Day 4
Coca Cola Christmas, El Cid and the jitney drivers, this pretty much sums up my day in Mazatlan.
Today was guys day out. Karen, Randi and Mylene were heading into town for $15 massages, and oh how I envied them. Me, I was stuck with Jim and Joe. We took Linda’s advice and took a jitney down to El Cid, which is a time share resort that opens its pool and beach to tourists.
We grabbed a jitney cab, which is sort of a golf cart with a Volkswagen engine. These little boogers are quick, and maneuver a bit too easily through the streets. The interesting thing about these drivers in Mazatlan, they all approach the four way intersection that has no stop signs the same way. With their feet pressed to the floorboard going as fast as they can. After about the 3rd or 4th time you have passed through one of these intersections as a gambler you do begin to quickly realize that variance occurs, and it’s time to get your aces cracked.
This video is a tame version of the ride:
Our first stop in town was at the Cathedral. But across the street there was something far more interesting, a Coca-Cola Christmas tree. The tree is set up right on the outskirts of this beautiful park.
According to Jim, he learned on his last trip to Mazatlan, that the Coca-Cola bottling company apparently subsidizes some program for the local elementary schools. In return, the kids get to drink coke all day long, but every morning they have to sing the Coca-Cola jingle. If true, Mazatlan’s children have a lot to look forward to as fat, toothless adults.
After the stop downtown we headed out to El Cid where we spent the day swimming, and lounging on the beach. My only complaint is the amount of vendors that hit you up all day long. However I did get a pair of $6 “Ray Bans” after Joe paid $15 just moments before.
The girls eventually showed up, and Mylene and Karen decided to go para sailing. The cost was right, only $25.00. I would have participated, but it wasn’t fear of heights that kept me from joining in the fun. But the fear of my 250 pound body being strapped into something so closely wrapped near my testicles.
We ended the day at a local eatery, the food was great, and the prices reasonable.
Our ride back along the cost:
And now the pics
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Of course to top off the night…
