Sunday

Yesterday, Angel and I started our day with a walk around Emerald Bay, and then settled in at the pool until about 12:00. At 12:30 we attended the church service offered at the resort each Sunday. We were joined by about twenty other tourists, a couple of employees, and a local priest who speaks no English. The majority of Mexicans are roman catholic, so this is the “only game in town” if you wish to attend church, and not leave the resort. The Mass is held on the veranda outside of Kelly’s Bar. On this Sunday, one of the bilingual tourists in attendance did a great job of interpreting the service for the congregation. Emerald Bay only lists the catholic Mass in the printed information they give you when you arrive. It would be nice if they would list the availability, locations, and times of services for non-catholic churches in Mazatlan. I’m guessing that a nondenominational type of service, if it were offered at Emerald Bay, would be popular.

After the service we returned to our room, jumped back into our pool wear, and headed downstairs looking for sun and lunch. We decided to try the new poolside grill. It had opened for business on Saturday. I grabbed a menu. We decided to try the Cinco de Mayo pizza … 120 pesos … chorizo, jalapenos, and cheese, with tomato; add on a couple of margaritas, por favor! When the pizza arrived, it was as expected … fresh out of the oven hot, perfect crust, four nice slices, and very, very tasty. The margaritas came as ordered … on the rocks, in tall salted glasses. We enjoyed our pizza, the drinks, and just “being” with each other.

Later in the afternoon, we left the pool and went over to the Villa’s to visit Brittany and the boys. I wanted Angel to see Brittany’s photos of their dogs and horses before the family leaves today. I watched Garfield II and “rough housed” with River and Range, while Angel and Brittany looked at pics on the computer. Brittany loves taking photos, and she has a number of “catches” in her collection that would award winners.

We left our friends about 5:00, deciding to take a short siesta before going into town for dinner. At around 7:00 we take the EB shuttle to PB Mazatlan. It’s not crowded, and we have our choice of seats. Arriving at PB Mazatlan, we walk a short distance down the street to the “Fat Fish”, a funky little restaurant where they do a nice job of grilling ribs and shrimp. We opt to sit inside to avoid the noise from traffic and enjoy a little privacy. When the waiter arrives, I order a Sol (beer) and Angel has bottled water. We both order the “house special”, your choice of ribs, shrimp, or fish with a baked potato and slaw. I get the ribs, Angel has the garlic shrimp. Total cost with drinks came to 185 pesos, 220 with tip. This was a “nice” meal for two, for less than $20 US.

We ended our day with a short walk, then a little TV in the suite. Another great day in Mexico!