Tag Archives: daily life in Mazatlan

Another Gorgeous Friday Morning in Mazatlán

Sometimes routines can be a really good thing. We hike the lighthouse hill, as you know, several times a week. It’s wonderful to see those who also have that routine, and to notice the small, day-to-day and week-to-week changes.

Sunrises are always gorgeous here, and today’s over the harbor was no exception.

Flowers are in full glory right now. The smell is intoxicating, and they are also a definite feast for the eyes. I love how the flowering vines grow over and decorate the cacti, and I especially love watching the shrimp boats just outside the port.

The other day we noticed some young men painting new murals on the walls of Colegio Pacífico on the hill. There was already one there from 2011, but now there are quite a few more.

And, finally, as we worked our way home to start the day’s work, we met up with a march for World Mental Health Day. Marines, nurses, and a whole lot of young people took part in the parade. It was encouraging to see.

And, we’re showered and at our desks by 9:00 am! Thank you, Mazatlán, for all your beauty!

Las Barbikiu de Cochi – Great ribs right here in Mazatlan!

One of the most commonly searched out foods in Mazatlan is great ribs. Most of what passes for great ribs in town are not, they are just relatively better than what everyone else has. Well, the bar has just been raised. Oswaldo Cordero opened his new barbecue stand on Saturday Sept. 28. These are meat packed ribs with incredible smokey flavor and a homemade sauce. Oswaldo lived in the Bay Area for over 12 years and is happy to speak English with you. Click through the pictures to learn more, like how to find him!

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/barbikiudecochi?fref=ts
Phone 669-932-89-39
Deliveries available for orders over 3 kilos – but then you miss the chance to talk to the Sheriff!

Open seven days a week beginning at 1:00 until around 5:00. Rain or shine!

Finger lickin’ good – provecho!

Sheriff Oswaldo!
Don’t these look good?
This is the sign to look for on Rafael Buelna
Just off of Rafael Buelna, across from the bull ring, under the large billboard currently advertising for dportenis.
The Sheriff’s got his own secret sauce recipe – it is very good, but he happy to not put on sauce – just tell him.
The smell from this smoker it awesome!

Mukimono in Mazatlán

Honeydew melon

Honeydew melon

I’ve been noticing so much more Japanese influence in Mazatlán lately, despite all the cream cheese people insist on putting in what they call sushi here. Yet one more very cool event this week was held on Friday evening at El Roots Café in the Golden Zone. It was an exhibition of mukimono!

Chef Fyek Osuna was leading a crew of students from the School of Gastronomy that is behind the Hotel Hacienda in carving fruits for display. Gilbert, owner of the café, was carving, too. The group had several sponsors, including the school, the provider of the chefs’ uniforms, and a few local restaurants and businesses.

While the group carved watermelons for each of the sponsors, the main piece of art was a large sculpture of a dragon. We watched for a couple of hours, while we sacrificed ourselves eating an incredible meal and enjoying a drink or two. We left before the head and tail were put on the dragon, though. If anyone has pictures of the final, completed work of art, please share them! Click on any photo below to enlarge it, or to see a slideshow.

Chef Fyek builds the dragon
Watermelon dragon
Canteloupe
Advertising melon
Carving for sponsors
Gilbert carves, too
And Mom enjoyed the action

What a creative way to bring people out! It would have been a terrific event for ComoLocal, and hopefully we might see them again over the winter at the Farmer’s Market.

Have You Noticed?

new 50 peso bills

Old one on top, newly issued bill on bottom

I will admit that I had not, until Greg pointed it out to me. But it’s very cool. In its never-ending quest to prevent counterfeiting, and probably to line the pockets of politicians by partnering with tech companies, the federal government has restyled the 50 peso bill. The new ones have much cooler markings. Be sure to take a look!

The Faro after Heavy Rains

I thought you might enjoy a few slideshows of the lighthouse this time of year. If you live here seasonally, you may not have seen the lush greens vegetation, and the heavy, heavy ruts and mud slides past which we hike this time of year.

First, a slideshow of the ruts and the terrain, after some heavy rain.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Second, a slideshow of a few of the views as we climb up. These were taken Friday morning Sept. 20th at sunrise:

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

And, finally, after we hiked back down, we walked over to see the pirate/clipper ship currently being repaired in our happily recovering ship repair docks. Apparently this one is from Los Cabos:

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

We hope to see you hiking the lighthouse sometime soon!