Back to Homepage Back to Travel Photos	Mexico: Puerto Vallarta -- November 2007
For the week of Thanksgiving, I met a big group of my family who live in different parts of the U.S., down in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This was much more of a resort vacation than my usual backpacking trips.
The place where we stayed was on the beach of Nuevo Vallarta and the daily temperatures were in the upper 80's in late November. For many of my family members, it was snowing back home.
My mother and I
The resort where many of my family members stayed was called the Grand Mayan. This pool created waves and the pyramid in the background was a huge waterslide.
There was also a long river you could float down.
There were many pools throughout the resort with exercise bikes next to the pool and swim up bars.
David, me, and my some of my Midwestern cousins
The main church in the center of Puerto Vallarta
Some people in traditional dress
Another beautiful beach in Puerto Vallarta
Los Arcos (the arches). Famous rocks with natural caves very popular for snorkeling.
The beach in front of the resort we stayed in.
A little town called Bucerias north of Puerto Vallarta
Shopping stalls in Bucerias
Colorful hand-painted bowls
Someone in a turkey costume on Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving dinner with my family at a restaurant with a pool on one side and the beach on the other.
The Malecon in Puerto Vallarta where there were many shops, restaurants and local artists selling their art.
The seahorse is the symbol of Puerto Vallarta and this statue can been seen on the Malecon.
A band was setting up to play later in front of the arches on the Malecon.
The central plaza in Malecon