Hello from Yakima

We have a 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, fully furnished, condo on the beach in Mazatlan, Mexico for sale.   It has stainless steel appliances and granite countertops.  Tile floors and air conditioning.  Beautiful terrace with panoramic view of the ocean and islands.  Infinity swimming pool and underground tunnel to the beach.  Great location.  On the malecon, between old Mazatlan and the Gold Zone.  If interested, please email us at gsbeachbums@yahoo.com .

We had an opportunity to view the first full moon of 2010 here in Mazatlan on Friday, January 29th. It was the biggest and brightest full moon of the year and we were even able to easily see features on the moon with our telescope. See our photos below. This full moon is also known as the wolf moon, dating back to Native American culture and the notion that hungry wolves howled at the full moon on cold winter nights. Each month brings another full moon name. Here are some interesting facts about our moon. The moon is, on average, 238,855 miles (384,400 km) from Earth. The moon's orbit around Earth - which causes it to go through all its phases once every 29.5 days - is not a perfect circle, but rather an ellipse. One side of the orbit is 31,070 miles (50,000 km) closer than the other. So in each orbit, the moon reaches this closest point to us, called perigee. Once or twice a year, perigee coincides with a full moon, as it did last night, making the moon bigger and brighter than an...

We were welcomed back to Mazatlan with this beautiful sunset last night. Just spectacular! So great to be back to sunny skies, tropical breezes, sounds of the ocean and sand between our toes. The sultry air is just right. Temperature today at 4:30 is 81 degrees. Just perfecto!!

Yep, we get beautiful sunsets here in the Yakima Valley too. :) These were taken here at our condo. Enjoy!

Here's one from a few evenings ago. Enjoy!