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 Puerto Vallarta Real Estate | February 2008 
Re- Retiring in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
 William Michael - PVNN
| | William Michael failed in staying retired and now works to assist people in finding their perfect home in Puerto Vallarta. His dream lives online at VallartaEscapes.com | | |
I had worked for thirty years. Put in my time and now I was ready to retire. I had had it with the hustle and bustle and was ready for some well deserved peace and quiet. Like Peter Fonda I thought it would be nice to curl up in a cabin on a Golden Pond and while away my days. I would fall asleep to the sound of crickets and not arise until I was good and ready. A breakfast of eggs and bacon would get me going and then I would walk to the small village near by and stroll through the streets to greet my new found friends.
Well, that was good for a year! Then I thought I was going stark raving mad! My friends and I had run out of new conversations. The streets rolled up at 8:00 p.m. and I was staving for culture. Moving back to my former land was out of the question. The pace was too fast back home and too slow in my new home. Like Goldilocks I yearned for just the right bed. I longed for my world of thirty years ago.
Then a friend invited me to visit in a coastal town called Puerto Vallarta. It was larger than my sleepy pueblo and yet with a young heart that promised new and improved dreams everyday. It didn’t hurt that it was only four hours away by car and an hour by plane.
While visiting the Banderas Bay area we sojourned to an incredible Botanical Garden with flowers, rivers and a restaurant/gift shop that held delectable tid-bits. It was wonderful to see that people still took pride in creating a beautiful natural environment where others could drink in sunlight and floral beauty. To learn more about the Vallarta Botanical Gardens, visit VallartaBotanicalGardensAC.org.
On another day we took a 20 minute bus ride to a zoo where I was able to feed a cracker to a Bengal Tiger. These animals are so well taken care of that six new babies of different species were born just last year. Again I was impressed by the pride of the employees in their task to manage a living environment for these precious creatures. To learn more about the Puerto Vallarta Zoo, visit ZoologicoDeVallarta.com
The third surprise was the theatre. Santa Barbara Theatre has nightly performances that range the gamut of entertainment. Talented people sing, dance and cause the audience to laugh out loud at every turn. To see this season's lineup of shows at Santa Barbara Theater, visit SantaBarbaraTheater.com
Sounds good, huh? But what about after the first year and the entire round of tourist stuff is done. I was introduced to a group of retired people that get together each month to enjoy dinner at a restaurant with good food and reasonable prices.
Next I met a group of fabulous people that raise money to assist talented children afford school in Puerto Vallarta. The group is known as Becas Vallarta and their fund raising events are a blast. One example is the group's popular Becas Breakfast, held at a different Puerto Vallarta restaurant every month.
There is also a group to raise money for needy animals and work to find them homes. The charity of the citizens is incredible! For more information, visit Mexonline.com/SPCAPV.htm
Finally there is the shopping. In addition to world class Art Galleries and Artisan Shops, Puerto Vallarta now has a Home Depot, Costco, Liverpool and much more. If it is not in this town, then you do not need it.
By the time I went home I was ready to pack up and move to the coast. In the best of all worlds I would keep my lake home in order to return in the summer months.
Either way it became obvious to me that I needed to rethink my retirement. What I thought I wanted was not necessarily so and what I learned was a life saver. As the saying goes "The older you get, the more you need to learn."
The latest lesson was learning that there are people that want to rent my home when I am not in residence. Imagine, people paying me to live my dream come true.
Anytime you want to talk and share your experiences feel free to call and chat: 01-322-294-0154 or if you haven’t made the move to Mexico yet, dial 011-521-322-294-0154 from the US. We are always looking for new friends to join us.
William Michael failed in staying retired and now works to assist people in finding their perfect home in Puerto Vallarta. His dream lives online at VallartaEscapes.com |
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