Saturday, May 20, 2000
We slept great!! The ocean breeze through the window and the
sound of the waves made for perfect snoozing conditions.
A couple of views from our balcony
We walked north along the malecon a few miles, stopping along
the way at all the observation platforms and sculptures that adorn
that section of Mazatlan’s 20+ mile malecon. We climbed up to the
platform that the crazy divers dive off of. It's 45 feet above the
surface and they dive into 6-foot-deep water!
Tom and Jana
It got pretty hot, so we bought beers as we walked, which
helped. We eventually turned inland toward the old city center. We
got lost a couple times, but it was interesting. The architecture
of Old Mazatlan is pretty interesting. We passed a cool lime green
church with a dome, and many of the houses had nice balconies. It
is interesting to note the priorities of many Mexicans. No matter
how run-down a house looks, you are likely to see a TV satellite
dish, and most vehicles have sound systems of greater value than
the vehicle itself.
We caught a local bus to the ferry terminal to buy our tickets
for the next day’s departure to La Paz. We walked back to the hotel
from the there and played on the beach a short time on the
way.
The Ferry to La Paz
After a siesta, we then caught an open-air taxi to the Zona
Dorada (Golden Zone). We saw a cliff diver on the way. Arrived at
the Zona Dorada just in time to watch the sunset from the beach -
beautiful of course!
A sailboat blocks our view of the setting sun
We walked a few blocks and kept getting accosted by trinket
hucksters. Neither of us found this too enjoyable, so we decided to
just eat supper and escape. A group of six drunk Americans came in
after us and defined "Ugly American" for us. They acted like frat
boys and girls but were at least our age. The girls got up and
danced to YMCA in front of the restaurant.
We’d had plenty of Zona Dorada, so after we ate, we caught a
bus to central and walked back to the hotel. We love our hotel even
more after witnessing "Golden Zone" hell. Played a game of Dodg’em
waves at high tide on the walk from central, and I got soaked big
time! We spent the remainder of the evening watching the young
couples rubbing each other’s bellies across the street on the
malecon.
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