For the past 10 years, we have had a family reunion during the Thanksgiving week. This year was an exception because Joyce's family could not join us because she gave birth to her second child, Avery, in November. But Amanda's family was able to make it to Mazatlan despite Amanda's pregnancy. It was joyous to see Eli and Gabriel, along with Amanda and Ray.
The week was full of activities. We have arranged for the city tour, yachting, and a visit to the aquarium, namely Grand Acuario Mazatlan.
The city tour was disappointing. We were expecting an exclusive Pulmonia-style city tour, but it was a bus tour with 43 passengers. Getting on and off the bus was a challenge, let alone staying in the group while walking on the street. But we still found some fun activities.
For Eli and Gabe,
swimming in the pool at El Cid Marina was probably the most joyous time.
The
yachting was done on a motorboat. We went out to the port, seeing the rocks below the lighthouse, and a whole fleet of shrimp ships. There were three cruise ships as well. On the way back, we saw sealions, bird-poop-covered white islets, sea birds resting on a few boats, and a beautiful sunset.
The highlight of the yachting was probably Ray's catching of a big fish, which was estimated to weigh approximately 15 lbs. Wow! We released it after taking a photo.
The visit to the
aquarium, Grand Acuario Mazatlan, was the fun part for Eli and Gabe. They enjoyed sharks the most, but other fish were also quite impressive.
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| Sea Lion Show |
Our transportation from the hotel to the aquarium was an open-air truck cab.
Our
Thanksgiving Dinner was, of course, including the turkey dish, in addition to many other meats, vegetables, fruits, and yummy desserts. We thoroughly enjoyed the dinner.
Ray and I had a golf outing once. The courses were narrow with houses on both sides. So it was somewhat challenging, but we enjoyed the game nonetheless.
It was fun to spend time with Eli and Gabe during this year's Thanksgiving Week. - Jeffrey
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