Mazatlan Carnival

The Mazatlan Carnival is the third largest carnival celebration in the world. The 2017 theme was Dragons and Alebrijes (brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures). A couple of our friends rented two hotel rooms on the second floor so we could use the balcony to view the parade (having access to a bathroom was a bonus). The … Continue reading Mazatlan Carnival

Mazatlan Food Drive

We were involved in a fundraiser (RV Park valentine’s raffle and concert by Justin Lacey) for one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Mazatlan and raised over 11,000 pesos.  All the money went towards making food hampers which included rice, beans, oil, flour, toilet paper, pasta, tomato sauce, salt, sugar and condensed milk.  We made a total of 101 hampers … Continue reading Mazatlan Food Drive