We hit the road about 10:00; it takes a while to get the herd up to full stampede. Hermosillo was as busy as advertised. A slight navigational error landed the caravan heading into town, instead of around the bypass. Barrio residents were watching in amusement, and drivers were very patient in letting us interfere with traffic, as we put the broken up caravan back together, and worked our way back out of town. (think slightly dim, very large elephants, trunk to tail, trying to bumble their way through a small campground, at night)
The rains have been later than usual, only having stopped in the last few days. As a result, the Sonoran desert is very green for the time of year. It was 38 C where we stopped at a Pemex (gas station) for lunch. It cooled down to 33 C, and humid, when we got down to the ocean at Miramar, just west of Guaymas.
We're staying at the Hotel Playa De Cortés Trailer Park, which is behind the hotel. The hotel was built in 1936 as a railway resort hotel, and is still a class joint. The park has 30 amp outlets, not the norm for Mx, so we had air (without running the generator). As is the norm, there were many sites where the power was not functional, and a polarity check turned up only one reversed polarity outlet.
We went out for supper with a few fellow caravaners - camarones al mojo de ajo. (garlic shrimp)
Geezer, out front of the hotel
The view across the bay to San Carlos
Tomorrow, we have a late start for Los Mochis, so we will get the treat of a leisurely morning.
307 Km.
2 comments:
We are moving in a different direction with the temp hovering at 0C. today. At least the 1 cm of snow melted for the most part. We were cutting up pork today and it wouldn't freeze outside, yet neither would the old veggies I threw out of the freezer thaw out!
Great photos. Looks lovely. How we would love an hour of that heat (just an hour). Going to smoke ducks and geese this weekend since feds are really into smoking now!
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