First, was the three days it took us to get us here; 90% of the scenery is similar to the area around Tucson (boring, but we had a John Grisham book to listen to in the CD player, thanks to Larry Scott) and the last 5-10% was more tropical. So we decided to celebrate our arrival at the Gus&Gus Restaurant/Bar in the marina. Edie & I proceeded to devour 5 schooner sized margaritas and the next two days were a fog....the boat was full of bags that weren't unpacked until Wednesday and we never made it to the marina office until Christmas Eve.
If cruising is "fixing your boat in exotic places" we must be cruising. We haven't stopped fixing since we got here. The boat was a mess with 6 wks of rain, wind, dust and a dock cat that quickly became Edie's nemesis for wanting to use our boat for its sleeping place. The main water pump on the boat needs to be fixed and the DirecTV satellite dish doesn't work ( Mucho $$$). The steering cable is worn through (requiring the removal of our bed and air conditioner to reach) and needs to be replaced or repaired before we can head south, so we’re not sure how long that will take. We might be here through New Years.
Christmas Eve was our first opportunity to enjoy the sites of Mazatlan outside of the marina with trips to stores for parts and provisioning. We were invited to dinner at a restaurant called Heather's on the main drag that is run by a Canadian named Heather (pretty simple). We saw a Tina Turner impersonator (from Canada) that was pretty good. Here’s Edie’s blackmail picture to prove it!
Christmas day Heathers was having a buffet, so we went back with a group of cruisers for turkey and all the fixings. Heather had some great chorale singers from the opera house (one tenor and 2 sopranos) that sang Christmas songs along with some Puccini thrown in (well, his music) as well. It really made our day and we met some new friends as well.
We hope all the repairs will be completed by the first week in Jan. so we can start our trek south. Tentative plans are Mazatlan to Isla Isabella to San Blas to La Cruz (Google them). After that, we shall see.... You know, all the cruisers say you should never have a "schedule" so as of now that's all the plans. You can always follow us on this blog which we hope to keep more up to date.
Having our car here has made our seeing the sights soooo much easier, here are a few pictures we took of Mazatlan during the holidays. Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral is located and as you can see in the close up, it’s made entirely of clear colored water bottles.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Local taxis called Pulmonias
The central Market in downtown Mazatlan has everything you need in one square city block.
This small square with little places to eat and drink around the edges was perfect.
We truly hope all of your holidays were with family and friends.
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