it anywhere they would let it march on the streets today 20th of November where Mexico’s revolution is celebrated.

This IS a Croc!

The crocodile fills up the entire Police car not counting the tail!

It’s huge!!!

Tons of strength hidden in that tail!

Enjoy