Mexico

Our trip to Mexico was so much fun! We had a wonderful hotel (if you are considering a trip to Mazatlan I have the hotel for you!), met great people, ate yummy food, walked a lot, and explored the city. We were actually pretty busy while we were away. Simon is a "go getter" vacationer. We had to compromise to have the right balance of exploring and sitting by the pool.
Surprisingly, it was much cooler than I anticipated it would be. I packed one warm thing (my blue north face fleece), as you can see I'm wearing it in almost all of the pictures. Highs were only in the 70's and the wind would pick up in the evening adding to the chill. I'm not complaining at all after returning to freezing temps in PA.
I think my favorite things about our Mazatlan vacation were the following (in no particular order):
10. Arturo and Miguel the waiters at hotel (very funny guys).
9. The archeology museum.
8. Seeing ojos and cabesa (eyes and head) on the menu at the taco place...
7. Our new years celebration with other guests in the hotel. We met a great couple who love to travel.
6. The bathroom in our hotel (20 foot ceilings with both a rain shower and a Jacuzzi tub).
5. Watching sunsets from the beach or the boardwalk.
4. papas pincantes con limon: a tapas dish we had that I'm to try to recreate tonight.
3. Reading my book lounging by the infinity pool (it really does go on forever).
2. Exploring all of Mazatlan on foot (including an 11km walk along the boardwalk from the historic part the the new part).
1. Spending an entire week with my husband.