October 24-25, 09
Mazatlan,
This is now a very large city with so many hotels and condos it is impossible to count them all. Most are in the Dorado or Golden Zone which we drove thru yesterday. It is packed wall to wall with tourist hotels.
We are staying north of town at Punta Cerritos which is much less inhabited and has a really nice cove area with tide pools and a small tourist shopping area.
Yesterday we went down the Malacone which is the old beachfront town area and stopped for coffee under a palapa on the beach. It was nice and quiet because it was still early. The nightclubers do not get up until noon time or later. There was a side trip to the Central Market (every Central American town has one) and this one again covered an entire city block. Lots of small stalls or shops are located inside the central market and you will find clothing, fruits and vegetables, meats, fish and just about anything you might want in one including sopas which are like a lunch counter.
After buying a few fresh fruits etc we waked to the cathedral and the park next to it. These are always busy places with lots of foot traffic and people just going about their daily lives.
We drove the scooter around the old section of town looking at the old buildings and admiring the architecture. Always a fun thing to do and especially on the scooter as the view is better and with the narrow streets (calles) it is much easier to get around.
Today was a visit to the Mega Store (huge supermarket) and to try again to get Bev a hepatitis A shot. We went to the Sharp Hospital located here and they had hepatitis B but not A. They could have the A in the morning after 11:00 am but I would like to be gone by then so we will try in Guadalahara.
I fixed the back storage area on the scooter so that now it stays on and will open and close better. We ( I ) had a slight altercation in Kino with it but all is fine now.
Well this afternoon should be down to the tide pools again and some wading, swimming and just sunning.