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Thursday, March 21, 2013

My Everyday Walk

March 21, 2013

I have walked the same route every day (well almost every day…unless I was too tired) and I thought I would show you where I went.  2.4 miles each way …so almost 5 miles every morning as fast as I could go.  Then weights every other day or…at least twice a week. 

So….here it is…

First things first.  Here is a picture of Martine and Geraldo (spelling? we say Henado) but in any case these are the two guys that take care of us all winter and they are great guys.  Martine keeps the pool clean as well as the washrooms and does general clean up of the plants and sites in the park.  At this point Henado comes every day at 4pm and picks up all the garbage and then stays all night (opening the locked gate if we need to get in) before he leaves around 8am the next morning.  A really long day.  We crush our beer cans and save them for Henado and yes we do give them both a bunch of peso’s when we leave.  They are both in their late fifties so they are not that much younger that some of us. 

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Neither of them are very tall but…they have great big hearts! 

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The walk….heading south out of the park.

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Along the bougainvillea's in front of Torres.

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Coming along by El Rancho

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This is the entrance to the 360 Tower and I just love their entrance. 

 

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The colors are much more vibrant than the photo shows. 

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Really nice plantings as I walk along… have I mentioned I’m a gardener…if not…I am and I really appreciate the plants here. 

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Another nicely done complex but look at this part of the walk.  Really uneven and slanted to the road.  You’d break your ankle unless you were really careful!   Wouldn’t be allowed in North America.  Ah….Mexico!

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Just to the right before I turn to head towards the first bridge there is an older complex.  Brightly painted and very pretty and then signs that announce Marina Mazatlan.

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This older building must have been really pretty in it’s day.  I still like the way it looks.  P1040193

Heading towards the bridge.  P1040194

I like the concrete and pavers along the way.

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The race is on as the buses head up onto the bridge.  Neither one will give an inch and usually there will be a bicycle on the right for them to run over.    Moments late there is …..P1040196

A closed right lane….did they know about it….of course they did. 

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Top of the bridge looking south to Mazatlan.

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Heading down to the other side of the bridge and coming back up!

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Back to where I came from.

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A pretty walk.

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Torres Mazatlan complex across the street.  They keep a large part of the sidewalk and plantings very pristine.  A nice low level complex. 

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That’s Las Jaibas across the street and I’m home….well until tomorrow when we hit the road. 

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The last happy hour…on the road tomorrow.  Only a few rigs left in the park and Dick/Val and Hal/Helene will close the door at the end of April.  

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