Balboa Club Hotel Mazatlan

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Well I expected Acapulco to be really glamourous ... its not. Maybe right around the bay at the new area where the upmarket hotels are.

VERY hot today 95f thank god for air con!!!

Went for a walk to the beach which was dirty, sunchairs dirty, parasols tatty, saw dead cat in water which kinda killed my vision of a nice day sunbathing on a ...

... that the suntan lotion we bought should have probably been a little stronger for this type of weather. OUCH!!!!!

Just before dinner, caught the Acapulco sunset. After dinner with Martin and Susan, we headed to deck 10 to see the Mexican Pool Party. Took in some of the music but were still too full to have any food. Down to the stateroom and sleep.


Another day in Paradise has set into the western horizon...

I regret to say I don't have pictures of this destination. Mazatlan was beautiful given the time we had to visit we only had 2 hours to take in as much as we could, we were going to go on foot but we were swooped up by this cool golf cart looking thing that had speed, his name escapes me but he was so cool and ...

... were a total of 8 divers. In this group of divers the youngest
was 14 and the oldest was in his 50's.
Wow what a way to make a living,
Then back to the ship to cast off at 6pm.
The weather was hot and humid about 92 degrees.
A nice refreshing dip in the pool was a great way to cool off.

... br>The history of Acapulco (per the tour book), is a city of about 700,000 people. This became
a major port back in the 1500's due to the arrival of Hernan Cortez,
which at that time many treasures were shipped to Mexico City and on to Spain. After World War 2 this became a favorite
vacation spot.More to come!

... floats, though far more commercial than Cozumel. Boat trip to Stone Island, a step back in time to what was recently a laid back unspoilt little fishing/coconut plantation village with a few beach restaurants & rustic accommodations, but has now been ruined by a couple of concrete box multi level hotels - some big bribes must have been made! Went from there to El Faro, apparently the 2nd highest lighthouse in the world - felt like it on the hot smelly climb up (near commercial docks ...

Sooooooo, a week and a day in. We've already done so much it feels like, but then again we really haven't done anything. I think that's due to the heat. One hour feels like three when your skin cant breathe because it's so humid. The first day here we got a nice tour of the city, met Colin's fam and went to bed super early. The next couple days were all about meeting the first-mate and captain of the Patricia Belle and all of their cohorts ...

... less arrived! At last, I was only slightly nauseous and walking on the boat was mildly easier. After a morning of sailing under sail and motor at 8 knots or so, we arrived in Mazatlan, pulled into the Marina, and tied up. What a great way to get around. Much thanks to Bruce for his generosity and patience in allowing such rooky crew onto his lovely boat. Now it's off to explore old Mazatlan...

... to find our way across country (around Mexico City) with the help of a Map I downloaded from the Internet. Hard to believe this map was for the same area as my highway map of Mexico. Our route to Toluca took us through a national park and half a dozen small towns. The park area consisted of a narrow mountainous road, with steep hills and all curves. The pavement was ...