All Things Change All of the Time

So begins our last week in Puerto Vallarta for this season. I can feel myself saying goodbye – to the dark mornings on the balcony with my breakfast; to the startling scenes of beauty overlooking the malecon throughout the day; to the liveliness and colour of the town and its people; to the friendliness of our fellow residents at Vista Del Sol and its staff; and to the delicious ocean breezes. Last year after our two months here, I was reluctant to leave: not so this year. This three month period has been a wonderful time; we know that we will be back again in December; and besides, we look forward to our five days in Mexico City, and then, to heading on to Toronto. There we will get to see our kids and our friends, and for me, wonder of wonders, my desire for the past several years to move back to the Annex will be fulfilled within the first two weeks of our arrival! It will be a hectic time but very exciting.

So very much has happened during the three months here:  we have settled into Vallarta in a more solid manner than ever before, and have begun some friendships that have real promise for the future. We sold the Croydon Road house and rented an apartment on Major St, all by virtue of the internet, and we started the process of purchasing a condo in this very fine building on the malecon. 

For the past two weeks we followed the Olympics as closely as we were able given the somewhat spotty television coverage available to us. It was wonderful to see so many young people passionately engaged in their sport, and especially to watch our Canadian athletes give everything that they had to suceed. We were ever so proud of them!

And now it’s coming to a finish, this season of loveliness, of relaxation, and of reflection. But we will take it with us and let everything that we have gained here be a part of all that we go toward.