El Parmar for ladies lunch.

 Wednesday was an easy venue for lunch. Right in the Las Jaibas RV park and a favorite for the sushi lovers in the group.  We ate there last year and it was excellent and yesterday it was the same. The land the restaurant is leasing is inside the RV park.  Since last spring one area of it has been enclosed with A/C and another area has been added.  It is extremely popular and on any evening it is packed.  The parking is limited so cars end up on the boulevard grass. The north gate of the park has been closed as cars were coming into the RV park to park.  It opens at noon and we were the only customers.

There were eight yesterday and that's Chantal looking at me suspiciously!

Sandi is asking the waiter a question.

My pinada (no alcohol) and Ruth's drink with mint, cucumber and gin. There was no red wine Sandi and Jeannette had beer.

Chat before lunch.

I finally figured out the blue tinge..There is a blue fluorescent light fixtures on the post beside me.  Ruth's sushi with salmon.

My campeche rolls which are heated and have shrimp.

Pat's choice and then we three shared.  Just delicious and I even had a few to take home to Eric.

Jeannette, Marilyn and Marilyn had chicken or fish fingers and fries.

Marilyn took a photo so you'd know I was there!

Sandi had a plate of crab but I'm not sure it was what she was expecting.

Chantal ordered the tuna tower but she had them saute the tuna so it wasn't raw.  Very good and very elegant.

Everyone happily eating.

The waiter kindly took a photo.

It was an excellent lunch with good service and the sushi is better than I've eaten anywhere.  Perhaps it's all the fresh seafood available here in Mazatlan. However it's all properly prepared as well.  The menu is on line and they deliver as well.  A good choice any day of the week!

An alumni and newbie happy hour at Las Jaibas!

 Sandi and Frank thought it would be a good idea to have a low key happy hour at the park so those of us who have moved out into condos and houses could attend.  The first year in the park for Eric and I was in 2009 and many people that we met that year had been coming for much longer. In the early years before the US 2008 crash the park was always full so Felipe, the owner expanded in the summer of 2008 and the park has never been full since.  Now Covid and high fuel prices along with an aging RV population has slowed numbers down as well.  The park used to be surrounded by vegetation and now in the last 5 years it's become condos and houses.  North Mazatlan has undergone a huge building boom and is no longer the quiet area it once was. Progress?

First I start with a glimpse into the past😊  The pictures below are from December 2012.

Marilyn, Bets and Connie. 

A crowd watching one of our "famous" bocce tournaments!

Jeannette, Boomer, Sandi and Blake..winners!

Sandi and Marilyn...buddies..Christmas.

Bill and Jeannette.

Christmas.

John says grace..Dick behind and Hal lower right.

A early picture of the ever lovely Helene.

Fred and Marion at Marion's birthday bash!

Affectionately known as "our Germans" Ursula, Max, Gunter and Regina. Max and Ursula came from Germany every year to Canada to their stored motorhome.  They then traveled south from BC with Gunter and Regina...lovely people.

And now it's 2022 and we are a different crowd.  Some have moved out of the park, some no longer come and some have passed on.  We enjoyed you all

A respectable crowd.  

Rafael the park worker and everyone's friend with Cathy, Doug and Hal.

Richard and John in the back Susie looking at us.

Randal and John having a laugh.

Frank and Hal.

Jeannette and Susie.

Bill and Doug.

Pam and Susie.

Helene likes a tot of mezcal!

So it was a lovely visit and it was great to see everyone.

In the early years I sometimes wore a hat with "cub reporter" on it but I'm glad I've taken so many pictures and kept the blog going over the years!

First ladies lunch of the season!

 Today was our first lunch of the season and we were trying to remember how long we'd been doing this.  I guessed ten years but it's actually eight. The picture below was taken on Decenber 22, 2014.  Ladies Lunch was Ruth's idea and it was a good one.

 Today it was Panchos on the beach which has become our first lunch of the season for the last few years.

Off the bus at Panama bakery and down the street to Panchos.  Everyone looks happy!

Next to Panchos is Pin ups which serves great burgers and Lucky B's next to it where we'llikely eat this season.

Down the long alleyway to Panchos.

Right on the beach and lots of people about as there are lots of hotels in the Golden Zone.  This is the touristy area and there are tons of shops.  It was quiet here during Covid but not now!

Helene on the left and Cathy on the right.  They are both happier than they look!  In the middle is Chantal who is staying in Las Jaibas with her husband.  They are from Quebec so she and Helene chatted away in French as Helene is originally from Quebec as well.  She and her husband ended up in the park as she'd read my blog and had seen all the interesting things we used to do there.  Times change! 

We were nine today with six of us on the bus and three waiting at the restaurant.

Panchos serves complimentary jalepeno poppers stuffed with smoked marlin...spicy!

On the plate next to Susie's beer.

The food is arriving!

Chantal chose the Mexican plate..which is good but very large!  Some went home with her.

Jeannette's shrimp caesar salad came first which gave everyone a chuckle as she's usually last to be served everywhere we go!

Mar and Georgia shared three appetizers that were so large one went home untouched.

Some of us had the shrimp avocado salad..very good!

The waiter took two photos and some of us look better in one or the other so I include two.

Out on the beach a Mexican banda is playing and it's loud and is always a race to the finish!

Everyone had a good lunch with lots of laughter and catch up chat.  At the end of the meal a small complimentary liqueur in milk and ice. Next week..?