Puerto Vallarta was much larger in life than I envisioned. I wanted to get a flavor of old Puerto Vallarta, so we ended up in the part of town with narrow streets paved with cobblestone. So, the first stop was La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.

Earlier on, I recognized that I was in trouble when the trip from the Marina Vallarta to La Iglesia took much longer than I had imagined. There would be no walking back along the Malecon that day. But, at the end of the long ride, I was rewarded with a rich bowl of lentil soup at El Campanario, a hole-in-the-wall restaurant just across Calle Hidalgo from La Iglesia. I was only able to locate the restaurant by the address. Did not spot the restaurant name anywhere on the wall.

Besides the lentil soup, the 55 pesos prix fixed lunch included a selection of shrimp, fish, steak or enchilada. The shrimp and fish were both outstanding, and this was the cheapest meal we enjoyed in Puerto Vallarta.

On the trek back, the Malecon was under construction, so there was no seaside walk to enjoy.