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Mazatlan

We've been in Mazatlan since March 29th.
We thought we'd be here two weeks for 
Beto and Saul to put a few more coats of varnish on 
and Rafa to fix the leak in the transmission that 
he rebuilt last year.

We've been here for forty days (and forty nights)!

It turns out that one of the major transmission 
parts was compromised by the machine shop
 that Rafa sent it to. We ordered a new part from 
the States and it took over three weeks to get here.
The transmission needed to be rebuilt again
with the new part and then reinstalled and
the shaft aligned. With holidays
and weekend delays, we didn't get 
the transmission back until May 3rd.
Jim re-installed it, got the
shaft re-aligned, the electrolysis problem
solved and tested the transmission at the dock.
We're hoping it's okay because we are heading
out tomorrow at first light to get across
the Sea of Cortez, up Baja and then
over to San Carlos (on the mainland) 
to haul Loomba-Loomba out for the summer.
Haul out date is June 4 and we need at least 
a week to prepare her for summer storage.

While here we put a lot of miles on our bikes,
got a lot of projects done that we never get around to,
went to five movies, 
went to the Juarez Sunday market,
discovered some new restaurants and
went to our old favorites, and attended "safety
meetings" on dock 6 (happy hours aren't 
allowed on the docks).
 A lot of our friends have come and gone.
Some by boat heading north into the Sea of Cortez,
 some up the Baja Pacific coast back to the States, 
one heading across to Hawaii and then up to Seattle,
 and some by plane to
head home.

Here are some photos of life in Mazatlan:
See the spotted eagle ray? It's hard to see because of the reflection.
She hung out around our dock in the marina.
The BEST sunsets happen in Mazatlan.
Loomba-Loomba at the dock in Marina Mazatlan.
Beto and Saul re-did the varnish while we were here.
Semana de la Moto is an annual event in Mazatlan. 
It is always the week after Semana Santa (Easter Week).
It is HUGE - thousands of bikes, quads, and people.
The "Sturgis" of Mexico!

We had never heard of it before so we decided to go
to the parade to check it out:

                                   
                                      




View of the malecon from the top of the Freeman Hotel.

Belated (and delicious) 18th anniversary dinner at Topolo -
we were traveling on our anniversary.
Fresh salsa being made at the table (Topolo)
There's not too much happening in "Old Town" in the mornings,
but it's a happening place in the evenings!
                                 
One of the many restaurants in Old Town -
and it's open for lunch!!!!
 This is the Cinemex movie complex located in the
Gallerias Mall (the newest mall in Mazatlan)
which is near the marina. There are about eight screens.
We went to see The Jungle Book in 4D.
It was amazing!
It was the 2PM show in English and we were
the ONLY people in the theater!
That's Jim waving 
That's me in my 3D glasses.

Loomba-Loomba at Dock 2 (2nd boat from the right)
Jim putting in a new window









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