Back in August of 2021 the El Quelite bridge was washed out by a hurricane and since then the only way to access highway 15 (the free road) north was through the Marmol detour. In December of 2022 the bridge repair was almost done and then part of it collapsed due operator error. Last week it was finally reopened. Yesterday we thought we'd ride up to Dimas for lunch and test out the new bridge.
The access to the free road from the Cerritos area is on highway 503. It also accesses the toll road and has a bike path along the edge.
Turn left for El Quelite and north to Culliacan.
It's a decent road and we'll likely take it to Culiacan when we head home.
Up ahead the El Quelite bridge.
Doesn't look like much but it took forever to build properly so that it won't get washed away in high water. It takes an enormous load of heavy truck traffic.
All the railings are being painted.
That is the El Quelite river which is dry at this point. We have not had any rain here since November and it was just a sprinkle.
Puente Rio El Quelite....Bridge River El Quelite.
And that's it. Doesn't seem like much but it really is!
Here we've turned off 15 onto higway 2 heading west to Estacion Dimas. This whole area gets water from the Piaxtla River and the agribusiness is huge. This corn has grown enormous since we last passed through. Lots of water, good soil, fertilizer and what I would guess is genetically modified seed.
This small motorcycle had something strung crossways over the back. When we attempted to pass him he kept speeding up until it was unsafe for us to pass. Jerk! Eric did not play his game and tailed him for a long ways until he got tired of us and slowed down and let us pass. It was a young guy with more guts than brains.
The whole valley is full of corn.
Share the road! We slowed down and passed by. There was cow shit for miles so they'd come a long way. Must have been changing pasture areas.
I would guess this is a usual thing as the cattle were very calm.
There's that small moto again!
Across the toll road and into Dimas.
It must be spring ....the trees are starting to bloom.
Tractors, motorcycles, quads, bicycles...you name it...they're on the road.
Tiny white flowers on this one.
Mariscos El Pisis our usual stop for lunch.
The prices are considerably lower here than in Mazatlan.
This is the reigning princess of the restaurant and she knows it! We've been coming here for many years and the previous princess is now in school. 
I asked her " como te llamas " or what is your name and she held up one finger! 😁 I'm guessing she's not quite 2 years old. She is also at the age where if she doesn't get her way she screams at the top of her lungs...just like her older sister did.
She had a little radio box and was munching happily on small piece of corn on the cob. I said her bow was " bonito" or pretty and she smiled and said " Si" Then she pointed to her dress and I said " bonito " and she smiled. She chatted a bit and we just smiled and nodded. This is a family run restaurant.
We start with chips and salsa...spicy and good.
Eric had camarones relleno or stuffed shrimp. Turned out to be wrapped in bacon which he said overpowered the shrimp.
I had fish sticks with rice and salad. I'm not sure what variety the fish was but it was a bit too fishy for me. Not off, just the type of fish. We also both agreed that the food hasn't been as good this year as in years past. May a new cook?
This vendor stopped for lunch and his truck was really full of jicama or mexican turnip. Usually eaten raw.
At this point we were done with lunch and on our way home. A nice quiet ride and when we got to the El Quelite bridge a funeral procession was crossing and heading south so Eric took the Marmol detour home. A good day and it's nice to get out of town.
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