Mazatlan Day 4

Mazatlan Day 4

Today we ventured early into town in an old ‘golf cart’ looking car.  We headed to the Golden Sone in search of some haggling!   We were dropped off in front of the Seashell Museum...too cool!

We then headed down alley’s lined with Mexican treasures and persistent sales people.  We left with dresses, shirts, and shoes before headed to Ponchos on the water for lunch.   The view was amazing! Food to die for! Portions...more then all four of us could eat on each plate!!   We could even shop while we ate! ;-))

We wandered down the beach to check out a few old decrepid buildings on the beach before catching a cab to the Megastore.   We went for a few toiletries and champagne (because our resort has none).  However, they cannot sell alcohol on Sunday, alas, our cabby hooked us up...

We headed back and straight for the beach!  We buried Paige in the sand and relaxed in the sun before headed for baths.

Taeya cleaned the room and made me the most beautiful jewelry before heading for dinner and the show.  Paige was to tired so we headed for bed, so I could prepare some photos so I could get caught up on some blogging....and apparently I missed the best display of Mexican comedy ;-(  Oh Well, Spongebob in Spanish is much more enjoyable then in English ;-))

Our Taxi Cab

What a puffer fish looks like....the google eyes are added obviously

The seashell museum - all the columns are decorated with real seashells in designs!

Ruins in downtown

Sitting on a washed up Palm Tree

Mazatlan Day 3

Mazatlan Day 3

After once again sipping espresso and hot chocolate to the beautiful glow at sunrise we headed down for breakfast and off to ride horses along the beach.  It was absolutely amazing, dipping in and out of the ocean waves.

We toured past men fishing, kids playing, vendors selling, couples in love.  We trotted past hotels being refurbished, palm trees being removed to replant shorter ones for better shade. We came across a young boy practicing back flips!!  Too cool!

We sauntered back in the water, watching divers, surfers, and parasailers.   Aahhhh!

Taeya got her hair braided...complete with extensions.

Then we pooled and watched the sunset, while the hotel set up for a beautiful oceanside wedding.   Finally we watched the best Michael Jackson reenactment ever... Vegas if you are looking for a new show it is here in Mazatlan at the Riu.

We fell asleep to the tune of the wedding band and the crashes of the powerful rhythmic waves.

I was on my horse while taking these photos...unfortunately you cannot be as impressed as we were by the height he got!

This is Susanna in the hat and Melinda pregnant.  Melinda was due 8 days ago!!!   And is still on the beach working!

Look at that Teenager!!   The braids not only added length but also added about 5 years to her age? ;-))

Playing with reflections!

It was Mexican Night at the Riu, the hotel allows vendors to set up in the walkways for easy shopping!

A couple enjoyed a cervasa on the lifeguard towers steps.

Taeya in the Sunset

Both girls sharing that last minutes in the sun together!

Sundown from our Riu Lobby

Mazatlan Day 2

Ok So the internet at our 5star has been down for three days?  I have been posting and organizing to my desktop so you will get them all at once ;-)

Mazatlan Day 2

We awoke to a beautiful warm glow to enjoy our morning coffees to.  After of course, overeating, at the delicious buffet we headed to the beach in search for shells.  Which to our surprise was very plentiful!, more then we could possibly carry in our hands, so we headed back up to look for something to carry all of our shells in when we ran into Kaitlyn and Nick, two kids that the girls went to daycare with.   

Right away Kaitlyn joined us on our beach comb....where all three girls made off like bandits.   They have the best jewellery making shells, because many of them have holes in them already.

We got the girls bracelets with their names in them...which is so cool and quick to watch down here, the vendors are all amazing at their trades.

The girls combined all their shells together and then picked one for one....I unfortunately had already taken the camera back up at this point...so I cannot show you how many shells they split.

After, we just toured the beach and resort, before heading to the nightly show which was Caribbean Night, composed of amazing dancing, complete with lifts, turns head dresses and the most amazingly quick wardrobe changes!

Here are a few pics of our successful shell hunt!

The view of downtown Mazatlan from the our resorts beach.

I totally overexposed....but love the mistake!

Our resort from its side view.

Removing the old Palm Trees to replace with shorter shade providing ones.