Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is a beautiful place. We got stranded for three days when cartel goons started burning cars and the airport shut down, but otherwise it was a great trip. Lots to see and do — beaches and tacos and iguanas — and photo ops galore. Here are a few shots from Zona Romántica and Bucerías to the north.

And here’s the promised crocodile. Our room overlooked a river, and we often saw this chap relaxing in the mud. I understand why the hotel built that gate.