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You wake to the sound of ocean waves. This sound acts as your alarm.

You drink coffee on your terrace. Pelicans glide over the Pacific. The sun climbs, and the humidity remains low - it is time to begin the day.

7:30 a.m. - A walk or a paddle?

On some days, you walk the Malecón. Other days, you take your board to Playa Los Muertos for a paddle at sunrise. The water stays calm. A few swimmers enter the water. Fishermen return with their catch. You have no need to rush. You do not visit. You live here.

9:00 a.m. - A morning meal with a breeze

You walk into a small café in Versalles or Emiliano Zapata. You know the waiter, and he knows your regular meal. Your email can wait. So can your daily tasks. The main choice of the morning is whether to…

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A moment in Puerto Vallarta has difficulty in explanation until one lives it.
It can happen while walking along the Malecon with the ocean on the left and artwork on the right.
Or during a second cup of coffee, with observation of the neighborhood as it becomes active.

This is a town on a beach.
It is a place where life finds a pattern.

Mornings are slow. Lunches are long. Sunsets are even longer.
In most cities life involves speed.
It concerns space - mental space, physical space as well as space to breathe.

People walk. The reason is not because they have to, but because they want to.
You will leave the car, stroll to the café down the street, pick up mangos at the market next to chat with the barista who knows your name.

There is no hurry.
Only…

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