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Mazatlan Frank · 03-18-2008, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by canarymoon

Wow!
Great information, Frank.
We haven't been able to get to Mazatlan yet... but sure would like to. If and when we do, I want to be sure to visit this cathedral and drop our little donation in the box!

You must come to MAZATLAN, it is a beautiful city and port even though some people make some bad comments but I think it is one of the nicer places on the Mexicsn riviera

Mazatlan Frank

Mazatlan Frank · 04-01-2008, 01:16 AM

I will talk about one of our interesting stops in Mazatlan. It is the Cliff divers. When you think of cliff divers you always think of Acapulco, but we have had them here since the 1960's. Yes we have cliff divers. It is very interesting. It is a rock platform that they climb up and it is around 45 feet high and the water is normally 5 to 6 feet deep. These past weeks it has been a low tide and when it is low, sometimes it probably has 3 or 4 feet of water. Thay wait for the right wave to bring in some more water and dive. There is a group of around 8 or 9 divers, which take turns. When there are other people seeing, you tip them a dollar per person. If there are no others, then they will probably ask you for 10us and they will do it. It is quite interesting to see and very dangerous.
A taxi from the ship to the divers should be around 5 us per taxi one way.

Enjoy!

Mazatlan Frank

Ziggy7 · 04-01-2008, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mazatlan Frank

I will talk about one of our interesting stops in Mazatlan. It is the Cliff divers. When you think of cliff divers you always think of Acapulco, but we have had them here since the 1960's. Yes we have cliff divers. It is very interesting. It is a rock platform that they climb up and it is around 45 feet high and the water is normally 5 to 6 feet deep. These past weeks it has been a low tide and when it is low, sometimes it probably has 3 or 4 feet of water. Thay wait for the right wave to bring in some more water and dive. There is a group of around 8 or 9 divers, which take turns. When there are other people seeing, you tip them a dollar per person. If there are no others, then they will probably ask you for 10us and they will do it. It is quite interesting to see and very dangerous.
A taxi from the ship to the divers should be around 5 us per taxi one way.

Enjoy!

Mazatlan Frank

Thanks! Do you know their daily schedule ???

Mazatlan Frank · 04-02-2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ziggy7

Thanks! Do you know their daily schedule ???

There is no schedule. They just dive whenever there is a large amount of people. If there are no others, they will do it for 10-15us dlls.
Normally on cruiseship day they will dive for all the buses arriving and they get there between 9 and 10am normally. If there are more people just give them a dollar each.

Have fun!

Mazatlan Frank

Ziggy7 · 04-02-2008, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mazatlan Frank

There is no schedule. They just dive whenever there is a large amount of people. If there are no others, they will do it for 10-15us dlls.
Normally on cruiseship day they will dive for all the buses arriving and they get there between 9 and 10am normally. If there are more people just give them a dollar each.

Have fun!

Mazatlan Frank

Cool, thanks! Gracias!

Mazatlan Frank · 04-04-2008, 01:47 AM

Did you know that the Señor Frogs restaurant bar (not the stores) started in Mazatlan? Yes, we have the original Señor Frogs which started in the 1970´s at the Hotel Las Arenas (Sands) on Avenida del Mar and moved in the 1980's to where it is now, three blocks north of the original location.
Other Señor Frogs now are in P.V., Tijuana, Cancun, Acapulco, Puerto Rico and other locations.
Good drinks and a wild place, good for dancing on the tables (been there, done that). My favorite, the BBQ ribs, very good!
Well, the news now is that Señor frogs is moving from its location for years to El Cid Hotel. Yes, they will be on the main avenue in the golden zone (Av Camaron Sabalo) at El Cid, so they will be in the action zone.
They plan to move there this summer 2008. I will let you know more when I hear more.

Just so you know.............

Mazatlan Frank

Red Sonja · 04-04-2008, 04:11 PM

Mazatlan Frank. It's good to hear from you. My husband and I did a tour with you in October 2006. I was really pregnant and he was the hung-over black man sitting with me on the back of the van. We had to keep pulling over for him so he could puke.

Probably is just like every cruise ship tour you do, huh?

Ziggy7 · 04-05-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Sonja

Mazatlan Frank. It's good to hear from you. My husband and I did a tour with you in October 2006. I was really pregnant and he was the hung-over black man sitting with me on the back of the van. We had to keep pulling over for him so he could puke.

Probably is just like every cruise ship tour you do, huh?

Mazatlan Frank · 04-06-2008, 02:23 AM

hahahaha. I think that I do remembet that. Hope to see you here again someday.

Nice to hear from you.

All the best

Mazatlan Frank

Mazatlan Frank · 04-06-2008, 05:50 PM

I have taken people to places where they pay with their credit card and almost get a heart attack.
Remember that we are in Mexico and the currency is the Mexican Peso. That means that when you get charged, you get charged in Pesos not in dollars, so that means that your lunch bill was not $700us it was $700 pesos.
When you get your bill back home, you get it converted in dollars. I have heard from many people that actually your bill is even less, due to the international rate of exchange.
Just so you all know........

Mazatlan Frank