Today we decided to travel to Dimas for lunch as it’s a nice peaceful ride without much traffic. Frank and Sandi are leaving on Monday so they are busy packing up and a day trip wasn’t on their agenda.
The park is clearing out as people start to head north but we won’t leave until around March 24th….just ahead of Semana Santa which starts on March 25th and runs until April 2nd. We’ve been in Mexico for easter before and don’t really want to do it again. To add to the partying that goes along with Semana Santa the annual motorcycle week rally that draws around 20,000 bikers from all around the world will start on April 4th and run to the 8th. Moto week is usually later in April but this year Mazatlan has been chosen to host Tianguis Turistico from April 16th to 19th and that will have international visitors from over 80 countries attending. A busy, busy April for Mazatlan!
We left the park around 10:30 as it’s only about 60 miles to Dimas. The ride north on the free road was especially quiet today and only one car passed us as we rode along. We turned off the free road and headed west on Carretera Coyotitan Estacian Dimas and it was even quieter….right up our alley. Lots of pretty farm land with crops irrigated from the Piaxtla river.
We’ve never run into any other gringos in Dimas and today we are eating at our usual restaurant. Foods good and so are the prices. It is a family run restaurant and we’ve come to recognize the children especially the baby who was scooting around in a walker. They all spend time picking her up and kissing her. A real little sweetie.
That’s one of her sisters entertaining her.
The horse in the distance was young and tied up in the tree which is a common way to tether here in Mexico. It was quiet and unconcerned about the traffic and it would seem this is the way they accustom young animals to different situations. The horses, just like the dogs are very relaxed here in Mexico. The female dogs wander through the restaurant and politely wag their tails as they hope you will feed them. Here in Dimas some of the females we saw were spayed and none were thin which is nice to see.
Today we ordered pescado relleno (stuffed fish.) Eric appears to have his mouth open in anticipation of his meal.
A fish fillet on the bottom covered with octopus, shrimp, clams, tomatoes and cheese. There were also a few very hot peppers hidden in the fish which I removed…after I accidently ate one! This is something we haven’t tried before and it was served with rice, salad and tortillas…delicious! P.S. ….soup for supper tonight!
While we ate the cucumber truck showed up and delivered a big bag.
Then the fish salesman unloaded a whole cooler of fish.
He said they were Corvina. Corvina is used a lot in ceviche and the fish fillets we have eaten here are very good so perhaps that’s what we ate today.
This was the fish salesman’s mode of transportation!
Just before we left I poked my head into the kitchen area and said “ Hola” to get their attention and then I said “ Eres un muy buen cocinera” to the senora in the back. There were three cooks and two of them pointed to the lady at the stove who they obviously thought was the very best cook! My comment (from my cell phone translation) was much appreciated and they were all laughing. The food is always good here and the cost for lunch was 110 pesos or about $7.70 for each meal. Including our pop and a tip…300 pesos or just over $20.
A relaxing ride home and a really nice day.
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