Visiting the Aquarium in Mazatlan

On December 9, 2009, in the hope of keeping the kids happy, we ventured out into Mazatlan to visit the "Acuario."  Getting there from our Marina was in itself an adventure.  It is about a twenty minute bus ride and waiting for the buses and getting on the right one can be an adventure in and of itself.  After waiting for about a half hour we finally were on our way.  The folks on the bus could not be more helpful and with our limited Spanish and their limited English we were able to let them know where we wanted to go. 

We finally got off at the right location and made our way to the Aquarium.  Now when you all think of aquariums you're probably thinking about the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach or some other U.S. based aquarium like the one in Boston or Louisiana.  Well this is a "little" aquarium with four sea lions, some crocodiles and a bunch of fish.  We did attend the "bird" show but as my kids learned the animals all speak Spanish. But not much was lost in the translation when the Parrot walked a tight-rope upside down to the music from "Mission Impossible." 

The kids just enjoyed getting out of the Marina for a few hours.