Welcome to this Wednesday’s Tip of the Week – the RAIN edition! We are looking for your advice on a new topic on our Facebook Fan Page, or you can always put your two pesos in by emailing us or leaving a comment below.
This week’s question was from last Wednesday: “With the collapse of the [northbound lane of the] Ameca Bridge this week, people have been talking how they're going to get from point A to B. How are you getting around these days, especially if you need to go to Nayarit and back?”
It’s hard to believe we typed that just a week ago, when it was only the Ameca that was an issue for getting around. If you’ve been following our updates over the past week or if you’re in PV, you know that this has been a week full of mudslides, flooding, bridge collapses, and general environmental havoc throughout the Bay region. September is usually the rainiest month in Puerto Vallarta, but this year has been out of the ordinary.
We’ve gotten a range of comments and questions on our Facebook page about what’s going on in different areas, and how grateful everyone (including us) is that since the tragedy on the Ameca Bridge last week, there have been no reports of anyone else being seriously hurt. Even within that tragedy, small miracles occurred that brought our community closer together. We’ve been working all week to bring you with the latest updates, and here are a few tips we have to help you get around:
If you can, carpool! Also known as ridesharing, car-sharing, lift-sharing, etc., this is a great way to conserve fuel and beat the traffic. We’ve posted a new Car Pool Tool to help you find other people in the area that are going where you are.
No matter what, drive carefully. As of Wednesday, September 8th, Highway 200 and other roads north of Vallarta have been experiencing severe effects from the weather, including foundational loss and mudslides. Keep checking the latest reports here, or dial 066 to hear the official road report (in Spanish).
Take the bus! The bus is a safe, dry way to get around - especially downtown. It’s also cheap – only $6.50 pesos/ride. We have a truly amazing bus map (complete with Google Street View!) that has each stop marked from the Marina Walmart all the way to Old Town.
Consider a new way of getting there. Many local businesses, tour companies, and hotels have been joining together to figure out alternative solutions after the storms. After the northbound lane of the Ameca bridge collapsed, we were beyond impressed with the efforts within the community who worked to provide water taxis and panga transportation. Currently, you can arrange to visit many of the towns north of Vallarta by water taxi through various services, depending on where you’re going.
We also asked our readers to send us weather-related photos from where they were. The majority of these photos are from Harold Sokolove in Bucerias, where they’ve experienced a huge amount of flooding and mud damage over the last few days, and Alfred Laggner in Versalles. Thank you both! If you’d like to send us photos, we’ll be happy to feature them. Please send them to info@pvpulse.com along with your name and location.
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Have a safe, dry week, and visit us on Facebook or Twitter to pitch in an idea or to hear the latest updates for your own travels.
