Tio Bob is forced to go to McDonalds in Provo

Well, that is what Miles, Owen, Phoebe and Hugh wanted to do! What is a grampa supposed to do? I had the crispy chicken sandwich. Don't ask how many points!

Grampa Valentine is back home!

Daughter Gina's darlings are Sydney, Sloane and Sheridan. They love their grampa!

Our Mexican host families say goodbye!

We returned from Puerto Vallarta late Wednesday and left for the airport Thursday morning, June 21st. Having bonded as friends and families, it was NOT easy to break up the group.

The empty chair means we are leaving in the morning!

We are going to miss this place, Nuevo Vallarta, Villa Varadero.

Be careful of the jellyfish and a sea snake!

Tuesday night nobody went into the water. The red flag was up and so were the stinging jellyfish.

The narrow streets of Puerto Vallarta

Sightseeing in Puerto Vallarta

On the beach in Puerto Vallarta

In the hills of Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta has narrow streets and steep hills and steps. Lots of Americans live here. The luxury apartments and condos are farther North of Puerto Vallarta.

Puerto Vallarta shopping!

Dr. Valentine finds a neat dress shop for the lovely and vivacious Shauna. He hopes the dresses fit! Shauna Valentine was in Mexico for only a week because of her duties in the McKay College of Education back in Provo, and someone has to spoil their grandkids.

Reading and wading!

After a long day, why not relax?

Players and Spectators!

Where there is a beach, there is volleyball.

Why not?

If Valentine had hair, he would get it syled, too.

Let's learn to mambo!

Free dance lessons! The teacher is very enthusiastic. He keeps the place moving. His name is Jahir Ulises Hutchinson Peruyero, half Mexican and half American.

Buffet Meals are pretty good!

The pancakes and omelettes are fabulous. There are coco krispies for sugar freaks.

Hotel Villa Varadero in Puerto Vallarta

The Nuevo Vallarta area, about ten miles North of the old city of Puerto Vallarta, is a newer tourist area with all kinds of hotels right on the beach. Our rooms are air-conditioned. The showers are strong, and we have cable TV, too. The students are four to a room.

Meanwhile, back to Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta is a 25 minute bus ride from our hotel in Nuevo Vallarta. What a great town for shopping and sightseeing. It was put on the map in 1963 when John Huston filmed "Night of the Iguana" with Eva Garner and Richard Burton, with Elizabeth Taylor tagging along. "Who are they," the BYU students ask.

Dane came to the choir practice.

Sorry pal, girls only. Janae at the piano and and Kimber at theflute, too.

Our last Sunday at church in Guadalajara

Amanda let a choir. It was beautiful. Several of our Mexican families attended. One of our teachers attended, too.

The bus ride to Nuevo Vallarta

The bus broke down three times on the way from Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta. The exhaust tube broke and melted the wires. How did we fix it? We shifted the cables and put a large rock between them and the manifold. It worked. Martin, the driver, says he will get it fixed for our return trip next Wednesday. The five hour trip took seven hours. Check in at the Villa Varadero was smooth. We all wear bracelets which allows unlimited food and drinks. The rooms are very nice. We are eager for two days of rest, relaxation and sight-seeing.

Dr. Valentine's fajita lunch in front of the Cathedral in downtown Guadalajara.

He is going to miss the food. The folks at Weight Watchers in American Fork, Utah are going to collect some fees for a couple of months.