Nite in the Plaza
24 December 2010 | Mazatlan Plaza Machado
Fred and Penny's 2 cents
After arriving in Mazatlan and getting the boat cleaned up and organized, we jumped on a bus to downtown. The bus is 6 pesos ($.50) and runs every 15 minutes or so. You just have to be sure you get on the right bus. They all have their destination painted on the windows and they all seem to end up at the Mercado; however you can get on the wrong bus like I did today and take a city tour before you get there. That is not all bad unless you are in a hurry and you should not be in a hurry in Mexico.
Anyway we have made several trips downtown and this trip we went to the historical district as they were having live music in the Plaza and vendors would be selling their art. First we ate dinner at Te Amo Lucy's and Tony was our host and his wife, Lucy, is the cook. They were showing old I Love Lucy reruns on the TV which dated to 1952 and Penny and I remembered each one.
After dinner we went the Plaza and hung around listening to music and looking at the arts and crafts. Penny bought me a massage and it was pretty good but he jerked my right arm and I think it loosened my rotator cuff that I had repaired 40 years ago. It was a fun night and we felt very safe in town and caught the bus back to the marina.
Penny's Two Cents: Our host, Tony, at Te Amo Lucy, was very unique and I hope that Fred is going to post his picture. We have found the citizens of Mazatlan to be very unpretentious and extremely helpful. The small "bazaars" are exactly the same as the ones that I visited in Tijuana as a child and they sell the same merchandise today as they did back then. If you have ever been to T.J. I'm sure you know very well how all of the bazaar merchants would practically accost you for your business - fortunately that doesn't happen here - it's very mellow.
I don't think we will do another massage. . I didn't know until I read FG's portion that they had practically ripped it out of the socket! That must be why he keeps rubbing his shoulder and grimacing.