Mazatlan: I Got Crafty + The Villa and Resort

 I don't usually get crafty on vacations (or much at all), but thanks to my more artistically-minded husband, I did in Mazatlan! The resort had an outdoor seaside paint-your-own pottery studio. You pick a piece, paint it, and then they touch it up and glaze it, and you pick it up the next day. It was really fun! I of course chose an owl, and David did a Patrick Star for Sam.

And here are our masterpieces, once they were touched up and glazed, and indeed masterpieces:

The villa was really nice, and so was the resort that it was at. It was a three-bedroom, three-bathroom with plenty of space and a private pool and hot tub. I posted a few pictures of it already in this post, but here are a few more.

The front of the villa:

Front entrance:

The back of the villa:

Needless to say, we spent a lot of time relaxing back here!

The pool water was heated, and it felt so good. I don't enjoy swimming in cold water, so it was perfect.

Reading and napping; these are a few of my favorite things. 😄

Our room:

Some pictures around the resort:

Front entrance

We didn't use these pools since we had our own, but they were very nice, and they had a great view of the ocean.

It was a dreamy place to stay!

Mazatlan: Owls, Shopping, Beach Walks, and More!

 David took me downtown to go to a huge indoor open-air marketplace. It was cool! I took pictures of a lot of the owls I saw, along with some other things.

I give you, the owls of Mazatlan 🦉...

This one tempted me a little—I'm a sucker for things made out of shells, especially when those things are owls—but I resisted and took a picture instead.

The wood carvings were beautiful.

Cute mini bananas

I found nativity sets! In porcelain cacti! And I bought one because I collect nativity sets from other countries. My collection is small, but growing every so slowly with worthy acquisitions like this.

Seashell chandeliers

Mr. Lionso is the open-air restaurant we ate at every night. The food was filling and delicious and as authentically Mexican as you can get! (Obviously.)

Horchata

While we waited for our food, David and I walked down to the beach. It was a nice, soft, sandy one, and we got some pretty pictures.

Time to eat!

This was a big nativity set that I saw in a shop near the restaurant. I'm in it too! Ha ha.

Where's baby Jesus, though? The most important piece seems to be missing!

One of my favorite things we did on the whole trip was a beach walk at the sister resort of where we were staying. There was a much better beach there that was so nice to walk along. I loved it!

A pretty butterfly-shaped shell

One seagull

Many seagulls

The sand had golden flecks in it!

This was a neat pattern. Nature makes the best art.

David photographing me photographing the sand.

David looks kind of like a dorky tourist here, but it's okay, I still love him.

"The Sweet Life"

It's David's kind of boat! He has one of these in Montana. Only his has a sail (and other things that this one is missing).

We sat under a beach hut for a few minutes, where I bought two pretty bracelets from a sweet woman.

My bracelets. Green and blue are my favorite colors.

Another evening, another dinner at Mr. Lionso + browsing in the nearby shops.

And another owl!

David, Ginger, and I split this tequila shrimp. It was muy delicioso!

Mazatlan is a beautiful place. My next post will wrap up the rest of our time there!