Mazatlan Photos
It has been a while since I visited Mazatlan. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 22 years +/-. I remember it well however, at least from my perspective. Remembering it alone is probably more than many can say who visit such a place as young “adults.” It was the boss’s 50th birthday, and as a member of a timeshare he had enough points to host family and friends in the 2-story penthouse suite with hot tub on the balcony, and provide the rest of the staff with condos for a week. With a west facing balcony overlooking the grounds and the beach, it was perfect, as I certainly lean more towards the sunset on the beach, rather than sunrise. However we did crawl out of bed early on occasion or two at his insistence to go down to the beach together and buy fresh shrimp, as they brought them in off the boats. We all spent the week at a resort called Torres Mazatlan, which by the results of a Google search is still there by the same name ( you never know -a lot can change over 2 decades). At the time, the resort was a bit north and somewhat disconnected from the town, however I am guessing it is probably filled in with high rises and resorts the entire distance today. But I am not sure – post a comment and update me. One of my first ventures south of the US border, I remember the crux of the trip to be a good experience and a memorable one. However having had such a nice time at a beautiful Pacific resort, I also recall feelings of guilt, observing the hardship and living conditions during the long ride back to the airport. Photographer Darla R. Daniels recently took a break and spent a week in Mazatlan unwinding. How does a photographer “take a break”, entirely? No camera, no laptop, only committing the scenery to memory? I doubt it. Maybe just not getting up at the wee hours of dawn, and maybe -maybe, not carrying along big heavy lenses and tripods. No schedules, no pressures, small camera on hand “just in case” would be my guess. I have yet to meet a budding or professional photographer – or traveler – who did not have camera in hand, just in case. Camera and iPhone in tow (and my guess would be a Mac as well), she snapped a few at leisure, mostly on her phone. Busily burning the candle at both ends she does not have time to add any posts or hotel reviews just yet, but did share a few photos with us. So we will just display some of her leisure photos here and look forward to a Mazatlan post sometime in the future.