The view looking directly down from the villa. Big rocks, loud waves, lots of crabs on the rocks. Check out the original size photo and see if you can pick out the crabs.

In late October, 2005, my wife Janice and I travelled with our great soul-friends Steve and Laura Hansen, and our newest soul-friend, Jan Thompson, for a week of blissful relaxation at a wonderful villa in Puerto Vallarto. We stayed in a lushly lovely place known as Villa Escondida: the hidden villa. Villa Escondida comes with its own cook, Angela, maker of the best food in Puerto Vallarta; a mozo, Angela's son Nacho; and two maids, Teresa and Aide, who make the place beautiful every day. In six days time, we left the villa only once, and couldn't wait to return! These are some of the pictures from this wonderful trip.

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John Atkinson (jans-man) > Old wood carving of a cross, featuring the Sacred Heart, and lots of Day of the Dead symbology. (Look at the original sized pic for details.) The villa was full of objects of art, much of it folk art, like this piece.

John Atkinson (jans-man) > Jesus the Fisherman, or rather, the Fisher of Men

John Atkinson (jans-man) > The view to the North, taken from the lower level. You can see the overhang of the pool in the upper right. (Jan and I use this shot as our desktop wallpaper.)

John Atkinson (jans-man) > The view looking directly down from the villa. Big rocks, loud waves, lots of crabs on the rocks. Check out the original size photo and see if you can pick out the crabs.

John Atkinson (jans-man) > Looking north, from the sweeping stairway.

John Atkinson (jans-man) > The pool area, from the sweeping stairway.

John Atkinson (jans-man) > Another view to the south

The view looking directly down from the villa. Big rocks, loud waves, lots of crabs on the rocks. Check out the original size photo and see if you can pick out the crabs.