First Ride of the Season to Estacion Dimas

In years past we’ve often not started riding until January but with all the noise around the park and the fact that it has cooled down a bit it was time to hit the road.

                           

                                        60 miles each way.

Heading out towards Mex 15 or the “ free road!”

We turn left and head north.

Just before the bridge over the Rio Quelite there was a couple of cows at the edge of the road.  This guy…or gal was having a scratch.

Still some water running in the rio.

Just after the bridge there are a number of small places to eat. 

Not much traffic after the turn off to El Quelite. 

Pretty pink tree at the edge of the road. 

Turn left (west) towards Estacion Dimas. 

Very green throughout this area and in the distance you can see the mango groves.

The dog looks dead but….he’s only sleeping.

Pretty.

Newly seeded.

Carreterra Coyotitan-Estacion Dimas. 

Coming into Estacion Dimas.  In March of 2012 I did a post about the history of the area and if you wish to look back and read it the history of the area is included.   

The church is getting a facelift! 

In previous years the whole building was the bright blue color that you see in the middle.  This is much more tasteful.

This little casita has a huge garden out front.  A lady after my own heart!  Too bad all the electrical wires spoil the picture. 

Here we are in front of Mariscos Pisas where we have been eating over the last few years. You can see Eric grabbing his leg to get off the bike.  His legs are so long from knee to ankle that he gets all tangled up.  Not me!

So…lunch was ordered and we chose what we’d eaten when we were here last year.  Fillete relleno which is a fish fillet covered in tomatoes, octopus, shrimp and cheese.  Served with rice, salad and tortillas.  Was it delicious….you bet and the cost per plate was 135 pesos. 

That’s the waitress in the back loading a cold seafood molcajete into a takeout container.  It’s usually quiet when we are here but today it was just packed.  The service is good, the food comes out fast and the prices are reasonable.  What more can you ask for. 

Big Red is parked out front.

These guys were just leaving and when they saw the camera they all held their “ beer travellers” up.

Always something to take a picture of.  School is over for the day!

This fellow ordered a huge seafood cocktail which…

….he really enjoyed!   Music was playing out an open truck door and an enebriated fellow was singing along very badly and completely out of tune.  No one ever seems to notice!  

Pinatas hanging up front.

This little town has a variety of modes of transportation but the small motos are the vehicle of choice and the people here do not seem poor.   We have never seen any other gringos eating in this restaurant but it is also not a tourist destination. 

Lots of people here today. 

Bye, bye see you next time.

A Mini.   Looks nice and I’ve never seen one here in Mexico. 

At this point we mounted up and started our ride home.  No dinner tonight….just a bowl of soup. 

This lady was “ grazing “ her sheep and goat in the gravel.

Remember the sleeping dog on the way into town well…he was laying in the middle of the intersection rolling around on his back on the way back untill we came by and he jumped to his feet. 

Mountains in the distance.

Road into El Quelite…haven’t been there yet this year. 

Heading home.

Spotted this guy with an “over the head behind me shot.”  He’s on a tractor pulling a brush mower just like Eric does at home.  Most of the time here in Mexico they chop the edges with machetes. 

There were a couple more shots taken on the way home but as I’m using my older Canon with the scratched lens a lot of the pictures were unusable because of light hitting the scratch.  Taking photos on the bike is hard on a camera because the speed of the bike while I take pictures drives dust into the extended lens so…the new camera stays at home!  

When we pulled into the park there was a truck parking a boat right in the entrance way and we had to slide to a stop.  Loose sand and poor footing makes it easy to drop the bike so I hopped off and walked to the back of the park.  You can see the construction on the north side of the park.

  At the back Raphael was busy washing a motorhome that pulled in yesterday.  It’s an older one that’s been here before and it’s in really nice shape. 

So…a good day and a really nice ride as the weather was cool. 

Tonight bingo….wish me luck!