Friday favorites: Mazatlán in a picture a day

ByChristie Hawkes April 13, 2018July 7, 2018

We are enjoying 10 days at El Sol La Vida in beautiful Mazatlán, so I have much to be happy about this week; so much so, that’s it’s difficult to narrow the list to something manageable for one Friday Favorites post. Therefore, I’m going to fall back on my trusty a-picture-a-day format.

Friday, April 6: Catching an early morning flight out of Salt Lake City Airport

Saturday, April 7: The perfect backdrop for my morning meditation

Sunday, April 8: Spending time with our other family in our home away from home

Monday, April 9: Finally ditched the large travel handbag for a small, more colorful one

Tuesday, April 10: Sharing our sunset chair with Benji (aka Buddy)

Wednesday, April 11: Viewing the petroglyphs and walking the beach at Las Labradas

Thursday, April 12: Celebrating Larry’s birthday at Surf’s Up with Beggars Banquet Band

And I couldn’t resist one final picture.

Wherever you are today, I hope you are smiling. I’d love it if you’d share one thing that made you smile this week.

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Christie Hawkes

Christie is a certified wellness coach, author, and retired professional communicator who blogs about life transitions, wellness, mindfulness, and anything else that answers the question "So what? Now what?"
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10 Comments

Donna says:

April 13, 2018 at 10:58 am

Hi, Christie – I can feel the happiness bursting off of this page. El Sol La Vida looks beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us.

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1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  April 13, 2018 at 11:04 am
  
  It really is beautiful and serene. I recommend El Sol La Vida to anyone wanting to visit Mexico.
  
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Aunt Sheri says:

April 13, 2018 at 11:16 am

Love the photos, Christie, even though I sit at my desk processing tax returns!
Love you both – happy birthday to Larry! A card is waiting in SLC, where it snowed yesterday.
xoxoxoxoxo

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1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  April 13, 2018 at 3:32 pm
  
  Thanks Sheri. We’re having lots of fun and not missing the snow at all. ??
  
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Janis @ Retirementally Challenged says:

April 13, 2018 at 12:45 pm

Everything looks so warm and inviting! I bought a similar small bag in Oaxaca… it is the perfect size for my phone (aka camera), a small tube of sunscreen, chapstick, and some pesos. What more could you need?

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1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  April 13, 2018 at 3:34 pm
  
  That’s a pretty close description of what I have in my little purse, Janis. It feels twice as lovely here knowing that it’s snowing back home.
  
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Elise Ho says:

April 13, 2018 at 10:50 pm

I love what you have featured here. Everything is so lovely.

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1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  April 14, 2018 at 11:05 am
  
  Thank you. It really is beautiful here.
  
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Kalpana says:

April 13, 2018 at 10:58 pm

The photographs are fabulous and I’m so glad you included that final one. Have a great trip.

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1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  April 14, 2018 at 11:06 am
  
  Thank you Kalpana. It’s been a lovely vacation.
  
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