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Mexico In April of 2004, Roxie and I took a trip from the Caribbean to the Pacific coast of Mexico to spend a week with my mother, step-father and brothers in beautiful Puerto Vallarta. It was the first time that anyone in my family except for my sister Lindsey or cousin Tara had met Roxie, and it was the first time for Roxie in a Spanish-speaking country. Because of the United State's wonderful immigration laws, Roxie and I had to fly from St. Vincent to Barbados to Toronto and then from Toronto to Mexico City to Puerta Vallarta, because we would not have been able to get Roxie a visa to simply pass through the United States en route to Mexico. We didn't mind the extra traveling too much, as we got to see some pretty cool things from the sky. Like everyone I know who visits Puerto Vallarta, Roxie absolutely loved it, and we are itching to go back one day very soon. And, like nearly everyone I know who has met Roxie, my family loved her. |
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| St. Vincent from the air just after take-off | Barbados from the sky | ||
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| On our flight from Toronto to Mexico, the pilot took two turns... | |||
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| Sunset in the sky | ...around Niagra Falls, the first time I had ever seen them | ||
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| The mountains over Mexico City, as seen from our plane window | |||
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| Le Cliff Restaurant | Roxie and a beautiful Pacific Ocean backdrop | ||
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| A preview of things to come? | A happy couple | Charles | |
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| The Scrase Siblings and Roxie Hooper | Brothers Logan, Charlie & Rob | ||
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| Logan and Mike Fiebig | Roxie's salad...great presentation | ||
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| Roxie & Lindsey | The grounds of the Krystal Vallarta, the hotel where we stayed | Krystal architecture | |
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| The main entrance to the Krystal Vallarta | A decorated courtyard at the Krystal | ||
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| The outer dome of the main lobby | Inside the lobby looking up | ||
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| Roxie in our hotel room | Roxie inside the courtyard | ||
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| Mike is ready to win the raffle | Charles & Roxie enjoying some cocktails | Janie enjoys her Pina Colada | |
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| More of the Krystal Vallarta grounds | Krystal's beautiful beach | ||
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| We went to visit our friend Pablo and his family... | Logan was always Pablo's favorite | ||
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| Roxie with Pablo's daughter | The Puerto Vallarta coastline | ||
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| Roxie on the coastline | A sunset over the Malecon | ||
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| Mom watches the fireworks | Spraypaint painter | Banquet preparations | A very big statue |
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| The Krystal pool at night | An interesting perspective | ||
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| Roxie on the beach | The Puerto Vallarata mercado | The pool pillars at night | |
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| Roxie modeling her bikini | |||
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| Two boys on the beach at sunset | Sunset at Langostinos | ||
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| Getting ready to go out | Getting ready for dinner at Bogart's | Mom flambees bananas | |
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| Mom gave Roxie this dress | Roxie and Charles outside of Bogart's | Roxie and Jane | |
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| Inside Bogart's | The waiters make a Caesar salad... | ...while Roxie watches | |
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| Charles after dinner | Roxie, Mike and Mom at the dinner table | Roxie after dinner | |
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| The CN tower peaking through the morning fog as we leave Toronto for Barbados | Sunset leaving Barbados | ||
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