Mazatlan

 

After my very long day to the Copper Canyon yesterday, I was glad that we weren't arriving in Mazatlan until noon. I had a nice lazy morning, and it was another beautiful sunny day as we sailed along the approach into Mazatlan. Because of arriving from the north, we were able to see all the new development, so many more hotels and high rises than I remember. We sat by the pool and had a beer to wait for the first rush at the gangway to subside. 

It's hot today, about 30C and a bit humid. Mazatlan port has a short open shuttle to take you to the port entrance, and from there you can follow the "blue line" into the historical centre. Aaron had picked out a shrimp restaurant along the way that we stopped at for lunch. We all had shrimp or shrimp and octopus cocktails. The sauce here is a very watery tomato, not the thick one we are used to at home. We had the plain so we could add our own spice. The other difference is the amount of shrimp! More than enough for a meal. Lunch for 4 with 4 shrimp cocktail and 4 beer about $40.00 USD.

We continued on into the centre of Mazatlan with the main plaza, the church and theatre, and then to the market. My first trip to Mazatlan in the early 80s, the downtown was very run down. It's nice to see it now with many of the buildings restored, and lovely shops, restaurants and some boutique hotels. The walk from the pier to the main square is about 20-30 minutes at an easy pace.

Back at the ship we changed and went up to the Crows Nest to watch the sunset and sail-away. A really lovely sunset tonight! And because we were earing a little later in Canaletto, we had lots of time to enjoy it.

The dinner in Caneletto was lovely. It's located in part of the Lido, but because it's somewhat partitioned off it's much quieter. I had a salad, then a seafood pasta with a tomato sauce, and a trio of gelato for dessert.

An earlyish night as I'm still catching up on sleep and a fairly early start with an hour time change.











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