A Few Interesting sights

We went to a town that was on an island. A really small town. The island floods in the rainy season and the streets become canals, so they say this is the Mexican Florence. NOT. Florence is much more beautiful, I am sure.
Here are some fish drying in "Florence". the place is really called Mexcaltitan, a Pueblo Magico.
This was really a sight. Mexicans dont load their trucks based on weight, rather on space avaliable. This truck was loaded to the top with palm fronds to use for roofing. Every turn he took the load swayed, every bump he hit, the load jumped. We thought for sure we were going to see it all on the road.

San Carlos

This was the view out our window at about 6:30AM. This heron was in the pond by our coach everyday
This is where we Wild Camped for 3 nites. It is a beach front area very near San Carlos. Great sand, quiet, I think San Carlos is going to continue to grow. It has a nice harbor and good fishing.
Another shot of the beach where we camped our last nights in Mexico.

Here is KC working out. She is 18 yrs old and just as active as can be. We saw her move from this postion once, almost everyday.
Here is Joel, doing a 'performace test on Mercy's new zero gravity chair. The test took about 3 hours.
Here is Mercy, verifying the test results. This test was performed at Playa Amore, about 15km South of San Blas. the test took 2 days and was successful.

A Pig In A Poke

Mexican Pork is really good. The tocino (bacon) is excellent, as are the chops and hams (jamon). We took this picture outside a meat shop along the Hwy. Today we saw a shop sorting out pigs feet for the deep fryer. They use every part of a pig. I think they have even figured out how to use the squeal.

Punta Perula

This is the main street in Perula, at mid day, note all the traffic. We have been in this town for 8 days. Super quiet, nice people, reminds us of Sayulita 10 years ago.
This is looking the other direction on the main street. This is the only paved street in town, There are NO stop lights, and only 4 Topes (speed bumps)
This is the garden and pool area of the Hotel Dorada where we are staying. The hotel has a 9 space RV park with really nice showers, pool, beach and security.
This is a view looking South from in from of the RV park. This is Chamala Bay for about 4 miles. This is probably what Puerto Vallarta (Banderas Bay) looked like 50 years ago.
This is looking North. The village is at the North end of the bay. For as far as you can see, there are no highrises, yet.

Punta Perula is about a 2 hour drive south of Puerto Vallarta on MX 200, a 2 lane road that you have to drive on as fast as you can, just to be safe. Driving the Trek on this road we have to stay in the middle to avoid the jungle trees growing over the road.

Fish Soup

Today in Perula, we bought a whole red fish, head and all. It was 4.7 kilos and cost 300 pesos. Last week at a restaurant I had a great bowl of fish soup, so tonite we are going to try and make a similar version. "Muy rico", is what the fish monger said when I asked him about the meat on the head. We'll see.

So, we ate it and it was very flavorful,(muy rico) but I made a mistake, and didn't wash off all the loose scales. So 2 bowls was the limit. Next time I think we will use a filet.

This is a waterfall about 35 miles inland from Manzanillo. Barb Salvitore and I went up there for a day trip. That is me in the water. It was perfect temp and clear as a bell. There is a water park up there and you can camp there if you are in a small rig.
I am practicing, practicing, practicing. My old hat is going to bite the dust pretty soon.
KC is my best fan, she thinks I can play the Uke pretty good. Of course, she is deaf and 18 years old!