I got an email from Dale this morning asking me to meet her at the Mercado noonish. I hadn’t planned to go out, but I had time, so why not?! She had also invited Janet, so Janet and I met up at the police station here on Isla and made our way to Waldo’s together, where we met up with Dale, who had taken the bus for the first time.
I was down to my last 150 pesos (putting 8 aside for the panga ride tomorrow or Wednesday to hit the bank), so you would think I just went for the conversation. Ha ha ha. I love Mexico.
We hit Waldo’s and a craft store for Dale first, then went upstairs above the Mercado to find a restaurant where Janet could eat. She’s normally vegan, but will sometimes have cheese. I found a restaurant that would make her a cheese quesadilla, so that’s where we went. The menu was small, very ‘Mexican’, and the most expensive thing on it was 50 pesos…
I had literally the best enchiladas of my life, for 30 pesos, plus 6 pesos for a bottle of water (forgot to bring my own), plus a small tip.
The sauce was light and zippy, but not actually spicy. It was very flavourful. The chicken filling was moist and a dollop of crema brought everything together. I now have a go-to spot for lunch in that part of town!
Next, I went to go to Panamá’s where I spent a whopping 30 pesos on a ham, cheese, and jalapeño sandwich for tonight, a savoury cheese and jalapeño bun thing for lunch tomorrow, and an almond croissant for breakfast.
So I’ve now spent 70 pesos, covered four meals, and have 72 pesos left (remember, I spent 8 pesos to get to Maz!). We stopped at an ice cream stand for gelato, leaving me with 52 pesos.
We walked around the area for a bit, then split up with Dale because I needed to get home. Janet asked to stop in at Ley. I wasn’t going to get anything, but my favourite yoghurt was on mega sale and they had one left of my preferred flavor, so I snagged it. After the tip for the bagging lady, I had 22 pesos left.
And then, I took the panga home, leaving me with a whole 14 pesos.
Gas one way to Assiniboia from home costs roughly 150 pesos…
Life is good on the Isla and in Mazatlan. So glad you came to check it out yourself. Next time you are going to Panama send me a message, need some croissants for lox and creme cheese.
Sorry, was a spur of the moment thing. They had croissants today, but that was the first time I’ve seen them in ages. How many do you want me to bring you back? I am going to a Panamá another day this week.
Being a Montreal, I have to say CROISSANTS with lox and cream cheese?! Then again, I haven’t seen a bagel since I got here and even if I had, they wouldn’t be real ones and the croissants would be better. 🙂
Not your job to keep track of me but I have been tied to the phone for over a week now. Let me know if you are going cuz I just might go in myself by myself later in the week and then we would have two too many croissants!
Okey doke.
But too many croissants, is such a thing possible?! 😀
Rae, please share the name or location of the restaurant above the Mercado that served those yummy looking enchiladas. Maybe you would like to try Cocina de Ana not far from the Dairy Queen in GZ? It is self serve and you are charged by the weight. Many vendors and area working people eat there. Every day there is a “special” and on Wednesday it is pork ribs and they do sale out of ribs early some days as they did last Wednesday when we stopped by at 1:45PM. Interesting place – can give better direction if you like – they use to have a web site.
Sandy, I didn’t catch the name. 🙁 When you get to the top of the stairs, it’s the first one on the right (interior courtyard side). Not sure if that’s clear…
Cocina de Ana sounds interesting. I’m familiar with pay by the weight places. They’re a great way to try out a bunch of different things! Thanks for the recommendation!
And you still have 14 pesos left! Hopefully your deposit will be there or you will be eating plain tortillas! Which would not be that bad 😉
Croft, my fridge and pantry were/are very full! Two big blocks of cheese, pasta, potatoes, all kinds of veggies and fruits, yoghurt, lentils, rice… and tortillas. 🙂