Let's go to Teacapan.

 

Wednesday was it bit cloudy and cool but we decided to take a ride to Teacpan anyways.  This used to be a favorite ride because we could have lunch at Otto's Japanese restaurant.  We first ate there back in 2010 and the last time the we were there was in January of 2020.  After Covid we rode down on the motorcyle and he was closed, locked up and gone.  How sad.  

On the free road just past Villa Union.  

It's a long ride on a motorcycle as we are on a two lane road most of the way and Eric has to be vigilant so we don't get run over by passing vehicles!  

Quiet here.

We arrive in El Rosario and stop for a bum break at a gas station.  You can see the big church in the distance. 

Over the Buluarte river.  

Coming into Esquinapa and it's busy.  We have to go right through town to head south or head west to Teacapan. 

Straight ahead for Teacapan. 

Turn right.

As we head out of town you can see the massive power line on our right.  It was built all the way to coast to service developments that were to be the new Cancun.  So far...nada! That was planned back in 2009 by the previous president, money ran out and nothing ever happened.

All the water is salt and comes from the inlet in Teacapan. 

In some years we've seen them harvesting salt from the flats in this area. 

You can see the water from Teacapan to Esquinapa.

A fresh water tower. 

Another area of huge agriculture.  

There is always lots of farm machinery on the road.  

They are likely harvesting chilies here and as we ride we can smell the areas where they are roasted.

There are no weeds or vegetation allowed under these trees. 

Welcome to Teacapan.  

Ordinarily we would see Otto's restaurant just past the gate on the left.  Now it and his eco tourism rentals are all derelict.  Perhaps this is also due to the collapse of the huge Fontaur project.   

January of 2020 with Ian and Linda. Otto, his wife and daughter Juany.  Lovely people.

The lovely malecon or walkway. 

Brown pelicans.  They migrate north as far as British Columbia. 

Pelicanos restaurant for lunch 

Eric took a rare picture of me by the bike. 

Lovely sitting by the ocean. 

Topo chico sparkling mineral water for lunch.

Selfie!

Eric had pescado (fish) a la plancha. It all looks delicious.

I ordered pescado frito or a whole fried fish which I have ordered in many restaurants and always enjoyed.  Now for the review.  Well...there wasn't much to eat on this very rough fish,  The rice wasn't cooked and it was slathered in Mexican butter which I hate and the macaroni salad (why macaroni salad?) was tasteless.  I ate what I could of the fish and the salad.  Eric at most of his lunch because he was hungry.  A total disappointment.  

While we ate school got out and all the teenagers were roaring up and down the malecon before heading home.  Two up girls and two up boys ....what a racket!

Lunch, such as it was done and we head home. 

Bye-bye Teacapan.  Next time....a different restaurant. 

When we came through the last time we could see all the damage that the hurricane had done.  Roofs gone and buildings destroyed.  This time there were new concrete buildings and walls everywhere.  All for agriculture.  

Chili dehydration. 

Chilies growing. 

Not much meat on these guys just, as Eric says " hooves, hides and a..holes!"

Another big, new plant of some sort. 

When you get about 3 km outside Esquinapa the road deteriorates.  It must be maintained by the city. 

We start to wind our way through.

It's busy and tight and much easier on this lighter bike.  Straight ahead to Mazatlan.

Heading home. 

We stopped at a gas station in El Rosario for another "bum break" and I spied this duck. I would have to think it's sitting on a nest.  Didn't move a muscle. 

We arrived home around 4pm and we were tired.  "Tigger" is no where near as comfortable as " Big Red" and our bodies know it.  A good ride and a lousy lunch !