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Sunday, November 28, 2010

We made it to Mazatlan!

Nov. 28, 2010

We arrived at Las Jaibas yesterday at 2pm.  We left Los Mochis around 8:30 a.m. so that was pretty good time.  We had left San Carlos around 9am on Friday morning and had expected to stay in the Los Mochis RV park.  I had talked to some people who pulled into Totonaka  for the night on their way to La Penita and they were going to stay there so they gave us updated directions on how to find it.   Our trip to Los Mochis was okay although the road seems worse than last year.  Maybe it’s just us but we do know that the Mexican paving leaves something to be desired.  We travelled on the periferico around Navojoa and it was fine for us.  I know that the motor homes really rock and roll on it (right Frank!) but it is good for us with only a short gravel stretch through the creek bottom.    We’d also heard that the alternate route through Navojoa was dug up and had taken Pat and Jack an hour to get through.  We got into Los Mochis around 3pm and tried to locate the RV park but got lost.  As I thought we had good directions I hadn’t started the GPS.  Mistake! Started the GPS, saw where the park was, and couldn’t get back to it so headed out onto the freeway.  There was a retourneau just south of town but the freeway was busy and in the end we decided to just stay in the Pemex just south of town where we stayed on the way south last year.  It is big, open 24 hours and is surrounded by agriculture and as well the freeway is divided out front.  We lined up with the trucks where we could be seen from both pumps and parked for the night on the pavement not the gravel.  All the streetlights were working and we felt safe, but each to their own.  As we passed by Pemex #5516 north of Guasave where the Canadian from Nanaimo was robbed we noted it was not one we would have picked.  It is in a very residential area and is located on a very small lot.  I don’t know if it is open all night but there would not have been any trucks parked in it.  Again, each to their own!  The drive to Mazatlan was uneventful and the road got better on the maxipista but it should for the cost of the tolls.  The parking of the rig was easy, hooray and we are in spot 18 for the winter.  Pat&Jack, Hal&Helene, Dick& Val and Sam & Rita were here to great us when we arrived.  They were happy to see us and we are happy to be here.  The park is basically empty with only 7 or 8 rigs parked and a few stored, however I know that some of you blog readers are on your way!   Travelers are nervous and we saw mostly Canadians on our stopovers along the way.  We Canadians are a brave, or is it stupid people!    Eric thinks it is cooler here than last year but it is 30C in the rig although the breeze is cool.  Today we unloaded Blue, cleaned up the rig and garage and completed most of our set up for our 4 month stay.   We are exhausted!  Tomorrow I will blog some of the things that are going on here but for now I must rest and maybe go for a walk on the beach.  Talk to you tomorrow.  Oh, by the way I must remind you that although I try not to offend anyone with my comments it could happen.  Leave me a comment if you have a gripe!   

2 comments:

  1. I am the Canadian robbed at Pemex 5516 and I have to dis agree with your comments but as say each to his own, I passed 6 Pemexes before I picked this one, it was open 24 hours with an ATM and guard and no trucks, the mistake I made was going off in the corner, lesson learned, glad you arrived safely enjoy he winter...Les

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  2. So, Les, where the heck was that guard when you needed him! Unfortunately, he was probably just as big a target as you were. Where to stay is always a tough choice, especially when we travel alone. Enjoy your winter too!

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