GRAND PALLADIUM VALLARTA RESORT, PUNTA DE MITA

Our 2019 winter escape took us to a serene, remote location about 60 minutes drive north of the  Puerto Vallarta airport. We arrived in the dark of evening and so the morning light gave us our first glimpses of this beautiful resort set in and surrounded by a lush, manicured, tropical jungle. The resort is set on a hillside overlooking the 300 meters of beach on the Bay of Bandaras.  The place was a maze of stairways and meandering paths through the jungle that linked our comfortable accommodation with all the many, lovely amenities which included very importantly, 5 restaurants which made a vacation a true holiday ( from cooking!)

Our first glimpse of the ocean

Room # 3208, building #3, to the left became our personal retreat.

Every day we passed this vista on our way to meals

The Red Paper Tree seen flaming in the sun.
It belongs to the the family of west coast Madrona and Arbutus trees.

The huge buffet with an amazing assortment of delicious food 
at breakfast, lunch or dinner.
We also ate dinners at the 4  ala carte restaurants

The sign says it all plus a 5 minute complimentary poolside massage.

View up to the resort from the beach

My very favourite place at the resort was the natural salt water pool on the beach which was a natural outcrop of lava rock on which a rock wall had been built. No waves to knock me down. The most relaxing place to float, look up to the blue sky and give thanks. The ocean was deliciously warm and our days were a perfect 27 Celsius every day. 

Every morning the ocean tide left it's unique sand carvings. 

Beach combing is a my passion and now I have a shell-seeker 
who can explore farther than my legs will let me.
There is something special about bringing home one more collection!  

Clouds are natures 'in the moment' surprises

A treat  to ride the waves on a Hobie

Thatched Palapas for shade from the sun or a 180 degree view from the infinity pool

The meandering pathways through the jungle

Unique twisted tree trunks

A swing with a view

A lovely wedding chapel, yet we only saw many weddings on the beach

Lover's lane through the jungle

Jan 27th, my BD full of surprises. The gift of a dinner reservation at the Mexican restaurant, dining on the patio and watching the sunset and a yummy cake to share. The evening ended with a concert by the Mexican Tenors, full of classical and romantic songs. Each tenor poured a glass of champagne and walked down through the audience to serenade a lucky lady. And surprise - I was one of the lucky recipients with a tenor on his knee and a beautiful song.

Did the maid think it was our anniversary? Mistaken room?
Whatever, we enjoyed this creative treat which we moved carefully
from the bed to the divan where we enjoyed these loving swans for over a week.