Emong in Puerto Vallarta

Today was really fun! We headed into town early, My Human and Auntie Helen had signed up for cooking lessons and a tour of the town. We boarded the bus with our tour guide, Emma, and started off on our adventure. First stop was along the coast.

There were lots of statues by local artists, some were really interesting. I posed with the seahorse and another one that looked like a mom sending her kids up a ladder - I tried to climb up, but My Human said I had to go back to the bus.

We toured the church of the Lady Guadalupe, it was lovely. I had never been in a church before. We were then off to the restaurant where we were going to learn how to cook a Mexican dinner! We started out with salsa and guacamole - both were really messy but yummy. Then we made Chiles en Nogada, a yummy stuffed chile served chilled.

Chef Pablo taught us how to make tortillas, mine turned out really yummy. There was a nice couple across the table who let me watch them make their dishes. T. W. and Kelley are from Utah and they let me take a picture with them as well.

Then My Human got me a present and had a man draw a picture of me! It was my first portrait. I can’t wait to get it framed.

After the cooking lesson, we went shopping a bit, then back to the dock where we wandered around a bit. It was really hot, so My Human and Auntie Helen decided to go back to the boat to cool off a bit. I got to watch some of the sunset on the deck and sit in the hot tub, though I had to stay on the side and not get in as I am still not water-friendly.

The other REALLY exciting part of the day was with my Other Me - also known as Flat Emong. Bethany took FE into Puerto Vallarta with her and I got into all sorts of trouble. She took FE on the zip lines through a waterfall, but they would not let her take the camera with her - but it was still a blast.

THEN they went out to eat and she got FE ARRESTED! They put FE behind bars and everything! Luckily, she was able to get FE back out of jail. It was a bit scary, but exciting.

We heard about all of this when My Human and Auntie Helen met back up with Bethany on board. We sat around having a few drinks. Not too long after, Romano joined us at the bar with his father, Nino. They are both fascinating men who come from a long line of circus people and performers. My Human and Nino talked a bit about the circus, Italy and life in general. We decided to go see their show the next night.