Bob and Kay: Mazatlan '08

We got home late on Friday from Vegas. On Saturday we pulled the cold weather clothes out of our suitcases, threw in the summer things. Then we wrote our Christmas letter and got those mailed. Early Sunday we were off to LA to catch a flight to Cabo San Lucas. We spent one night there, then off to Mazatlan.

The car rental company in Cabo, put a $1500 hold on our account.so we only had about $40 cash between us. for the rest of the week. We managed to get our taxi rides to and from the airport. Meals, a massage, and a tour by attending timeshare presentations. The cash we had covered tips and bus fares until our account was released. We ate so well, my exgallbladder gave me trouble.

At one of the timeshare presentations we went to we got a free tour of Quelite. A small picturesque town not too far from Mazatlan. This shot is overlooking the town. There is a shrine at the top of this hill. These two boys have their pet roosters.

This was our tour guide. He spoke very good English.

The guide paid the boys to fight their roosters. They did for about 30 seconds then picked up their birds and checked them very carefully for wounds. For all Kay cared, they didn't need to fight them.

This was the restaurant where we ate lunch. They had a very nice patio that was very cool and comfortable. Good food.

This is a tortilla stove. You just lay them on top and let them cook. Of course you have to build a fire first. Patio is to the left.

Our guide was obsessed with the bathrooms in the restaurants. The keys are the on/off knobs. The water comes out of the trmpets.

This is one of the mens rooms we saw. The urinal was a carved out hog sculpture. You can see a small part of it.

This milk was left outside the cheese factory. It had dirt, flies and other small bugs floating on it. They will make it into cheese the next day. They certainly don't have the same standards as the US!