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Ocho Rios & Puerto Vallarta




Retired with new goals that I am already accomplishing!


Introverts do travel and travel well. My goal now is to fill my passport with stamps!


Here are some photos. Can you guess how much I adore water?


Ocho Rios


Tropical Beachside Drinking

LOTSA coffee

Oceanfront

Nighttime Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Ocho Rios Ocean at Night

Glorious Ocho Rios Morning


Puerto Vallarta


Infinity Pool front, ocean back

Mountain high, valley ( and beach ) low

Sunsetting

Rio Cuale Waterfall

Canopy River Tour Park

Evening downtown Puerto Vallarta

Beachside dinner at The Blue Shrimp

Puerto Vallarta Sunset 

Puerto Vallarta Sun has set




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