Today, Palm Sunday, is the first day of Semana Santa. I have read that the hotels here in Mazatlan are over 85% occupancy. Higher than during Carnival. Great for the local economy. Elsewhere I also read an article that Easter week is expected to bring 3.6 billion USD dollars into Mexico 😀  Looks like we are living in the right place in today’s world.
Mazatlan itself has brought in 14,000 military people of various types to protect the city for the week.
Unfortunately Mazatlan is experiencing extreme tides right now. This is creating high high tides while low tides in most areas are sill keeping  the upper areas covered in a layer of salt water.
High waves and high tide.
Usually at this time of year, pop and mom duos are creating one or two and sometimes more small palapas to rent out for shade for a daily rate to the many beach visitors. Because of the extreme tide this is not happening – perhaps a few but not the very many that normally happen.
Our two very tiny papaya trees are doing very well. Today we moved them into even more sunlight.
Between the poopy water ( from the sewage plant at the base of El Faro ) or perhaps a few of the local restaurants dumping their sewer into the Isla bay or ??? it is not pleasant to walk along the Isla beach this past week. Now with the extreme high tide it is even more difficult. This morning we saw some metal structures battered down flat into the sand.
Just barely enough space in the sand for the girls.
Semana Santa on the Isla is known for its umbrella to umbrella and person to person occupancy on the beach. Hopefully nature will help it all work out as it should. Normally there is little space to walk the beach but now with little actual sand this will be an even greater challenge.
The market that we all shop in here in Centro. Photo from 1902.
It will be interesting to see how the week ahead pans out.
Sunset tonight complete with a sunset party boat coming back to dock in the harbor and a lancha heading back to Mazatlan with the final one of the day coming back to the Isla.
Beautiful pictures. Your Papayas are looking good. Too bad the tides are high y the agua quality is low –>( stinky uh ?? ). Nice hair style Contessa, looks great on you !