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We had planned to spend Semana Santa (Holy Week) at Hacienda Contreras in Mexico's interior because for the five years we have been wintering in Mexico we have been warned that the beaches would be swarmed by unruly Mexicans and that our lives would be endangered if we were anywhere near popular Mexican vacation destinations. But Ray had an episode at Hacienda Contreras that we thought warranted an early departure to Mazatlan where he could obtain medical attention if necessary. We left Mazamitla Thursday morning. By the time we got to Mazatlan festivities celebrating Jesus's death and resurrection were filling the streets with music and fun. It was dark when we pulled into California RV Park just off the main drag. After we got set up, we joined the throngs along Mazatlan's main drag bought hotdogs ... read more

We've spent the past week in Melaque (San Patricio-Melaque) to be exact. The village takes its name from it's patron saint, whom we call St. Patrick. The history behind the name is quite amusing. During the Mexican American war of 1846 - 48, a unit of Irish Americans were sent to this area to fight for the United States. As we all know, Irish immigrants in America were not well treated in those days. About 200 of these soldiers deserted and joined forces with the Mexicans. They became known as the San Patricio's (or St. Patrick's) Brigade. We were told that many of these fellows became wealthy local land owners after the war. Given that common soldiers are generally poor, my personal theory is that the Irishmen fell in love with the beautiful dark eyed Spanish ... read more

We left Maruata on Monday, February 25th and settled in at El Mangler RV Park in my favorite Mexican city, Zihuatanejo. The park is about two thirds full. Some regulars have left already but others arrived after we did. Situated behind a high wall, we don't get much breeze. Its hot and humid. Temps are in the upper 80s but weather reports say "it feels like 93". Power for air conditioning is excellent so the cats can stay cool during the day. The temperature cools down after the sun sets. GiGi and AnGi enjoy sitting out at night. Internet service here is ok. The cold showers are not. We have to shower in the camper. The only real drawback is that we can't get enough exercise here. It takes only half an hour to walk the ... read more

Let me reintroduce ourselves. We are couple of senior citizens from San Jose, California. This is our fifth year wintering in Mexico traveling in a Dodge truck carrying a double slide-out Host camper. Since we're just following the same routes we've taken in the past, we're not planning to blog this year except to post a few photos and comment on new experiences. For those of you who have followed our earlier blogs - our beloved kitty Furgie passed away in May 2011. This year we are joined by GiGi and AnGi - ten month old silver Persians. They are half sisters - same daddy - different mommas. GiGi is older by just one week but enough to make her think that she is "The Alpha Kitty". They are good travelers, riding in a cage in ... read more

Lunes, (Monday) 12 Marzo we drove north to Mazatlan and are settled back in at Mar Rosa RV Park. We love this place. We first stumbled in here in 2001. We spent a few days here again in 2009 on our east-west todo las playas (all the beaches) tour. Last year we were here for about two weeks hoping Ray’s back would recover. Mazatlan has about a dozen RV parks and like everywhere in Mexico, each park has their devotees. Martes, (Tuesday) 13 Marzo we visited Isla de la Piedra (Stone Island). We caught the bus from just south of our RV park to downtown Mazatlan. We got off and basically walked thru the downtown area across to the ferry terminal side to catch an agua (water) taxi to Stone Island. If I were not a ... read more