Marjorie emailed me a National Post Article yesterday morning. The headline read “Weekend shootings leave 1 dead, 7 injured” and was about another weekend of violence in Toronto. At roughly the same hour, in Mazatlan, Sinola, Mexico, a large group of severley injured Canadians who had all attended a Grey Cup Party at a bar named Twisted…
Month: November 2010
Another Day In Paradise
When we last spoke we had just returned from a walk around the village. About an hour later we are on the go again, this time to a crib tournament at a restaurant down the beach. First you have to get there in style right? Then, let the games begin: You’ll notice a beer on…
Mexican Humor
The question is who is laughing at who? Is it us laughing at their funny name or is it them laughing at all the people who pay to ride on a rickety old boat named Titanik? We saw this this morning on a walk around the village of Isla d la Piedra. In an hour…
Where Have All The Gringos Gone?
Last night we are in downtown Old Mazatlan, in an area called the “Historico”. For a bit we were out on the Malecon (the boardwalk along the sea) and later in and around Plaza Machado, pretty much the cultural and entertainment center of Old Town. There are lots of mexican couples and families out enjoying the…
Slowing Down
There’s a big difference between daily life in Canada or the US versus daily life in Mexico. Here things tend to be a bit slower. One of the most popular words is manyana which we take to mean tomorrow. Actually that’s not it at all. To a Mexican it means not today and maybe not tomorrow….
Running The Isla
We’ve been back running for I think three weeks and today had to be the toughest of them all. I’m not sure whether it’s the temperature, a couple days off while travelling and setting up or just the beach with the surf and the breeze. When I stepped on the sand this morning instead of figuring out…
All Work No Play
We’ve been here in Paradise now for two days and other than a couple of quick strolls out to the water to get our toes wet it’s been all work, no play. I’m sure you’re not any happier about that then we are because you click on this page for stories of fun, frivolity and…
Roadblock
After more than a month on the road we finally are less than 20 kms from our final destination, Tres Amigos RV Park on Stone Island, Sinola, Mexico. Suddenly we are stopped dead. We are in a road block. It seems the local Ejido’s (In Canada we would call them native Canadians) are having a dispute…
What The @&%$
What the hell is that on the top of that hill? It looks like…No, it can’t be. Well, maybe it is. We are just north of San Carlos, on our way back from the Soggy Peso, but more on that later. We talked about San Carlos last year and we talked about another famous…