5C's Que Pasa

We were heading into Mazatlan with Laura and Alan to show them our favorite shopping places.  This tug was pushing the freighter into place as we waited for the lancha.

Just across the shipping channel, right at the embarcadero, there is a fish market.  You can’t miss Colin with his bright socks.

Next stop was an ATM where Laura got a surprise.  Her four digit PIN number were letters.  Instead of remembering numbers she remembered a four digit name.  Apparently in Canada there are letters next to the numbers on an ATM machine.  I have no idea as I don’t use ATM at home, only when we travel and both here and Europe ( to date ) they only have numbers on the keypad.  What do they have in the US?  So we checked out a nearby phone booth and by looking at that keypad Laura was able to work out her numeric PIN.  Crisis averted.

Just as we were showing them the Panama bakery and restaurant near the mercado we bumped into friends.  Longtime readers will remember Hannelore and Peter ( blog readers for longer than I can remember ) whom we have met here in Mazatlan many times over the years.  They are here in Mazatlan for the month of February.  As soon as I saw them I remembered that.  Hannelore said that by reading the blog she was aware of how busy we were so she hadn’t made contact.  Not to worry we will for certain meet you.  Perhaps this time in the Golden Zone.  We have a friend playing in a band up there in the afternoons.  That might be fun.

Some construction right across from the mercado.

We walked around pointing out the best place to buy romaine, etc.  This booth is ready for Carnival which does not start until February 28th.

According to Colin this is the best booth to purchase those delicious mini apple bananas.

If you want to find Tony’s Burgers use the number three door.  We did have lunch here but it appears that we we all too busy eating to bother to take a photo.  Yes, it was that good.

It was time to head back to the Isla.  All these pelicans are waiting for a handout at the embarcadero.  The fisherman in the white boots would throw scraps from the fish he was cutting up.

Heading back to the peace and coolness of the Isla.  First trip to and from Mazatlan for Laura and Alan from this embarcadero.

After a wee rest we walked up the beach to El Velero where we met up with Scott.  The rock and roll band was playing full blast and our plan was to have just a drink and to leave at 5PM. That did not happen, a few of us had another drink and then dinner.  What the heck, why not?

A magical sunset as we walked back.

Scott left this morning, back to Canada to work but Laura and Alan have just over three weeks to relax and simply enjoy life on the Isla.  Adios Scott, it was very special to have met you.

So this is what I ended up ordering.  I could have purchased a 5th generation for $40.00 less but this will keep us both online for a very long time whether reading or just browsing the internet.

They took a few photos.

George, please send them this blog post.  We are happy to meet up with them in Mazatlan if they so chose.  Sorry we missed meeting up with you, Johanna and Rolf.  Perhaps another year.  Thanks for making the effort.

We had a new visitor to the oranges yesterday morning and again today.  A male Gila Woodpecker, lovely to see.

Eric came by yesterday to do some work for other RVers and stopped to show us his find.

Last evening there was a happy hour and spaghetti diner at Camelita’s restaurant here on the Isla.  The meal is only 120 pesos/$6.30USD/$8.27CAD per person and includes the pasta dish with homemade sauce, a very fresh salad and bread and butter.  The meal is prepared by an ex RVer who now rents a home here on the Isla.  Carmelita’s offers the venue and discounted drinks.  A lovely monthly event open to all on the Isla.

Always difficult to get a good shot of moving people in the dark.  The band are from the Isla and they are very talented.  They certainly had most of the audience up and dancing.

So Alan and Laura can really dance. Who knew?

We really had a great evening.

I even got to enjoy a dance with Scott who is a wonderful dancer.  Scott is a son of our friend John who we lost to cancer years back.  John and Alan were brothers, so now you might see the connection of all these special folks in our lives, the Brechin clan.  We RVed with John and his wife Pat many many years ago at Mr. Moro’s in Playa Los Glorious.

This morning two more of the Brechin clan showed up.   Kayla and her boyfriend Paul are visiting Mazatlan for a few days.  Kayla was lucky enough to win tickets for two to Mazatlan.  I know that we will be seeing more of them in the years to come as they have already fallen in love with Mazatlan.  Hopefully Laura and Alan are going to get some free time to just sit and relax and to walk the beach.

Once again the end to yet another perfect day here on the Isla.  I would much rather be here for the winter than pass through on a cruise ship for a day.

Looking down the beach we saw some unusual activity and decided to check it out.  Of course we let our good friends Laura & Alan in on the action.

Turns out it was a car club based in Mazatlan and they were filming a video.

This is the stick shift for the car shown above.

Those girls kept dancing on the spot and smiling for several hours.  The fellow on the right is holding a large camera.

The paint job wrapped around the sides of the truck as well.

This group of six vehicles had come in at sunset the night prior.  I don’t know if this is where they spent the night.

This fellow made himself very comfortable in the sand.

The dancing and filming continued but we headed to the embarcadero end of the beach for a wee walk.  The day started out overcast and cool but turned into a lovely afternoon.

Some beach activity I caught on our way back to the RV.

The Mexican equivalent of food trucks.

So many activities to chose from here on the Isla.

The car club were positioning themselves on the beach at low tide.

They ever so slowly drove along the beach as a drone captured the movement.  Likely the video will be sped up to make for an interesting movie.

So ends yet another interesting day here on the Isla.