A visit from our friend, Cindy Sawyer

Woohoo, we had our 1st guest here in Mazatlan. Cindy flew in on Sunday (Oct 5th) and left us Thursday (Oct 9th). We had such a great time with her here. We tried to keep it relaxing and at the same time tried to see/do some things around town.

We took a catamaran out to Deer Island. This island is suppose to be a huge tourist attraction for snorkeling, beach volleyball, drinking Coco Loco's and hanging out on the beach. Knowing this we chose to go out on our own and on a day that cruise ships were not in port. We found these local guys on the beach and inquired about their catamaran and cost. We had our cooler with us and a packed lunch...we were ready to set sail.

The catamaran was tiny. I can't believe I didn't take a picture of it. Anyway, when we got to the island...there were very few people there. The water was too murky to snorkel but we had a fun hanging in the water. Within 30 mins of being there we had the whole island to ourselves. Kind of odd but cool. It was a very relaxing day. I do have to tell on myself though...(sorry Cindy)

On our way back we sailed for awhile before our day trip ended. The water felt great. Waves were lightly crashing over our Catamaran and the sun felt awesome. I didn't even think twice about peeing out over the ocean. It was a net for Christ sakes. Anyway, after the ride I told on myself that I was peeing and Cindy was saying "No Way"! She was sitting right behind me and told me see felt the warm water under her and thought to herself..."there's no way Bonnie is peeing"..."Surely she wouldn't be peeing on me?" Ut-oh!

This was our view from Deer Island looking at the Hotel Zone

We took her out Deep Sea Fishing.

Ok it was a slow start and the ride was smooth. Cindy caught some ZZZZ's before catching her fish. Afterall, it was an early start for us. But we had a successful day. We caught 3 Tuna's, a Bonita, a Skip Jack and a Sailfish. We kept the tuna's and gave the other fish to the Captain.

Why Does Bob always get the largest catch of the day? He had the largest

tuna too.

We took the cleaned fish home, grilled a fabulous meal of Grilled Shrimp wrapped w/Jalapeno and bacon, Teriyaki marinated Tuna, and potatoes. And enjoyed our meal by the pool.

Bob did a great job grilling our tuna.

Other days we walked around town. We went to the Mercado, walked on the beach, and lounged by the pool. Her last night we hopped on the bus and ate at Gus Gus. A mexican restuarant that Bob had read about on the internet. It was good and the live music was great.

We loved having you, Cindy! Thanks for coming to see us. Until next time. Lots of Love - Bonnie & Bob