Sunday March 27th 2011
We left the park at 9:30 am right on time. A quick good-bye to Pepe and hug for both of us. I told him he had been the most pleasant manager and although I would like to see him next year I hoped he got a better job! He said if he did he’d come back and see us all anyway. Didn’t get to say bye to Henado as he was on vacation. Left him an envelope and our alumina as he was a great quiet happy worker all winter. A hug for Hal and Helene and on the road. Made a Mexican 4 way stop at the store for bolillos and onward. The worst section of the maxipista is from Mazatlan to La Cruz and just about loosens the fillings out of your teeth! After that just regular crappy road. No problems along the way although we saw lots of Federales and though we were followed and pulled over he looked at the back of the rig (license plate?) and then he waved us on without talking to us. Check points at many overpasses although we didn’t have to stop there. We had lunch at the first toll booth and the temperature was over 30C. Caliente. A quick check by the agrigultural inspectors in the fridge and saw lettuce and a carrot and let us go. He didn’t see the fruit in the basket in the garage. This is still in Sinaloa so we don’t know what they are checking for. The rest of drive was no problemo and we rolled into the most southern Pemex in Los Mochis around 3:30. The guard followed us out to the end of the lot where we parked so we gave him 50pesos and he was happy. Good deal. Parked, generator on, A.C. on and a cerveza, a good day. We’ll have dinner in the hotel restaurant and then bed. Tomorrow Miramar by Guaymas. Hope the road is okay. We had an email from Connie and it said they hit metal on the road between here and San Carlos. A flat tire for George and John and although Boomer hit it too he was alright. Manny missed it. Tires changed and into San Carlos at 4:30 although something is wrong under George’s rig, possibly a damaged drive train. Hope everything is okay. Bad Luck!
Wind calm, sea calm, Kathy calm and Eric calm. Entered in the ship’s log.
Buenos notches!
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