New Years Eve in Mazatlan

New Year’s Eve in Mazatlan is just one big party! We were invited to join a large group of cruisers from the Marina to celebrate at a restaurant right on the beach called Chilli’s Pepper (not like Chili Pepper at home). The fun started at 8:30pm with the choice of either shrimp or steak, which included a salad and dessert. We didn’t know it until we ordered our first round of Pacificos, that all you can drink was also INCLUDED!! At first we thought it was just beer and wine, but as is so Mexico, mixed drinks were also on the menu with no extra charge. The waiters kept coming by wanting to know why we weren’t drinking more…..but visions of our first few days here kept flashing in our minds. We just kept saying “we’re fine for now” and they would just walk away shaking their heads.  By the end of the evening, which we thought would end shortly after midnight for us, turned into 1:30am. We were watching fireworks displays all up and down the beach and even some at the next bonfire over from where we were. The whole evening (including entertainment) came to less than $37 US$.  We ended up driving two gals (Donna & Judy) back to the marina with us. …..they could barely walk let alone hail a taxi. We’re not sure if they’ll even remember the last part of the evening, but we felt better knowing we got them home safely.

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The end of the bonfire and a wonderful evening making new friends in Mazatlan.