Thursday, November 10

In Mazatlan we stayed at our regular place, the Azteca Inn and had dinner at Pancho's Resturante on the water front. We explained to the waiter that we had eaten not long before and only wanted a couple of margaritas and an appetizer.  We ordered the margaritas and looked at the menu. The margaritas arrived quickly along with a big plate of taco chips, salsas and stuffed peppers. 

The waiter suggested the appetizer special... Three cheeses blended with chorizo, red and green peppers and onions. This turned out to be quite a production.  A small table was set beside our table with a heated lava-type pottery bowel on it. The ingredients for the mixture arrived and they were blended by the waiter in the super hot bowl, then served on tortillas. Fancy quesadillas, but really tasty. Quite a production!

We took our time eating, sipping the margarita and enjoying the ocean side ambiance.  As we finished the margaritas, two shot glasses appeared in front of us, complimentary. They contained a drink of tequila, white wine and apple juice. I forget the name but they were very tasty. When we finished these, we asked for the bill. They bill arrived with two more complimentary drinks... Kalhua and cream.  I have no idea what prompted the free drinks. Our final bill was less than $20. We left a good tip.

After a pleasant stay in Mazatlan we packed up and headed for Sayulita, about 400k south. The weather here is warm and more humid than the Baja. The rainy season is over but every thing is still lush and green. On the narrow roads approaching Sayulita, the jungle foliage grows right to the edge of the pavement. It is impossible to see what is around the next bend so we took it pretty easy. Arriving in Sayulita about 3pm. 

Although on the pacific coast, Sayulita is in the Central time zone. It has been hard to keep track of the time of day over the past few days.... Not that it matters much.

We think we might just stay put here in Sayulita for a few weeks and just relax.