Not nearly as bad as Phil who slept for 42 hours straight! But we're both taking antibiotics thanks to Josie and Londa for giving us some so I think we're on the mend. So not much fun stuff to report. Went to Nasha's for dinner tonight and they were packed so the service wasn't great. I had the chicken cordon bleu which was just so so. Phil had the chicken friend steak and it was good. Neither of us could complete our meals or try the Deep Fried Ice Cream.
Hoping to feel better tomorrow to meet friends at Macaws for Cosmos and then Topolo for dinner.
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Monday, 23 February 2015
Three Days and Phil is Down!
Poor guy. Ever since he had double pneumonia years back he catches everything. And Mazatlan can be very bad for respiratory infections - I caught one last year myself that was really bad and I rarely get sick. I should have known today when we went to Loco's Loco's for lunch and he couldn't eat his burger. Then we went back to the pool and he immediately fell asleep for the afternoon - not in the "tanning position" but in the fetal position! I still didn't fully catch on until we headed out for the evening and he wanted to hit a pharmacy. Then we went to FISH for dinner and he didn't even eat his clam chowder - then I knew! So he's in bed and I'm home before 10 pm! Oh well, I needed to catch up on Fox News anyways.
So for the record - one "first night", two happy hours, three shows with Kannon, the Comedy Club and a Poker Run - and Phil is down!
Hopefully he feels better tomorrow. We did get some medication from the Pharmacist tonight but I don't think it's what he needs. If he's not better tomorrow, we'll head down to see the Doctor that charges 30 pesos for a visit (less than $3.00 Cdn)! Nothing but the best care down here.
So for the record - one "first night", two happy hours, three shows with Kannon, the Comedy Club and a Poker Run - and Phil is down!
Hopefully he feels better tomorrow. We did get some medication from the Pharmacist tonight but I don't think it's what he needs. If he's not better tomorrow, we'll head down to see the Doctor that charges 30 pesos for a visit (less than $3.00 Cdn)! Nothing but the best care down here.
The Poker Run!!
Oh my god, such an amazing day!
So we were torn about how to spend our day today. As true Nascar fans we REALLY wanted to watch Daytona. But it is also the day of the once a month Poker Run. So we wanted to do both! We saw friends last night that I knew were going on the Poker Run and told them we wanted to join them and to let us know. This morning there was no call, no call, no call. And Phil slept FOREVER! So at 11:00 am when the race started I thought that we would just stay in and watch the race and when we got hungry I'd just send Phil out down the street to get pizza (cuz he was the one that slept in after all!) Thought we'd make some Martinis, have some snacks and enjoy the race!
But then Hank and Gord called! They said we have an Auriga and we're leaving in two minutes. I said we couldn't possibly be ready in two minutes. I said "Have a good time and we'll see you later". They said, "Okay, we'll pick you up in five minutes". I asked Phil if he could be ready in five minutes and he said yes, so we ran around like crazy people for five minutes and headed downstairs and got in the truck. We are so glad we did! The Poker Run is amazing - five bars in five hours and you get a card at each place. And a drink at each place of course! Philly ended up winning second place with three Kings - he (and you know I mean I!) won 2800 pesos! It was so fun. We had a great time. Thanks guys!
The Poker Run ended at 5:00 pm and then we had tickets for the Comedy Club at 5:30 pm. So we raced to our condo, showered and headed down to the Playa Mazatlan. Had a great time with many of our friends there. Great show. Thanks Cheryl!
Then - guess what?????!!!! We went to Las Flores where Kannon was playing. And you won't believe it - because I can't believe it - but Kannon let me SING with them! I sang "What's Up" by Four Non-Blondes. I loved it! Not sure they will let me sing with them again but they made my night!! My friend Josie wasn't there, nor were any of my Las Gavias crowd, but they will die when they hear about it!
Another great day in Mazatlan!
So we were torn about how to spend our day today. As true Nascar fans we REALLY wanted to watch Daytona. But it is also the day of the once a month Poker Run. So we wanted to do both! We saw friends last night that I knew were going on the Poker Run and told them we wanted to join them and to let us know. This morning there was no call, no call, no call. And Phil slept FOREVER! So at 11:00 am when the race started I thought that we would just stay in and watch the race and when we got hungry I'd just send Phil out down the street to get pizza (cuz he was the one that slept in after all!) Thought we'd make some Martinis, have some snacks and enjoy the race!
But then Hank and Gord called! They said we have an Auriga and we're leaving in two minutes. I said we couldn't possibly be ready in two minutes. I said "Have a good time and we'll see you later". They said, "Okay, we'll pick you up in five minutes". I asked Phil if he could be ready in five minutes and he said yes, so we ran around like crazy people for five minutes and headed downstairs and got in the truck. We are so glad we did! The Poker Run is amazing - five bars in five hours and you get a card at each place. And a drink at each place of course! Philly ended up winning second place with three Kings - he (and you know I mean I!) won 2800 pesos! It was so fun. We had a great time. Thanks guys!
The Poker Run ended at 5:00 pm and then we had tickets for the Comedy Club at 5:30 pm. So we raced to our condo, showered and headed down to the Playa Mazatlan. Had a great time with many of our friends there. Great show. Thanks Cheryl!
Then - guess what?????!!!! We went to Las Flores where Kannon was playing. And you won't believe it - because I can't believe it - but Kannon let me SING with them! I sang "What's Up" by Four Non-Blondes. I loved it! Not sure they will let me sing with them again but they made my night!! My friend Josie wasn't there, nor were any of my Las Gavias crowd, but they will die when they hear about it!
Another great day in Mazatlan!
Philly Arrived
He arrived. We have a "first night, last night" rule and we always have fun those nights - unless Philly gets into the Tequila! He was hammered!! Not good. But now he owes me two more diamond bangles and another set of diamond earrings so we're all good!
He arrived at just after 3:00 pm and before 4:00 pm we were at Gaby's (the local beauty salon) so he could say hi to Rosie. We met our friends Bruce and Opal and they said "Why are you not in bed??!!"" Sorry to my mother in law. Before that we had a lot of "why are you not in lingerie" and "why are Darlene and Louis with you?"! Because they were at the condo waiting for him to arrive with me.
Then we went to The Palms for Happy Hour. And 30 of our closest friends showed up to welcome Phil. It was amazing! It was unfortunate that he didn't realize that everyone was there just for him but rather thought that we did this every day! Thank you to everyone for coming. When we left we went to Lucky B's to see Kannon and continue to welcome Phil to Mazatlan. The band was thrilled to see him.
Saturday is still a bit of a blur for me. Oh yeah, we went out to Surf's Up for the afternoon with some great friends. Phil gave a picture to Leanne (the owner of the restaurant) before the storm hit. It was great. We enjoyed a great afternoon of Rootsterford and then returned to The Palms for Happy Hour and then again to Lucky B's for Kannon and dinner. The food there is really good.
He arrived at just after 3:00 pm and before 4:00 pm we were at Gaby's (the local beauty salon) so he could say hi to Rosie. We met our friends Bruce and Opal and they said "Why are you not in bed??!!"" Sorry to my mother in law. Before that we had a lot of "why are you not in lingerie" and "why are Darlene and Louis with you?"! Because they were at the condo waiting for him to arrive with me.
Then we went to The Palms for Happy Hour. And 30 of our closest friends showed up to welcome Phil. It was amazing! It was unfortunate that he didn't realize that everyone was there just for him but rather thought that we did this every day! Thank you to everyone for coming. When we left we went to Lucky B's to see Kannon and continue to welcome Phil to Mazatlan. The band was thrilled to see him.
Saturday is still a bit of a blur for me. Oh yeah, we went out to Surf's Up for the afternoon with some great friends. Phil gave a picture to Leanne (the owner of the restaurant) before the storm hit. It was great. We enjoyed a great afternoon of Rootsterford and then returned to The Palms for Happy Hour and then again to Lucky B's for Kannon and dinner. The food there is really good.
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Philly is Coming! Philly is Coming!
Today is the day that my dear husband arrives in beautiful Mazatlan! We all can't wait for him to arrive "home". We have a big party and "happy hour" planned for his arrival! And lots of great stuff planned for when he is here. Phil is loved and adored as much down here as he is at home - and maybe now I'll gain a little popularity down here with him here - as he is the fun one and the funny one!
Funniest Comments Made in Mazatlan
So, over the last several days there have been many, many, many funny comments made that I said would make my blog. I make note of them (because otherwise I won't remember!) but then I review them the next morning and I really don't think they were as funny or as appropriate as the night before when we were all howling about them - after all this blog has a very diverse audience - including my mother in law! Many of whom may not "get" the comments we make when we're having just a few drinks! But tonight they seem funny again so here goes!
So the other day at Diego's Raul said "were you in the parade the other night?" I said no. He said he told his friends that he was sure that was Laura on that float! Refer back to the "you are famous here" comment! LOL
One night I said "I paid 85 pesos for this Chardonnay and it sucks!" My guy friends (Gord, Hank and Rob - the names have been changed to protect the innocent) said "I'd pay 85 pesos for something that sucked!" They are bad - they know I'm a prude!
Last night I was out with a great couple and they kept referring to me as Miss Mazatlan. The other woman was a pageant winner and she said "You may be Miss Mazatlan but I'm the "Beaver Queen". She was the TWO time pageant winner.
The other day I was starting a story with "there was one day when I was drunk". The story got no further because everyone was in hysterics.
Another funny one - after the bull fights my girlfriend Joani asked whether I was okay with it. I said yeah and she immediately understood. After all, I go to a knife fight almost every single day!
And tonight my good friend Diana got the best quote of the day - but god help me - I can't remember what it was! Diana can you help? We did have great Basil Mojitos tonight. All you naysayers don't judge until you try it. Everyone loved it!!
New friend Debbie had another good one too but, of course, I can't remember it at the moment. It will come back to me though. Or she'll let me know!
I do have to say though that after the "anyone could look good in that dress" comment from the other night an absolutey gracious stranger walked by me tonight and said "that's a beautiful dress' without any other commentary. It was a different dress but we still love that woman!
And by the way - I got home at 10:14 pm tonight. The earliest ever. Great effort!
A couple of food comments. Oh and this brings up another funny late night drinking comment. I have sadly not been eating much of the great food since I've been in Mazatlan. I'm busy and have no time and said basically that by the time I get to eat I'm already out and it's late and "like a dog in a kennel, I don't eat where I crap". Hank said "what does that mean" Luckily Gord was there to translate and said "she doesn't eat where she drinks". True Story! That's why I don't eat at Gus Gus or La Katrina, not that the food isn't great. It just doesn't work for me when I'm drinking! Again, probably a story that those that are not here won't really understand. Melanie and Deb that are coming here soon - are you worried yet? We'll have the best time!
Almost missed going back to the food comments. Angelina's was great tonight! For everyone in my group except me! Ah, and that brings back Debbie's comment. I had a Beattle floating in my Martini. She called it Ringo. We all didn't get it at first but when we did it was funny! Then dinner. The foods, the smells of Mazatlan is just amazing. We ordered a starter and a main. The main came first - except mine. So we had the tapas appetizer later which is always good. When my flatbread didn't come I told them to forget about it but, of course, they brought it about a 1/2 hour later. Oh well, Philly likes cold pizza at night, but not necessarily shrimp and goat cheese pizza!
Kannon at La Corriente yesterday was great as was Cheryl Gaudet at Jonathon's rooftop bar. The weather has been absolutely beautiful and the company outstanding! Life is good today.
So the other day at Diego's Raul said "were you in the parade the other night?" I said no. He said he told his friends that he was sure that was Laura on that float! Refer back to the "you are famous here" comment! LOL
One night I said "I paid 85 pesos for this Chardonnay and it sucks!" My guy friends (Gord, Hank and Rob - the names have been changed to protect the innocent) said "I'd pay 85 pesos for something that sucked!" They are bad - they know I'm a prude!
Last night I was out with a great couple and they kept referring to me as Miss Mazatlan. The other woman was a pageant winner and she said "You may be Miss Mazatlan but I'm the "Beaver Queen". She was the TWO time pageant winner.
The other day I was starting a story with "there was one day when I was drunk". The story got no further because everyone was in hysterics.
Another funny one - after the bull fights my girlfriend Joani asked whether I was okay with it. I said yeah and she immediately understood. After all, I go to a knife fight almost every single day!
And tonight my good friend Diana got the best quote of the day - but god help me - I can't remember what it was! Diana can you help? We did have great Basil Mojitos tonight. All you naysayers don't judge until you try it. Everyone loved it!!
New friend Debbie had another good one too but, of course, I can't remember it at the moment. It will come back to me though. Or she'll let me know!
I do have to say though that after the "anyone could look good in that dress" comment from the other night an absolutey gracious stranger walked by me tonight and said "that's a beautiful dress' without any other commentary. It was a different dress but we still love that woman!
And by the way - I got home at 10:14 pm tonight. The earliest ever. Great effort!
A couple of food comments. Oh and this brings up another funny late night drinking comment. I have sadly not been eating much of the great food since I've been in Mazatlan. I'm busy and have no time and said basically that by the time I get to eat I'm already out and it's late and "like a dog in a kennel, I don't eat where I crap". Hank said "what does that mean" Luckily Gord was there to translate and said "she doesn't eat where she drinks". True Story! That's why I don't eat at Gus Gus or La Katrina, not that the food isn't great. It just doesn't work for me when I'm drinking! Again, probably a story that those that are not here won't really understand. Melanie and Deb that are coming here soon - are you worried yet? We'll have the best time!
Almost missed going back to the food comments. Angelina's was great tonight! For everyone in my group except me! Ah, and that brings back Debbie's comment. I had a Beattle floating in my Martini. She called it Ringo. We all didn't get it at first but when we did it was funny! Then dinner. The foods, the smells of Mazatlan is just amazing. We ordered a starter and a main. The main came first - except mine. So we had the tapas appetizer later which is always good. When my flatbread didn't come I told them to forget about it but, of course, they brought it about a 1/2 hour later. Oh well, Philly likes cold pizza at night, but not necessarily shrimp and goat cheese pizza!
Kannon at La Corriente yesterday was great as was Cheryl Gaudet at Jonathon's rooftop bar. The weather has been absolutely beautiful and the company outstanding! Life is good today.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Bull Fights
For the first time today I went to the Bull Fights. As far as I know they are now mostly only held in Mazatlan during Carnaval, however, they are being held again in March so what do I know? But this was my first time and I was lucky enough to go with my friend Ada-Lou who is a big fan and could explain the whole thing to me.
I didn't know what to expect and I didn't know if I'd like it or not. From what I've heard from others you either love it or you will never attend it. I could have easily ended up on either side of the debate. But Ada-Lou loves it and anyone who knows her would think that was totally against her personality so off we went!
First of all, it's great to go with someone who knows when to go, how to get tickets, which bus to take etc. but it was really easy! And I certainly wouldn't have wanted to go two hours in advance as some had advised. We arrived about a 1/2 an hour before the fights were to start, were able to get tickets very easily, and got some great seats that weren't too crowded (and lucky for me no smokers were around me). The weather was great today and there was a nice breeze which was great because many suggest getting shaded seats but we were in the sun and were okay.
Now on to the fights. They were great! It was very entertaining and the skills of the horses are amazing. There were two Matadors - one was clearly world class and exhibited superior skills. Quite remarkable. As a novice to the "sport" I had lots of "stupid questions". In the end, what I couldn't wrap my head around was - how can this be a sport when the bull can never win? First of all, the bull goes, likely unsuspectingly, into a ring not with ten of his closest friends (like the Matador has) and knowing what to expect, but by himself. He brings his hoofs to a knife fight. And whenever he gets the upper hand, he is overcome by however many men with knives it takes to overcome him. As a logical thinker and someone who values fairness, it just didn't seem fair. In one of the four "fights' that took place tonight the bull actually won. The Matador was taken out of the ring, carried by others. Instead of the bull "winning" as what I think should have occurred, another Matador entered the ring and stabbed the bull to death. How is that fair? He won! Now I get that he was probably so injured at that point that it would likely be inhumane to keep him alive, but at least let him have a public celebration of his win and then do what you need to do out of the sight of the public to treat him humanely. I know my comments are controversial. I know bull fights in themselves are controversial. My comments are strictly related to the notion that if this is truly a sport, if there are truly winners and losers, then the bull has to have the ability to win some of the times. The way this "sport" is run - the bull can never win. And that to me is the tragedy. Not the fact that bulls die, because we kill cows for meat everyday. One of the best part of shows is when these guys (I asked what they were called in Spanish but I forget - it is late and I have been to Gus Gus since then). They go into the ring and charge the bull. Everytime, they get bucked by the bull. The front guy got hurt to varying degrees every time. I was shocked! It's hard to explain in words, but I thought if you got a bull's horns into you or were thrown by a bull you would surely die. They didn't! But the bull didn't win again! It is certainly my nievety but that's what I thought the bull's advantage was is that if he connected with you, you would either die from a punctured organ or you would be thrown into the air and your bones would be crushed but that didn't happen. Again, hard to explain, if you've never seen it. But all in all it was a great cultural experience. This is Mexico after all and it is part of their culture and one I was privileged to enjoy.
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention that on the bus ride home, a couple of women got on the bus and immediately said to me "You're the singer! You won! You're famous!" I didn't know what to say other than "Thank You". They later tapped me on the shoulder and asked "Do you get a lot of people coming up to you and saying that to you". I said, "Yes, but not for my singing - but I'm kind of a big deal around here (that's my saying - in jest)!". I think my friend Ada-Lou didn't know how to take it and I don't think my poor friends Melanie and Deb who are coming in the next few weeks know what to expect. All is fun in Mazatlan! In any event, I'm not famous like Hank is!!
I didn't know what to expect and I didn't know if I'd like it or not. From what I've heard from others you either love it or you will never attend it. I could have easily ended up on either side of the debate. But Ada-Lou loves it and anyone who knows her would think that was totally against her personality so off we went!
First of all, it's great to go with someone who knows when to go, how to get tickets, which bus to take etc. but it was really easy! And I certainly wouldn't have wanted to go two hours in advance as some had advised. We arrived about a 1/2 an hour before the fights were to start, were able to get tickets very easily, and got some great seats that weren't too crowded (and lucky for me no smokers were around me). The weather was great today and there was a nice breeze which was great because many suggest getting shaded seats but we were in the sun and were okay.
Now on to the fights. They were great! It was very entertaining and the skills of the horses are amazing. There were two Matadors - one was clearly world class and exhibited superior skills. Quite remarkable. As a novice to the "sport" I had lots of "stupid questions". In the end, what I couldn't wrap my head around was - how can this be a sport when the bull can never win? First of all, the bull goes, likely unsuspectingly, into a ring not with ten of his closest friends (like the Matador has) and knowing what to expect, but by himself. He brings his hoofs to a knife fight. And whenever he gets the upper hand, he is overcome by however many men with knives it takes to overcome him. As a logical thinker and someone who values fairness, it just didn't seem fair. In one of the four "fights' that took place tonight the bull actually won. The Matador was taken out of the ring, carried by others. Instead of the bull "winning" as what I think should have occurred, another Matador entered the ring and stabbed the bull to death. How is that fair? He won! Now I get that he was probably so injured at that point that it would likely be inhumane to keep him alive, but at least let him have a public celebration of his win and then do what you need to do out of the sight of the public to treat him humanely. I know my comments are controversial. I know bull fights in themselves are controversial. My comments are strictly related to the notion that if this is truly a sport, if there are truly winners and losers, then the bull has to have the ability to win some of the times. The way this "sport" is run - the bull can never win. And that to me is the tragedy. Not the fact that bulls die, because we kill cows for meat everyday. One of the best part of shows is when these guys (I asked what they were called in Spanish but I forget - it is late and I have been to Gus Gus since then). They go into the ring and charge the bull. Everytime, they get bucked by the bull. The front guy got hurt to varying degrees every time. I was shocked! It's hard to explain in words, but I thought if you got a bull's horns into you or were thrown by a bull you would surely die. They didn't! But the bull didn't win again! It is certainly my nievety but that's what I thought the bull's advantage was is that if he connected with you, you would either die from a punctured organ or you would be thrown into the air and your bones would be crushed but that didn't happen. Again, hard to explain, if you've never seen it. But all in all it was a great cultural experience. This is Mexico after all and it is part of their culture and one I was privileged to enjoy.
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention that on the bus ride home, a couple of women got on the bus and immediately said to me "You're the singer! You won! You're famous!" I didn't know what to say other than "Thank You". They later tapped me on the shoulder and asked "Do you get a lot of people coming up to you and saying that to you". I said, "Yes, but not for my singing - but I'm kind of a big deal around here (that's my saying - in jest)!". I think my friend Ada-Lou didn't know how to take it and I don't think my poor friends Melanie and Deb who are coming in the next few weeks know what to expect. All is fun in Mazatlan! In any event, I'm not famous like Hank is!!
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