Revolution Day!

       Yesterday there was no school because of the Mexican Revolution, so we went to Stone Island.  We drove to the Golden Zone and walked over to where the boats board that take you to the island.  Stone Island isn't actually an island, but it's isolated from Mazatlan because it is on the other side of a long inlet.  In fact, when there was a cholera outbreak in Mazatlan a long time ago, people were quarantined to Stone Island.

       We walked down to the dock and there were a bunch of little fishing boats and birds.  There were people selling fresh fish and fruit in the hot sun as we waited for the little ferry to fill up. 

       After the boat filled up, it went lopsidedly humming over to the island.  We hoped off and rode in an auriga(a taxi which is basically benches in the back of a pickup) to a restaurant on the beach. 

       They were fixing the roof while we were there and ^here^ is what it was made of.  A worker was perched up high tying the branches down, and it looked really pretty with the fresh cut limbs.

       We were seated in the sand at a little white table, and we set to work eating tacos and drinking coconuts until we were full.  Then we went crazy swimming all day until our eyes were blinded by the salty water.  Auggie and Ethan(two of my brothers), loved playing a game where I was the boogie board and they got to ride on my back while we caught a wave.  

       Because of the low tide, there were millions of shells beautifully scattered along the shore, and we spent a lot of time looking for sand dollars and big shells.

       One of the many people walking along the beach looking for business had a giant Iguana! 

Some fisher men caught a little sting ray by accident.

       After spending all day thinking about getting out of the ocean, but then remembering how warm it was and just staying in, we shook the sand off our towels and headed out.  One auriga ride, one boat ride, and one car ride later we were, tomato faced and salty haired, home.