It was a fun day - the EDM (Estrella del Mar) shuttle picked us up at 7:30am - you'd have loved that eh Ron Coutts? That shuttle takes us the golf clubhouse where the next shuttle picks us up for the 45 min. ride into town. You quickly learn to hang on when you see any kind of curve/bend/slight movement of the road is coming up! AND to Mexican drivers ALTO [STOP]means they just *might* consider *thinking* about slowing down ... slightly ... and sometimes they *almost* check to see if anything is coming!! Jimmy Dewar, our Scottish cop friend, will appreciate that.
We have a new friend at the EDM office in Mazatlan and what a big help she is. She told us about this cool little hole in the wall restaurant where everything is totally home made. She gave us an English menu which we stored safely in our cooler bag and off we went to do some shopping. This little restaurante opens at noon and only serves until the food is gone ... lucky to last till 2pm ... so were there at noon. It was a buffet with clearly marked dishes ... in Spanish! So, we took some of whatever we wanted - you pay by weight - and it was DELICIOUS (even the stuff Al called mystery meat) and both our meals plus a can of Sprite was just under 6 bucks. On Wed. they make Chinese food and ribs and we'll be there next Wednesday for sure!! As we waited for the buffet to be filled, we met people from Dauphin, Winnipeg, Alberta and lots of locals.
Things have changed here so much from 20 years ago. Imagine that eh?
I actually managed to work in a golf lesson yesterday morning. This pro is absolutely awesome. I learned sooooooooooooo much. Had lunch after the lesson and then went back and spent 3 hours on the driving range. Now just to remember and be able to put into practise all he showed me.
Friday night is a big deal here as there is a live band at the club restaurant and drinks are 2 for 1 until 6pm so we have reservations. Looking forward to it. We've met so many nice people and will probably see lots of them there. We also rode home today with a couple from TO - surprisingly nice people!! Oh yeah, the driver from Mazatlan was playing the most awesome music, so I asked him what the CD was called. Turns out it's Cuban music!! now I have the name but who knows if I'll ever find it.
That's it for now. As I type this I'm watching the ocean surf coming in the opposite direction and the sky is cloudy. Also some white caps out there. A good evening to be staying inside I think. It might be fun to see a good storm here ... long as it's just rain!
Trust all is well there! Write when you have a moment?
Love to all,
Al & Pat
LA is right now making some salsa with all his fresh veggies and it smells wonderful!
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