Mazatlan November 7, 2007

November 7, 2007 by Rick and Tinka.

We’ve done quite a bit of driving around and getting to know Mazatlan.  The town is a bit larger and busier than we would prefer, however, the place is beautiful.

Here’s a view of the hotel area from the downtown beach.

This old “Fisherman’s Statue” is pretty much the center of the downtown beach.  Several streets go off at different angles from there.  Please excuse the “drive-by” photo.

Downtown Beaches.

New Developments on the north side of town.

The old part of Mazatlan reminds you of parts of the French Quarter in New Orleans with the wrought iron balconies.

There are numerous places to purchase fresh shrimp and seafood.  The entire block where this photo was taken was lined with shrimp.  Each container has a different size shrimp.

We’re staying at the Mar Rosa RV Park.  It is owned by an 87 year old woman.  The land is under contract from a hotel or condo developer and they will take over when she dies.  (See comments about the previous statement) This is a shot of the front gate through a dirty windshield.

The park is pretty empty right now, but will be full by December and stay that way until April.  We are right on the beach and the property is fenced in.  There are two gates that get us to the sea. Here’s a shot at the RV park from the beach, through the fence.

The waves have been pretty large.  Here’s a shot, at dusk, of some ten foot waves from the RV Park patio (palapa).

The park is next door to the Holiday Inn.  Here’s a shot from the other side of the HI toward our “beach”.

Life, as we know it, doesn’t suck!!!

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