2025年4月7日到4月12日 马萨特兰工作之旅第四周
April 7–12, 2025 — Work Trip to Mazatlán, Week 4
这是宁静且平淡无奇的一周，也是我们在马萨特兰的最后一周。第一次在旅途中，竟感到如此开心地想要回家。不知为何，许多军舰鸟这周突然选择在我们民宿大楼上空翱翔，再次带回了清晨观鸟的乐趣。周五下午我选择休息，中午11点开完会，我们便出发去了历史老城区一家颇受欢迎的餐厅 Totem 吃了顿午饭，也许是这次旅程中最让我们满意的一餐。
This was a calm and uneventful week — our final one in Mazatlán. For the first time during our travels, we actually felt genuinely happy about the idea of going home. For some reason, many frigatebirds suddenly chose to circle above our apartment building this week, bringing back the joy of early-morning birdwatching.
On Friday afternoon, I decided to take a break. After wrapping up a meeting at 11 am, we headed out for lunch at Totem, a popular restaurant in the historic old town — perhaps the most satisfying meal of our entire trip.
饭后我们在历史老城区和海滨大道随意漫步了几个小时，还去了马萨特兰的“水手之家”。这座建于1946年的老建筑，最初为海员提供住宿与服务，承载着这座港口城市深厚的海洋文化。年久失修后，水手之家于2024年完成修复，现在是一座面向公众、尤其是青少年的海洋文化与教育中心。
After lunch, we strolled casually for a few hours through the historic old town and along the malecón. We also visited Mazatlán’s “Casa del Marino” — the Sailor’s House. Built in 1946, this old structure originally provided lodging and services for seafarers and carries the rich maritime heritage of this port city. After years of neglect, it was restored in 2024 and now serves as a public maritime culture and education center, especially geared toward the youth.
晚餐我们去了墨西哥餐厅 Topolo，也是一家带庭院的餐厅。到了才发现，顾客几乎都是白人游客，显然是专门面向游客的地方。至于菜品嘛，非常一般，我最后只把配菜里的水果吃完了。
For dinner, we went to Topolo, a Mexican restaurant with a courtyard. It quickly became clear that nearly all the diners were white tourists — clearly a spot geared toward visitors. As for the food, it was pretty mediocre; in the end, I only finished the fruit that came as a side dish.
周六上午，我们在海滨大道上进行了此行最后一次徒步。路上近距离看到了几只鹈鹕，才发现它们比想象中大得多——在空中翱翔时看起来优雅轻盈，近看却格外庞大。中午我们回到历史古城中心的小广场，选了我们抵达马萨特兰后吃的第一顿午餐的那家餐厅，为这段旅程画上了一个呼应的句号。
On Saturday morning, we took our final walk along the malecón. Along the way, we saw several pelicans up close and realized they were much larger than we had imagined — graceful and light in the air, but surprisingly massive up close. At noon, we returned to the small plaza in the heart of the old town and chose the same restaurant where we had our very first meal in Mazatlán — a fitting way to bring the trip full circle.
下午回到民宿打包，收拾行李。四点多，原本我叫了一辆 Uber 去机场，结果司机发信息说平台的费用太低，实际费用是 450 比索。因为不确定是否能刷卡，便取消了；然后民宿的保安帮忙叫了一辆正规出租车，价格是480 比索，另加 24 比索信用卡手续费。不到30分钟我们就抵达了机场，意外的是回程的航班也被免费升舱到了头等舱，实在太幸运了。
In the afternoon, we returned to the apartment to pack and get our luggage ready. Around 4 p.m., we ordered an Uber to the airport, but the driver messaged me saying the platform’s fare was too low and the actual cost would be 450 pesos. Since I wasn’t sure if card payment would be accepted, I canceled it. The apartment security guard then helped us get an official taxi instead — it cost 480 pesos plus a 24-peso credit card fee. We reached the airport in under 30 minutes, and to our surprise, our return flight was also upgraded to first class for free — how lucky!
晚上将近8点，飞机终于起飞，两个多小时的飞行后顺利抵达旧金山机场。没想到等行李竟然花了四十多分钟，最后回到家时，已是凌晨一点多了。终于可以有一个安静的夜晚可以入眠了。
The plane finally took off just before 8 p.m., and after a smooth flight of a little over two hours, we landed at SFO. For some unknown reason, it took more than 40 minutes for our luggage to finally come out. By the time we got home, it was already past 1 a.m. At last, a quiet night to sleep.
接下来要深入探讨一下我们吃过的所有“美食”啦，哈哈。
Next up is a deep discussion of all the “delicious food” we had. Lol.