There are a ton of activities in which you can participate, from swimming at the beach to organized boat  tours of a local mangrove jungle. We have a fluent local coordinator, Ismael, who makes all the local arrangements and will help you with any special requests.  Activities include:

Swimming and surfing

Fishing, both shore and deep (and REALLY DEEP) sea

Whale watching (seasonal)

Beach horse-back riding

Jungle cruises

Waterfall hikes

Kayaking through the estuary

Yoga and Massage (in our private, covered sea-side patio)

Mexican cooking classes

If any of these sound good to you, let us know, and we'll arrange it for you.  It's also perfectly acceptable to just sit in the shade, watch the waves, and sip a tall, cool one...

We have a skilled massage therapist who will come to the Casa to provide you with a truly terrific massage in a private covered patio only a few feet from the surf.  Sofia is proficient in English, and normally needs only a couple days notice to schedule.  If you think you'd like a massage, just ask and we'll arrange it.

You can rent a car at the Puerto Vallarta airport, if you like.  Driving to Casa Lagarto takes about two hours and is an easy drive along the coast, involving virtually no city driving.  Or, you can have our driver pick you up at the airport and return you there for a nominal cost that is less than renting a car for a week.  You can also take the bus, which is what we usually do.  Just ask us how.

We have satellite internet and a wireless network at the Casa.  We do not have a land-line telephone, but most cell phones will work either on site, or at the corner, in front of the market (about 100 yards).  For some reason, you'll get about 3 bars there.  You might want to check with your service provider to see what their policy is relative to calling from Mexico.

Truthfully, there's not much there, except a little market, several restaurants and a beach.  No theaters, no Walmart.  But, for many people, that's the beauty of it.  You are totally away from the commercial hustle and bustle of the big resorts, and in your own little world.

Platanitos Beach, in all its glory. It gets a little more crowded on summer weekends.  This is pretty much the village, too, except for the corner (literally) store.

Here is a link to weather averages for Puerto Vallarta, the airport into which you'll probably fly.

http://www.weatherreports.com/Mexico/Puerto_Vallarta/averages.html

And a nice link to current weather in Puerto Vallarta

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/76601.html

You'll want a link to the tidal charts for PV (as we call it).  It'll be just about the same for Platanitos.  It's the best site I found, but you have to monkey with it a bit.  However, if the tides are important to you, then you'll probably already know how to use this site.

http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Puerto+Vallarta,+Jalisco,+Mexico

and, of course, a surf report:

http://www.surfline.com/reports/report.cfm?id=9286