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Three boogie boarders last Friday Last Friday, it was hot.  Really hot.  And sticky.  Humid. Uncomfortable. In the afternoon Paul was heading upstairs for a shower and I suggested we run to the beach for a swim instead.  We changed, grabbed towels, and headed out immediately.  There was a breeze off the ocean, so that was good, but the water was so warm it was almost not refreshing.  We got wet and stood knee deep in the water, letting the...

Mazatlán’s spectacular sunsets

  We decided to go out yesterday for appetizers and a drink, and we headed for our favorite relaxing spot, Le Sorelle.  Red wine for me and a martini for Paul, and various wonderful appetizers shared for dinner.  New potatoes with aoili, assorted nuts and olives, and sun dried tomato bruschetta made for a delicious meal. The Pedro Infante monument (above) is right across and I was thinking it would be funny to set up a webcam and take a...

Summer sunset

Paul and I ate dinner at  a restaurant on the malecon at Olas Altas the other night, and I took a lot of pictures of the sunset, as it went on and on for probably more than an hour.  But don’t worry, I’m just sharing one!  ...

Another late summer evening

I’m out on the patio upstairs, the sun is down but it’s still mostly light.  I brought my book and a glass of wine intending to sit and read in the coolish breeze. But as soon as I sit down the evening captures me.  Someone is playing scales on a muted trumpet and the notes lilt up and down, mesmerizing me. People pass by, scraps of conversation lifted on the breeze. Cars pass by, mostly soft whooshes but once in...

Light sleeper

Rainy season is thunder and lightning storm season here in Mazatlán. With most of the rain coming at night, that means most thunder and lightning comes at night. I’ve been up this morning since 5 am. Lightning started flashing and I had forgotten to put the little folded cardboard shim in our bedroom window, so it was rattling. Then Henry got worried and jumped on the bed. I was awake so I decided to shut down our computers (we leave...

You know you live in a hot and humid place when…

After shower baby powder is a must The only seats that get much use are those under ceiling fans Sometimes you go grocery shopping to cool off The dogs will lie down only within fur ruffling distance of the fan You give up vacuuming in between maid visits You know why all cookies and crackers are packaged in single serving bags Wearing a dress makes you want to snitch your husband’s cotton mid-thigh undies Taking the dogs for a walk...

A Slice of Life

  It rained the other night and we just couldn’t stop watching it.   During the first ten days or so of the month we start receiving our utility bills. They don’t come through the mail – they are just dropped through our front gate – usually delivered by someone walking along with a huge stack of bills. We thought it might be interesting to reveal what a few things cost here in Mazatlán. All amounts are in pesos –...

First rain of the year

We woke up this morning because the bedroom was stuffy and it turned out the power was off so the ceiling fan wasn’t running. Unusual but not that noteworthy. But when Paul got up to open the window we saw it was wet outside. Misting. No, raining! Sort of. More a drizzle than anything. But with the power off there was no chance for coffee so we leashed up the dogs and headed out. The air was smooth and warm...

How to beat the heat

It’s starting to heat up here in Mazatlán…it’s supposed to be 33 C (91 F)today and 59% humidity. We are still sleeping with the windows open and fans on – we aren’t in a hurry to get into air conditioning at night. It still cools off pretty nicely at night, thank goodness. We have great ventilation in our house but most of the time for the last few days the thermometer has been around 84 F inside. We’re fine with...

Sunset

Sunsets in Mazatlán are almost always spectacular. I don’t know how that can be, but it is true. We love to walk over to the malecon in the evening to watch…it is a communal experience with lots and lots of people doing the same thing. Right now in Washington State (where we came from) the sun rises at 5:19 am and sets at 9 pm…and in Mazatlán the sun rises at 6:19 and sets at 7:48. Being this far south...

Fan Time

The weather is heating up a little here in Mazatlán, and we have started turning on the ceiling fans. I just love how much cooler you can feel with just a little air movement. Our house has great flow-through ventilation, and there always seems to be a breeze that will whip from the front gate through the house. Last September and October – our first here in Maz – we did pretty well in the heat and humidity. We found...

Ahhh, Sunshine!

  • December 19, 2007
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It is a beautiful sunny day here in Mazatlan. We are reveling in it, because the last 5-6 days have been chilly by Mazatlan standards, anyway! It has been breezy and hasn’t been warm enough to sit outside unless you are in the direct sun – and when you’re not – brrr. Everyone in town was wearing sweaters and jackets and – god forbid – shoes. This morning we had a number of people due to come over for various...

Our Last Snowy Winter

This is a picture of the front piece of our property. Kind of looks like a Christmas card, doesn’t it? We’ve had snow on the ground for the last week, and another snowstorm hit this morning. Paul is working from home…the weatherman says it will turn to rain by this afternoon. We really hope it does since we have to pick up Paul’s daughter at the airport this afternoon. It hardly seems possible that we could be hoping for rain!...

February, Come Quick!

  It is snowy here and the news is full of snarled traffic and 20 hour commutes in the sudden icy weather. I am very glad I’m not working now…no worries for me about a commute. But the cold weather – it’s about 20 degrees out – makes me long for Mexico. We’ve booked our next trip – in early February. We’ll spend a week in Mazatlan and a week in Queretaro. We’ll be staying in B & B’s. Our...