More photos of the Casita!

When I was in Mazatlan to start the paperwork on the house, I was "all business" about the photos. I wanted to make sure that I was documenting everything for the purpose of bringing all of the photos back to Denver to show Paris how big the house was. I wasn't thinking about showing these photos to my friends and certainly not about putting them on a blog. All they needed to do was tell a very concise story.

But, here they are. The one thing I didn't photograph (though I did take video of it) is the amazing 16' ceilings. They are finished wood and in Mazatlan the name for these beams is vigas.

Alsa, when we return in April, I'll have beautiful pictures to share with everyone!

The Bedroom

These are the doors that lead from the bedroom to the small patio in the back.

El Bano

This is, quite obviously, the bathroom. And you'll never have to use the phrase, "Donde esta el bano?" in this casa since it's quite visible from the bedroom.

Talavera Tile

This is a close-up of the Talavera tile in the kitchen. It's really amazing when you consider it's all hand painted and fired over 40 years ago!

Welcome to Casita Subrizi

Front Door2
Originally uploaded by Haska.

These are the front doors to our new little house in Mazatlan, Mexico! We are going to be driving down there at the end of march to close on the house and to furnish the place! I can't wait—it's going to be quite the adventure!

Casita Kitchen

Kitchen
Originally uploaded by Haska.

This is the little kitchen. The tiles are authentic 40-year-old talavera tiles that the gentleman who restored this house rescued from a small shop in a far-flung part of the middle of no where.

Casita Living Room

Living Room2
Originally uploaded by Haska.

This is a shot form the galley kitchen to the living room and front window & door.

Bought a Little Surf Shack!

We just bought a little casita in Mazatlan Mexico! It's a small, one bedroom house, built in the late 1800s. It is located in the Centro Historico (Central Historic) district which is about 4 blocks from the main town square—The Machado— and 3 blocks from Olas Altas beach. I'll put pics up here soon!

Surprise!

This is my very early birthday present! It's really getting to be a drag in this land locked state... knowing I have this great board, and I can't wait to go ride it. So far, it looks like Virginia Beach in Sept. is going to be the soonest I can test it out. So that's only 84 days away... but who's counting?!?!!?

I'm now officially on the hunt for cheap fares to beaches. I don't really think it's all that crazy to fly out on a Friday afternoon and come back Sunday if there are waves to be had on Saturday!

Stone Island

Stone Island.JPG
Originally uploaded by Haska.

Durning our trip, we went over to Stone Island for a "surf safari." It was pretty cool, first we took a small ferry to the island (which really isn't an island, but a peninsula). And from the drop off point on Stone Island, we took a "Truck Taxi" about a mile, through a small village to a surf break. The waves were nice gentle slow rollers, perfect for me! But it would have been kinda boring if you were an expert surfer. The best part? We were the only two people on this beach for miles! If you want to see more pics of the sruf trip, just click on the photo and you can see the slide show at Flickr.