Twelve Black Code Monkeys

This was the first country outside of the U.S. I traveled to. I was 14 and went there with my mom and sister. We went to Puerta Vallarta. Initially we went to a tiny motel that was very rank. My mom decided it was unacceptable and we headed off to a Hilton or something similar - a big nice hotel where we spent the rest of the week. I don’t remember a whole lot other than having lots of meals out and looking in shops and buying a few things made out of stone. Probably one of the most memorable parts of the trip was when we took a bus trip into the country to a restaurant that was right next to a place that sold odd-shaped drinking glasses and probably other artwork. We ate on a terrace overlooking a creak and dined in the company of tiny lizards on the nearby fauna. We ate fresh crayfish - I’ve never had better crayfish since. I wish I could remember where this place was and what it was called, but this was about 20 years ago!