Mazatlan

We pulled into Mazatlan this morning and the view of the port was not very inviting. The weather was gray overcast with occasional rain sprinkles and the port area is very industrial. It is quite different from scenic Cabo San Lucas yesterday. At least we were docked at the pier and didn’t have to take the tender boats.

After breakfast, we met up with our tour group, got off the ship, and boarded a big bus for a 40 minute ride to the ranch. The town seemed really poor and run down. I had no desire whatsoever to spend any time there.

Luckily, by the time the kids started to get really antsy, we were almost there. We first pulled off the road to tour a small chapel and take pictures at the scenic overlook. Then, we piled back in the bus for the short ride to the ranch.

The ranch used to be a working Blue Agave farm and tequila factory, but now it is a nice little hotel. The kids jumped right into the pool when we got there, while some of us walked around and explored the area. The tour advertised a petting zoo, but the animals were filthy and smelly, so we didn’t bring the kids over.

They served a Mexican lunch and then I got in the pool for a while with Cameron, Kent, and Sophie –we had a great time! Meanwhile, Justin was playing near some flowers out front and got stung by a bee on the cheek. I felt bad for him, but he recovered quickly and was soon swinging away at the piñata.

Everyone took a nap on the bus ride home. Naturally, they dropped us off outside the market, so we had to walk through a bunch of shops on the way back to the ship. We got through unscathed and went to the room for our afternoon siesta.

After dinner tonight, Cameron & Sofia went to “his club” for a while Brandon went to his camp and made “Flubber”. We all met up later to see the show, Twice Charmed, which we all enjoyed.
Tomorrow, we are scheduled to do a dolphin encounter. We have done this a couple times before in the Bahamas, but we thought we’d do it again just to spend time with the family. I’m sure we will have fun.