We left Edgar and Ana’s Punta Vista RV park at about 9:30 am and arrived in Guaymas on Friday afternoon around 3pm. It is not a long way but the highway construction really slows you down. The highway was pretty good (by Mexican standards) until kilometer 69 (about 40 miles north of Hermisillo.) At this point construction was pretty steady. The roads are narrow and you have to keep diverting into the northbound lane where the pavement is actually better.
Redoing the southbound lanes.
Rebuilding the puentes (bridges.)
And now for some nasty seal coating. At one point they allowed passing and the fast lane had loose gravel. Another rock chip in the windshield.
The lanes keep appearing and disappearing so that is always a challenge.
At one point we had to pass a semi pulling a double (he was weaving and Eric had to give him the horn as it was very narrow) and when I looked up at the driver it was a kid. If he was 15 I’ll eat my sombrero, well if I actually had a sombrero!
No problem through Hermisillo as long as you stay right past the prison and manage to slide down under the overpass and turn left to Guaymas.
The road from Hermisillo to Guaymas is rough with lots of cold patch and potholes. In the end the road is all rough, the drivers bad and the whole thing just tiring and hard on your rig and vehicle.
Saturday was a quiet day.
Today we made a trip through Miramar along the ocean road into San Carlos for fuel, beer, lunch and then a trip for groceries to the Wal-Mart in Guaymas on the way home.
Our first stop in San Carlos was the Totonaka RV park to see if anyone we knew was there. No one and not many people in the park. Pretty quiet.
We managed to get money out of the Banamex bank and then went to have a walk around the San Carlos dock to look at sailboats. A boat has long been a dream for Eric but now he’s not sure he has the energy for it.
We took a drive up through the Ranchitos and had a look around. When we spent a month in a condo in San Carlos back in 2008 and we used to go to Tony’s gym so we went to have a look at it as well. A huge facility with a swimming pool out the back. Still there, but closed on Sunday.
When we picked up fuel Eric asked the attendant “donde esta mas bueno tacos en San Carlos?” He said at Tacos Louis just down the road across from the other Pemex across the road from the Banamex so that’s where we headed. Two meat tacos (beef or lamb) each with all the fixings and for me a cocoa cola light and Eric a bottled water. Delicious and enough to make four tacos each….cost with a tip 100 pesos or about $8. All Mexicans eating and it was busy so you know the food is good. 
We picked up our first Pacifico and Pacifico light beer at the beer store and we are all stocked up and now for some limes to go with it. So….
Off to the Wal-Mart for food. As usual they had trouble running the credit card through and in the end it took three tries. I’ll watch the bill to make sure there aren’t three charges! I always keep my receipts!
It is now a pleasant afternoon, warm but cloudy and it’s almost time for happy hour.
Tomorrow we well leave around 9 am and spend tomorrow night at our usual stop in the Pemex (#4925) just south of Los Mochis. It is gated and has a restaurant and is a good stop.
It was quiet last night after the rocking Friday night but now there a wedding. The band is moving in all their gear….hopefully we get some sleep.
Tuesday into Mazatlan. It will be good to stop, set up and relax.
We never ever use credit cards in Mexico. We get pesos at no extra charge thru our bank in B.C.
ReplyDeleteOur bank in Canada is Scotia Bank - it worked really well for us last winter because Scotia Banks are pretty common in Mexico - we always got money and paid no fees for it. Same is true of Bank of America in the USA. Handy!
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