Well, the alley way of people heading north here in Totonaka is empty! A mass exodus. Since it is hugely windy and only about 9C this morning maybe they were just freezing to death and decided to go home.!
Frank and Sandi were not in a huge rush to get out of San Carlos this morning so they didn't leave until 8:00am and that gave us a chance to say goodbye. We were just lucky that Sandi sent Frank over to invite us for happy hour with them and Connie and Manny when we all stopped at the Pemex in Los Mochis on our way south to Mazatlan. I guess that proves that there really is Karma. It was the start of a nice easy friendship.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Today was a get used to San Carlos and the Totonaka park again. After spending three months in Las Jaibas in Mazatlan it takes a bit to adapt to a new park, new people and the change of moving. We are, however, starting to develop some skills in all of this. At least, I hope we are! Unfortunately we parked a row over from Drunk Debbie who was next to us on the way down. Didn't see her and she is also friends with some people behind us. Nobody needs really loud "Proud Mary" and bongo drums as background music. Eric is threatening to hook up his outside speakers and give them all a dose of heavy metal!
Eric is back riding his bicycle and I am back walking the beach picking up beautiful rocks. The bridge is still not finished so there is no thru traffic in front of the park. Joe, (the owner) did get a new stairway to the beach installed so it is easy to get down now.
I spent this morning vacuuming the rig as yesterday was really dusty with all the wind and everything was filthy. It was clean when we got here!
We drove down to the Marina for lunch today and Eric had a really great hamburger and I had a delicious chicken sandwich. The meals at the Marina restaurant are really good! Eric dropped me off at the side of the road coming back into town and I walked and shopped my way back. Nice things to buy in the shops like the Sagitaria but the prices are huge compared to Mazatlan. It's really close to Arizona and very Anglo in San Carlos.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Eric rode his bicycle to the end of town this morning up towards the golf course. We had met Pepe and Gisella (from Vancouver Island) here two years ago when we stayed at the Marina Terra and they were building a house up that way so he thought he's go have a look. We're not sure what has happened but the house is now for sale and no one seems to be around.
It turns out that there is a motorcycle rally here this weekend and all the registration and bandstand etc. is right at the golf course. The " Son's of Anarchy" motorcycle club is here for a three day rally as Monday is the Mexican holiday for Benito Juarez day. We rode out to have a look at the bikes this afternoon but they had already gone to Guaymas for a ride. We took a ride out past the Bahia towards the other marina and had a look at the Mirador trailer park. There was a caravan from Quebec there but not many other rigs. Too windy and cold there for us.
We toured around and then headed out to Miramar (by Guaymas) on the road that follows the ocean to have a look at the town and also the trailer park. We stopped in the Miramar park and it was really nice and quiet. We may stay there on another trip. We contined on and rode down through the old town of Miramar and ended up on the beach. A really nice quiet place with Mexicans enjoying a family day at the beach. This is also where the pangas bring their fish in every day although they were not there as this was late in the day. We watched a guy at a Coco stand and it was really interesting. He had a large machete (and still all of his fingers!) that he opened the coconuts with. He drained the clear milk into a plastic bag for the buyer and then chopped it in half. At that point he used a very sharp tool (like a big spoon) to dig out all of the meat in edible slivers. The meat was piled back in the coconut and topped with fresh lime juice and all sorts of hot sauces and it was ready to eat. We didn't try it but the Mexicans were standing in line.
Putting coconut milk in the bag.
Ready for lime juice and hot sauce.
At look up the beach at Miramar.
We passed many motorcycles of all sizes and makes as we rode both out and back from Miramar through Guayamas. There were quite a few bikes in front of the bar on the street in front of our park and I took some pictures.
Bikes in front of the bar/restaurant in front of the park.
One Victory and two?
All the shiny red new bikes in town have Eric looking at new Harley's on the net.
Shhh! Don't tell Blue!
More bikes out on the street.
It is about 9:30 pm right now and I can here motorcycles roaring everywhere and since speed and alcohol is involved I hope no one gets killed. We'll have a look again tomorrow morning.
We got a good email from Sam about his trip south with his buddies from Winnipeg. Lots of fun and it sounds like he had a great trip.
Sunday March 15 , 2010
The weather here has improved over the last couple of days as the wind has died down. We headed out to walk to Blackie's Restaurant for lunch and we were the only ones there so it was very quiet and relaxing. This restaurant has great food, ambiance and the best waitors you will find anywhere. They are friendly, polite and very smooth. We try to eat at Blackie's whenever we are in San Carlos and we were have never been disappointed.
I walked the beach and Eric went for a Harley ride for the rest of the afternoon. A nice quiet happy hour as most of the neighbours were out and then dinner and bed.
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