August 30, 2012

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Mazatlán’s new tourist corridor

I remember when I was in school nothing irked me more than being told I could have done a better job. I always knew when it was true, too.  I believe the State of Sinaloa also knows it could have done a much better job on its Tourist Corridor project here in Mazatlán. But you know what?  It seems to be actually turning out all right.  The pictures here are both taken last Sunday on Calle Constitución.  The top photo...

Mazatlán’s malecón cleanup

I had no idea that when I wrote about the scourge of chewing gum on the malecón yesterday that there was a project planned for this morning to remove it! I got a phone call from a friend this morning apologizing for calling so early but conveying the amazing news that there were lots of people out scraping gum off the malecón.  And as any good blogger would, I grabbed my camera and hopped right on my bike to see...

Love and Non-Love in Mazatlán

You all know how much I love it here. I loved it one early evening this week when Paul and I strolled along the malecón, stopping here and there to take pictures. The one at the top is one of those lovely evening moments – a group of friends out boogie boarding at the end of the day. Truly gorgeous. The picture below is another good one. I had been hoping that one day the city would make repairs to...

My Mazatlán Morning

I was out on my bike this morning, and what a beautiful morning it was! The malecón is WAY less busy now that the tourists have gone home since kids are back to school. I stopped a few times along the way to take pictures with my new camera. Los Pinos above, Playa Norte below. I know many of my readers are up North, dreaming about Mazatlán.  I hope these pictures help you through the separation. If only I could...

Shopping for things I can’t find in Mazatlán

When I travel – whether it’s to the US or within México – I always think about shopping for items I can’t find here in Mazatlán. This post is a rundown of some of the things I brought back with me this time. When I fly North I always pack a fold-up duffle bag which then becomes my overflow and can be carried on. No need to pay another $25 for a second bag! This time I was lucky, too...

The Power of Meditation

Two months ago I learned to meditate. Such a simple sentence to write, but the changes and improvements to my body and my outlook are huge! I went to Guadalajara with several friends back in June and took a course in Transcendental Meditation. The course is taught over one week – five days of between 1-1/2 and 2 hours per day. I learned the technique easily and have been meditating twice a day for twenty minutes nearly every day since....

King Tut and I visit the Pacific Northwest

I just got back from a little over a week visiting family in Washington State. I am still in a family-love-swoon, they are all so precious to me. I feel very lucky, what more can I say? I arrived Sunday evening to Bellingham International instead of flying into Seattle and either renting a car or making my son drive all the way from Bellingham – more than a couple of hours each way. Sure made the trip easy for all...

Almost finished tourist corridor in Mazatlán

I got out this morning to take some pictures, unfortunately the work isn’t as far done as I’d hoped.  Above, you’ll see our main cathedral, with a pulmonia passing by in front. We are all a little puzzled about the purpose of these black posts. Love the new light posts, though. All the crosswalk pavers are in a multi-colored pattern. Below you’ll see the white street lamps installed two years ago on the left, in the middle background the new...

Still no rain in Mazatlán

So far the rainy season has been a bust here in Mazatlán.  Most years the rains start very close to June 24.  So that’s six weeks ago.  Since then we’ve had only one real rain.  That was a biggie, too – over two days we got around six inches!  But since then, nada. There’ve been a couple of times that the pavement got wet and we hoped it would come crashing down, but no. Last night the thunder started rumbling...