January 29, 2008

Mazatlan, Mexico

This week we have a time-share - Thank You Lise!!

We have a great room on the second floor, with a balcony over-looking the pool and the ocean.

Today we drove up into the hills and visited an old mining town called Copala, established in the 1500's. We walked on the cobblestone streets around the square, visited the old church, and the artisans, and ate pie and

drank beer at the only restaurant. They are famous for their banana pie, bananas grown locally and coconuts picked from the nearby trees.

There is a man up there who makes molded masks from leather - skins from snake, cow, fish - - all too fantastic to imagine. He wouldn't allow pictures, says he's superstitious, so you'll have to see the originals when we meet next.

Taxi ???