Tribute to a Hero

The title of this blog should really be "Imayen" which is how all three versions of "Imagine" were pronounced. We were in awe of how Mazatlan paid tribute to John Lennon.... We left after 3 hours and 7 bands in the Plaza Machado. Who knows how long the show went on. Six of the bands we saw were Mexican (visualize Jack Black sounding like Ricky Ricardo), one ex-pat band. We heard lots of the more well known Lennon/Beatles songs and some pretty ambitious offerings too - Cold Turkey, Working Class Hero, I am the Walrus, to name a few. It was a most wonderful show. It really touched our hearts as well as satisfying a rock and roll sweet tooth.

Festival of Lights

This is what our little space looks like these days. If you look closely at the dark photo, you can see our menorah in the window of our bus. We have all the traditions covered here.....

From the Arctic Circle to Argentina...

...by motorcycle. From time to time we meet people who are doing amazing journeys. Mark and Claire are staying at this park for a while. Three months ago they shipped their bikes from their home in England to Canada, drove north as far as they could go, and then headed south. They will eventually wind up in Argentina and have been on the road for over a year. They are nice people to have here.

Beautiful Mazatlan

We are still in the honeymoon phase of our love affair with this city. For sure there are some sketchy parts (hmmm..... a blog for another day, perhaps), but look at what was in the viewfinder this afternoon. Hal is the photographer.

A happening city

This city has something going on almost every day. On Friday, the marching band was in front of Villa Margarita where Hal did tarot readings during the Art Walk. On Saturday, we watched fireworks (celebrating the season of lights) - the whole malecon was shooting them off - including a ship in the bay. On Sunday, the world famous Mazatlan marathon ran right past the rv park. We are always enjoying some fun thing here. This city keeps us entertained.

World's Largest Chanukah Candle

Seen in downtown Mazatlan.

Tai Chi Class

Our class is free and we get so much from each class... We have class right at the ocean and right at sunset. And if that weren't spectacular enough, behind us are the cliff divers - young buckaroos that climb up onto a diving platform and when they get enough pesos, dive into the surf. And further out from the harbor this ferry is on its way to La Paz near the tip of Baja.

Tonight after class, we had dinner in one of our favorite restaurants - El Tunel. We can see the beginning of the Christmas decorating. We got our tickets to the Nutcracker ballet - then, home to light the candles. December is upon us. Happy Hanukah.