When we arrived in Mexico back at the beginning of November it was very hot and humid. We spent our time at the beach and running the A/C to stay cool down and riding the motorcycle was not an option because it was just too hot. In the last week or so the weather has become cooler, the water has become cooler and our thoughts turned to a bike ride. Eric has had Big Red out a couple of times to charge up the battery but today was my first time out in Mexico this year.
We decided to take a ride out by ourselves and go to Estacion Dimas.
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Today’s ride is about 60 miles each way.
We leave the park and head north.
We turn right (east) and head towards the free road (Mex 15). On our right there has been huge developement since we were last here. There are two new subdivisions with 150 lots in one and about 100 lots in the other and they are high end running about $550,000.00 Canadian in the larger one. They are obviously catering to weathly Mexicans.
Eric rode through the larger subdivision on his bicycle and he says they are beautiful detached dwellings that are finished with very nice woodwork.
It looks like our beach road is going to get a lot busier.
We head north on the free road.
It is really dry at this time of the year unless there is irrigation and if there is the crops grow well.
On our left there is a field full of meat goats and maybe sheep so if you’re not sure of what kind of meat is on your taco give this a thought!
Rio El Quelite is almost dry…Eric says it looks like the Colorado River by the time it gets to Yuma!
Just south of El Quelite.
Not sure why I took this picture but it really caught my eye because it was so bright in this dry landscape.
How do they clear the edge of the road? Well they burn. Here the vegetation doesn’t burn like it does at home. Ahhh Mexico!
The pink trees are usually in bloom at this time of year but there aren’t very many.
Pens for livestock at the edge of the road.
North of the turnoff for San Ignacio we head left (west) towards Estacion Dimas.
The road is good and the terrain isn’t very pretty but it is a quiet peaceful ride.
The Piaxtla River runs east/west just north of the road to Estacion Dimas and there is a lot of farming and agriculture in this area.
Coming into Dimas and we are looking for the restaurant we ate at two years ago. As we pass it we see it’s closed and we have to make another choice. It’s always good to pick a place where there are lots of cars parked and people are eating and we make an alternate choice.
We circled the pretty blue church at the end of the street and headed back.
As we ride through Big Red draws a lot of attention. The little boys point and wave and I can hear oohs of admiration. Mexicans love motorcycles of any type or description but not many own a big red Harley.
Mariscos Pissis was our choice and again everyone rides a motorcycle here.
When we sat down I could see the shrimp being cleaned out back. Somehow I must have bumped the setting to fish eye so this shot is a little odd.
These little girls were laughing, eating chips and playing with their dollies….just like home.
We ordered and then I saw the waitress serving these moljacete pots full of seafood to another table. She got really embarrassed when I took her picture. There was shrimp, octopus and some other seafood and lots of vegetables. It looked delicious and we’ll have to give it a try. I’m sure this waitress worked at the restaurant that is now closed but I couldn’t communicate well enough to make it clear what I was asking her. She said she only worked here and she’d been here for one year.
Now this is what a Mexican meal should look like. Camarones empanizado (breaded shrimp) rice and vegetables served on a bed of lettuce.
Eric had fillet of fish empanizado with rice and veggies. Both meals were delicious.
There were lots of sauces on the table and I gave this one a try. A bit limey and spicy but not so hot I couldn’t eat it. I’ll buy one for home.
Everyone needs a chicken in their restaurant. Doesn’t bother us. It should be careful or it might be on the menu although I didn’t see any chicken offered so maybe it’s safe.
This young mother has her baby in front of her.
We see the travelling musicians hanging their instruments up on a tree.
Time to get out of Dodge before they start to play.
Across the street this cowboy was selling something at the grocery store and probably buying something as well.
Lots of tractors passing by as this is a farming community.
As we finished our meal we saw more fish being carted out to be cut up.
What are these fish?
Eric walked over to ask but in the end it still wasn’t clear what they actually were.
We pay the bill which was 210 pesos for three drinks and two meals and we left the waitress a 40 peso tip. She could believe it so I guess we left more than usual. That’s only about $15 Canadian for a really nice meal and it sure beats the lunch I had in the mall which cost about the same for one meal.
This is the restaurant that is closed and it was good too and actually Eric thinks it was better.
Remember the picture of the cowboy loading his groceries….well here he is heading home on his quad.
Heading east back to the free road and home. Quiet and pretty here.
Lots of nice green crops in this area.
We are back on the free road heading south and this Coke truck is coming up behind us and he’s in a hurry.
It is always dangerous when you are on Mexican roads and even more so when you are on a motorcycle. The Mexicans are the nicest people but they are the worst and most dangerous and agressive drivers. They can’t stand to be behind you and they will pass anywhere, even on a double line on a blind corner. You have to be really alert at all times….especially when it concerns a bus as they are the worst of all.
We travel back through the “ area natural protegida meseta de cacaxtla” which runs north/south from the turn off to Coyotitan south to the turn off to El Quelite and east/west in between. It is an area that supposedly protects flora and fauna in this area. How successful that is ….who knows
The turn off to El Quelite and the bougainvillea are in bloom.
Green here and ….
not so green here. What are those animals actually eating?
We continue south and after heading west on the road that heads home we get onto the toll road (Mex 15D) and head south for a bit.
We turned right of the mex 15D and are now coming up to Liverpool and you can see Walmart on your left. All sorts of new roads here and there and this is one of them.
We had a nice ride and next week we’ll probably venture out again.
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