Mazatlan

We had planned on leaving today for Isla Isabel, and then on to Puerto Vallarta, but after consulting the weather sites, we've decided to wait until tomorrow. We have found we really do not enjoy the 20+ knots even down wind, and sailflo is predicting 20-30 knots later tonight. So we're enjoying another wonderfully hot and somewhat humid day in Mazatlan. Yesterday was James' birthday, we went shopping at the super mercado in downtown. That was an adventure! Somewhat like a giant indoor farmers market/ swap meet. We had breakfast for $4. Dinner was only $7, for both of us! We're trying very hard to stretch every peso as far as we can, and getting much better at it. We had a bit of trouble figuring out the buses, as they don't have any numbers and it's very difficult to tell where exactly they are going, so on our way back from shopping we splurged on a $3 open air taxi. All of this is really helping improve our spanish. We now understand almost all prices without consulting our book, and can even have a very simple conversation with locals now. The best advice we had been given was don't be afraid to make a fool of yourself trying. Locals are extremely appreciative of our efforts, even if they laugh a bit at our mistakes.

After unloading the groceries, we walked back into town, realizing it's much closer than we thought since the streets are all one way and the bus had to go the long way into town. That's when we enjoyed the $7 meal, and met a very lovely woman named Rubye. She's an expat who sings jazz at a few of the nicer restaurant's we cannot afford. However if you're budget is greater than ours we recommend seeing her perform at Pedro y Lola's.

James has gone into town once more to grab a few things we couldn't find yesterday. Mika and I are enjoying a nice cool spot to update the blog, email family and just chill for a bit. There is a wonderful hike we are considering this afternoon to the worlds second largest light house. It seems very popular as I can see out the window many people already walking the trails to the top.

More Photo's taken in Mazatlan!

super mercado 

riding in an open air taxi, $30 pesos! Not bad.