We have been back in Mazatlan now for about 3 weeks. We took a couple years off to try a different experience, hoping still to be in warm places for the winter months and closer to American medical should we need it. We gave it a good try, met new people, and yes we did experience a different adventure. While it is not for us, it brought back to our attention how much we really do love Mazatlan, the culture, the people, the ocean, the sun, the food, our friends. You get the picture. We found a centrally located home to rent and we are enjoying being back in the life of Mazatlan once again.
We left Spokane Oct. 21 by van with Max. We took our time driving down to Mazatlan and actually stayed a week in Puerto Penasco, toward the top of the Gulf of California. Then we continued and a couple days later ended up in Mazatlan.
We've been settling in really well, becoming reacquainted with the city, stores, the different street noises and for the first two weeks, the humidity. The humidity broke a few days ago and it's now considered by us, perfect weather. Max is getting adjusted also, but we think the noise level here might be a little more then he can take. We purposefully don't take him out when we know there will be fireworks, or other such noises.
Today, November 20, 2018
This morning we watched the 108th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. This is a very patriotic holiday celebrating the people breaking the stronghold of the rich oligarchs so the average person could take part in the government. The Mexican flag is flying proudly all over Mexico and was proudly displayed many times in the parade. The parade was led off by a young drill team followed by well over 100 senior citizens, many in colorful traditional costumes. Throughout the parade you could feel the pride of the marchers, many of them grade school, middle school, and high school aged young people. From traveling extensively we have found out that in every country we have been in, the citizens are proud of their homeland. Taking part in the cultures of the countries as well as sightseeing is continuing to broaden our outlook on the world.
Vive Mexico and Vive La Diferencia
