Free trip to Mexico for ME…ok, I had to fiddle a bit.
So I get a call from Mark David Manders on Thursday asking what my calendar looks like for a gig on Wed. Usually Im pretty booked, but it looked open….still, by the tone of his voice, it sounded like the gig was a bit more involved. Usually I have to ask if its in Odessa, Lubbock or further before just saying I can do it. Turns out he needed a fiddler for a show in Puerto Vallarta. Five days, all-inclusive, everything paid for and we just play on Wed night for a two hour set. SWEET!
Luckily I got my passport figured out in April, just in case I needed to take a quick trip to Mexico with my girlfriend. From what I heard, folks have a 12 week plus wait up for passports. I got my expedited from a kinda shakey looking operation in Richardson, but it did only take two weeks. AA passport is run by a guy named Sonny. Its legit and the guy is really nice….it just has a strange vibe to it. Its a little weird to see stacks of passports with birth certificates stuffed in them strewn across the room, but Im sure his organization skills are better than mine.
Springing the request to take a full week off of work to my boss was pretty easy. Its more of a matter of asking “Hey, I got a free vacation…but I need to leave on Monday, should I take it?”. Im the master of the “loaded question”.
So the resort is doing a “Texas music” week theme with the folks at Love and War. They shipped some Love and War menu items and have texas artists like Mark David Manders, Austin Cunningham and Jessie Dayton.
The resort is Marival in Nuevo Vallarta. This apparently is a “resort only” part of the beach. It was more like a compound getting into the place. Its a ways from any towns, but if your just interested in a little swimming, lounging and reading a good book, this is the place.
The room I got is very nice. Its a suite right on the beach.
The first day was spent
mostly accustomizing myself to the various buffets and snack eateries as well as
the numerous bars. All-inclusive is pretty dangerous.
Did some picking with the Dayton gang and watched the sunset.
For FREE!!!
The pics are here
More will be added as I snap pics…but I have to pay for Wifi, so it might be sporatic.
This is the lobby.
