As we crossed the border in the summer of 1997, my nine year old daughter, Ashley was arrested. A stranger in a strange land, was now the short, dark men who surrounded talked funny. They immediately took a solemn face and asked for my help. Their jokes and tears suddenly formed.
My forehead began to sweat as border protection, the documents carefully studied. An officer saw the newspaper very seriously and said that actually "Usted no puede pasarcontrabando de Animales de Nuestro País. ¿If vacunado este animal? No vemos ningun papel aquí para el mono. Tendremos que ponerlo en cuarentena. Demel. "
(You can not smuggle animals in our country. This animal has been vaccinated? Let undocumented. We need him to be quarantined. Give it to me.)
When the other man in the monkey and said: "separates podra, enfermedad" (It could spread the disease.) Ashley tears have been achieved. He insistedat the time of his stuffed monkey with us during the trip. I saw nothing strange about it so I agreed.
I had a shortage of teachers with Spanish conjugation. With the diffraction and body language I thought that was their way to accommodate three Americans in the country. But I could not be sure yet. We had some very difficult times in recent years. This incident was different poses I do not really know what to do with it.
Travel Agents will tell you that if youTravel must be taken as a single adult with children not only their birth certificates, but also a travel document or a letter signed by the absent parent. Children can not travel with one parent, without the consent of others, as evidence that have not been kidnapped. I wondered how I would handle that impossible?
Malta is an old saying came to mind: "A mother is a liar and a thief for the sake of their children." I was divorced from the father of the girls'.Besides the fact that he had spent some years earlier. Since he was married to another well, I did not have a death certificate. So, I put his name on false travel documents with a forged letter, she was traveling with one parent.
I have no answers, only for my daughter dilemma, let alone mine. I thought it would be locked up or out of the plane to the States. My youngest daughter is usually thick skin that brought me around, pulled quickly.E 'hanging on the monkey for their lives. Suddenly, the two officers laughed and realized that we are really confused.
I was relieved. We were allowed to walk in step Puerto Vallarta. It was July. My eldest daughter has just turned fifteen. We never went on vacation together. That was her birthday present. Had to be better, right?
Following the talk, we thank you and farewell, we got our shuttle to the hotel. The girls immediately went to the beach. We had to pack a lot ofthree days in our All-Inclusive. Including flight, it was a bargain for a hundred dollars a day. The Meza del Mar is a hotel ancient, vast and beautiful, with white walls and Spanish tile roof. This site for more information on Club Meza del Mar;
With the girl I sat down for a beer after the next palapa.
We are not the only ones to experience the challenges. Yolanda twisted, just nineteen years, three children in the courtyard of hair for Meza del Marfourteen U.S. dollars. I wanted to see has always been what I would like a Bo Derek '10 'hairstyle, and I wanted to help Yolanda. The next day there were three girls Bo One, Two, Three, and Bo Bo.
Ashley monkeyed around for hours in the pool with a friend named Cynthia from Monterrey, Mexico. No language barrier existed during the game to love.
The next day we went on a cruise of three full day. Best of all, it was only $ 55.00 USD and the offer has been sold at the hotel. An all-inclusive,Food, drink Corona all I could dance on the bridge, a lively discussion with students of the University to try to come in the U.S., and I was hanging with a newly married couple from Denver. The couple was two men. They were on their honeymoon.
Jose has guided our taxi driver to grow on the pier that day. He drove 70 km in the inner city traffic, not stopping at traffic lights and only slow down the signs, frantically changing lanes and you forget the fear that could cause tourists. I had no rightMexican currency or change. It 'been a bit' scared to say. "Leave it to Juan, the caretaker at Mesa del Mar with my name and he will have" I was stunned.
We went to Yelapa at the end of the peninsula south of Mismaloya majoy. Ashley and I tried to go snorkeling, but failed. Alyssian was, I swear one mile away from the ship and in the power of the engines coming back to the ship. She loved him and excited about the many tropical fish. The boat went toShore, and we follow a mountain path in a cafe at the top. The girls wasted no time climbing the falls, while I drink more corona Sat
We saw lots of iguanas on the road. If the locals are waiting to pay for a photo if you wear a bill. Horseback rides are readily available for $ 20.00, and did so on the way back to Ashley. He threw a fit when he was tired. A witness took pity on her and let her go down the mountain for free. It was a happy camper. Well, it wasI. As a child in the case of Ashley, paid on many occasions. There have been many memorable moments.
Another memorable one was our walk through town and back to the hotel. As in a strange place and with two daughters, I was careful and protective. Ashley wanted to get away from myself, but I thought it was independent in tow. There were actually prosecuted. I heard a policeman in a corner from head to toe, dressed in white duds with a trusty horse at his side. It is remarkable that the body language andHands work so well if you do not speak the language. The officer did not suggest he spoke English. Even though I did not voice my concerns audibly, the girls and I followed after.
On the way back to the hotel it was raining. It was a warm fall. local hospitality was great. Three times we were motioned to come from the rain, but we were too funny. A very funny guy we met on the bridge three blocks from our room. As weapproached, he passed in front of us. When we passed, his back against the wall of the bridge abutment and its mouth reaches to the sky, as if to say "I surrender." Have you ever had a crab? E 'was priceless. I've only seen crabs in food and cookware, but I can not say that anymore. We were soaked and laughed ourselves silly as we walk.
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