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June 20, 2015
For You Last-Minute Fathers’ Day Shoppers — The 99¢ Sale
Just a quick reminder for all you last-minute shoppers — Kindle and Nook editions of Decisions and The Globe are still on sale for only 99¢ each.
Decisions (Caution for language):
Donovan Grant lost his mind, his wife, and his career. Now he may be losing even more. Lately, and with distressing regularity, he’s been finding himself standing over dead people while holding the murder weapon. Even worse, he’s his own prime suspect. And that new woman in his life? She may be next on his list ....
June 19, 2015
Fun Photo Friday — Final Farewell to Puerto Vallarta and the Grand Princess
Pelican Patrol
Today I present my final post on our ten-day Mexico voyage aboard the Grand Princess. Click on any image below to bring up today’s slide show of some Puerto Vallarta favorites.
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June 17, 2015
Puerto Vallarta — Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Church
Hidalgo Street entrance
In English it’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church. In Spanish it’s called La Iglesia Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. In any language it’s absolutely stunning. This structure is just a short walk from the Malecón. You won’t miss the turn — it’s at the end of the Malecón behind the park. That park is just a block beyond the Caballito de Mar (Little Sea Horse) statue that is the unofficial symbol for Puerto Vallarta.
Stained glass set in old brick
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June 15, 2015
Mi Querencia — Puerto Vallarta for Lunch and Drinks
Mi Querencia on the Malecón
Our former favorite lunch spot in Puerto Vallarta is no more. It was located on a second floor overlooking the Malecón, beach, and statues. Unfortunately, although we found the stairwell entrance, the establishment was no longer there.
Mango Margarita
Not to despair. We soon found another favorite — Mi Querencia (My Fondness). Here the drinks were cold and abundant, the guacamole made fresh beside the table, and the pescado sarandeado (tossed fish) an appetizing tr...
June 12, 2015
Fun Photo Friday — Malecón Statue Favorites
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Bird-Plane!
And here’s our final look at the statues of the Malecón in Puerto Vallarta. Click on any image below to bring up today’s slide show:
By the way, if you’re reading this and other material authored by me on The Destinary website, this post was not “Posted on (fill in the date) | By destinary” as they’ve been erroneously claiming; this material was in fact reposted. The Destinary have also been claiming the right to do so, without links back to t...
June 10, 2015
Puerto Vallarta — Statues of the Malecón, Part 2
The Unofficial “Symbol” of Puerto Vallarta — “Caballito de Mar” (Seahorse), Rafael Zamarripa
As beautiful as the shoreline is along the Malecón of Puerto Vallarto, it’s the statuary that steal the show here. Alas, that doesn’t mean that the statues are immune from vandalism. Carlos Espino’s statue of Triton once possessed a trident and a right arm. First to go was the trident, and on our latest trip even the right arm was missing.
“Triton and the Mermaid”, Carlos Espino — Triton’s arm and tri...
June 8, 2015
Puerto Vallarta — Statues of the Malecón, Part 1
“El Unicornio de la Buena Fortuna” (Unicorn of Great Fortune), Aníbal Riebeling
This week we’re concentrating on one of the most interesting photographic opportunities along Puerto Vallarta’s Malecón — The fascinating surreal bronze statuary of Alejandro Colunga and works from several other artists.
I’m All Ears — A bench located in Alejandro Colunga’s “Roundabout of the Sea”
Many of these sculptures appear to step right out of a screening of a Star Wars movie.
A chair located in Channeling H...
June 7, 2015
Don’t Buy Decisions Just Yet — Let’s Make It a REAL Sale!
The Globe — now only 99¢ for a limited time
Decisions — now only 99¢ for a limited time
Since Amazon decided to place Decisions on sale, I decided to go a step further. I just revised the Barnes & Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle prices for both Decisions and The Globe to an astoundingly low 99¢.
It may take several hours for the new prices to be posted on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, so wait until the reduced price is effective before making your purchase of these two exciting murder mysteries.
A...
June 6, 2015
I Guess I’m Having a Sale
Decisions by R. Doug Wicker
Amazon appears to have put my Publishers Weekly reviewed novel Decisions on sale to $2.99 from its listed price of $4.49. Don’t ask me why or for how long, but if you order it now for you Kindle or Kindle-enabled device you’ll save $1.50.
Here’s what Publishers Weekly had to say about Decisions:
An Agatha Christie inspired confection stays true to its roots, with enough clues and plot twists to keep the reader guessing until the end. Donovan Grant was an air traffi...
On the 71st Anniversary — A Blog Repeat from 2012
Overlooking Pointe du Hoc from the German Command Bunker
We arrived in Cherbourg, France, the day after Saint-Malo and our day trip to the tidal island of Mont Saint-Michel and the medieval walled city of Dinan. Cherbourg’s big claim to fame was that it was the first stop after leaving Southampton, England, made by the RMS Titanic. The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 23:40 hours on April 14, and succumbed to the resulting damage by disappearing beneath the icy Atlantic waves some two hours a...
