. Jalbum 8.5 Holland America's Oosterdam out of San Diego. 11/29/08-12/06/08. slides/PC033351.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The view from our stateroom includes a WalMart and the Galleria Vallarta. The view from our stateroom includes a WalMart and the Galleria Vallarta. slides/PC033351.JPG slides/PC033289.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Off to meet our friends, the Dooneys, for lunch on a gorgeous day. Look at that sky! Our ship, the Oosterdam, is on the right; a Carnival ship is on the left. Off to meet our friends, the Dooneys, for lunch on a gorgeous day. Look at that sky! Our ship, the Oosterdam, is on the right; a Carnival ship is on the left. slides/PC033289.JPG slides/PC033290.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Our ship, Holland America's Oosterdam, docked in Puerto Vallarta. Our ship, Holland America's Oosterdam, docked in Puerto Vallarta. slides/PC033290.JPG slides/PC033294.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The tables on the sand belong to Langostino's, a restaurant in PV's "Romantic Zone", where we met our friends, the Dooneys, for lunch. The tables on the sand belong to Langostino's, a restaurant in PV's "Romantic Zone", where we met our friends, the Dooneys, for lunch. slides/PC033294.JPG slides/Spears_Dooneys_PS.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 We had a wonderful, relaxing lunch on the beach with Jim and Mary, who go to Puerto Vallarta every year. We had a wonderful, relaxing lunch on the beach with Jim and Mary, who go to Puerto Vallarta every year. slides/Spears_Dooneys_PS.jpg slides/PC033291.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The view from our table on the beach at Langostino's. The view from our table on the beach at Langostino's. slides/PC033291.JPG slides/PC033299.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 A little boy enjoys playing in the water in Puerto Vallarta. A little boy enjoys playing in the water in Puerto Vallarta. slides/PC033299.JPG slides/PC033301.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 A lovely day on a lovely beach in Puerto Vallarta. A lovely day on a lovely beach in Puerto Vallarta. slides/PC033301.JPG slides/PC033310.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The surf was too fast for me. My capris got drenched to the knees. The surf was too fast for me. My capris got drenched to the knees. slides/PC033310.JPG slides/PC033311.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Hang ten! Hang ten! slides/PC033311.JPG slides/PC033308.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 You can see why the Dooneys return every year. You can see why the Dooneys return every year. slides/PC033308.JPG slides/PC033304.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Dan is anxious to try parasailing ... Dan is anxious to try parasailing ... slides/PC033304.JPG slides/PC033307.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 ... but this isn't him! ... but this isn't him! slides/PC033307.JPG slides/PC033309.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Lots of condos on the ocean with beautiful views. Lots of condos on the ocean with beautiful views. slides/PC033309.JPG slides/PC033318.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The man in the white shoes (lover left) is preparing to go parasailing and receiving his instructions. The yellow blob on the sand is his parachute. The man in the white shoes (lover left) is preparing to go parasailing and receiving his instructions. The yellow blob on the sand is his parachute. slides/PC033318.JPG slides/PC033319.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 And off he goes! And off he goes! slides/PC033319.JPG slides/PC033321.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 This extension of Vallarta's "malecon" (boardwalk) offers a great place to take in the view. This extension of Vallarta's "malecon" (boardwalk) offers a great place to take in the view. slides/PC033321.JPG slides/PC033324.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Note the crown on the top of the building. Odd place for a bunch of stores, I thought. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Note the crown on the top of the building. Odd place for a bunch of stores, I thought. slides/PC033324.JPG slides/PC033326.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. slides/PC033326.JPG slides/PC033327.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Interior view of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Interior view of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. slides/PC033327.JPG slides/PC033329.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Interior view of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Interior view of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. slides/PC033329.JPG slides/PC033331.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Stained glass window in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Stained glass window in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. slides/PC033331.JPG slides/PC033341.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The same stained glass window from outside, with an anti-abortion poster. The same stained glass window from outside, with an anti-abortion poster. slides/PC033341.JPG slides/PC033332.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Another interior shot of the Cathedral. Another interior shot of the Cathedral. slides/PC033332.JPG slides/PC033333.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Another interior shot of the Cathedral. Another interior shot of the Cathedral. slides/PC033333.JPG slides/PC033334.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Another interior shot of the Cathedral. I have never seen so many flowers on an altar. Another interior shot of the Cathedral. I have never seen so many flowers on an altar. slides/PC033334.JPG slides/PC033335.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Side altar. More flowers! Side altar. More flowers! slides/PC033335.JPG slides/PC033336.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Chapel in an alcove off to the side. Chapel in an alcove off to the side. slides/PC033336.JPG slides/PC033337.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Entrance leading to a courtyard between the Cathedral and a convent. Entrance leading to a courtyard between the Cathedral and a convent. slides/PC033337.JPG slides/PC033338_adj.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 Statue in the courtyard outside the Cathedral. Statue in the courtyard outside the Cathedral. slides/PC033338_adj.jpg slides/PC033344.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 In Mexico, KFC is also called CLUCKY LANDIA! (Sorry the picture is so blurry. It was shot from a moving car.) In Mexico, KFC is also called CLUCKY LANDIA! (Sorry the picture is so blurry. It was shot from a moving car.) slides/PC033344.JPG slides/PC033349_adj.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The walkway to our ship. Note the armed soldiers. Kinda creepy! The walkway to our ship. Note the armed soldiers. Kinda creepy! slides/PC033349_adj.jpg slides/PC033346.html# Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:47 -0400 The end of a lovely day in Puerto Vallarta. The end of a lovely day in Puerto Vallarta. slides/PC033346.JPG