11-27-06 Mazatlan - This is a great town. Yesterday we took the bus downtown and walked our legs off seeing all the usual (but great) sights. The downtown area is like San Juan, Puerto Rico or Havana. This picture shows some of the style.
Later in the evening, we went back to the area around Plaza Machado and saw a bullfight bar. There were no tourists inside - everyone looked like artists or intellectuals. So we went in and had a few margaritas. In short order we had connected with the folks at the next table, some professors at the University. We got to talking poetry, politics, and flamenco. They introduced us to the local bullfighter and so we talked bulls for a while. This is the kind of thing that we love - really being with the locals. Andi said that she expected to turn around and see Diego Rivera and Frida Whatever-her-name-is.
Later in the evening, we went to a bar named Canucks (due to the fact that the owners are Canadian). One of the owners also played in the (very good) bar band and did vocals. They played covers from just about everybody with a sort of Leon Russell style. We are invited to perform there tonight, so I need to try to get my hands in shape for that.
Although a few cruise ships come through here, it is not a tourist town like Cabo. The tourists here are more permanent. Lots of folks buy property and put down roots, for good reason.
We are getting some engine service done since we are motoring a lot more than we wanted and so need to keep the engine in tip-top condition. As soon as our starter and heat exchanger come back from "walkabout", we are leaving for Puerta Vallarta. It is about 180 miles, so we will probably anchor overnight at Isla Isabela.
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