Mazatlan

We arrived in Mazatlan on Wednesday afternoon. Our friends, Carl and Nadia, were here to help us get settled into our new home. They also had us over for dinner. The RV site was tricky to get into, but is actually quite nice. The patio outside the rig is covered in tile and we're surrounded by plants. Buddy is enjoying being outside and watching all of the birds.

The trip down from the states was interesting. It was a little nerve-racking at times. We drove 270 miles from the border on day 1. After staying in San Carlos for two nights, we then drove about 250 miles. The next place was right on the beach. We paid for one night, but liked it so much that we paid for a second night.

Wednesday morning we headed south to Mazatlan. We had a little driving experience we wouldn't want to repeat. We somehow missed getting on the tollroad and wound up on a two lane highway. The only problem with the two lane road was that it was very bumpy. We could see from the map that we could head west and intersect with the toll road. So headed west we went through several small towns. In one of the towns, Bob thought the main road turned right, so turn right he did. Oops. We drove about 3 blocks down this little one way road and couldn't get any further. Of course, by then there were about 3 vehicles behind us. So, all had to backup - and of course, Bob had to back the fifth wheel up 3 blocks. What fun. And, then he had to back the fifth wheel around the corner. We continued along the main road and found an overpass over the tollroad. But, we didn't know how to get on the tollroad. There was a little gravel/dirt path that went to the road. Sure enough, vehicles were using this to get on the tollroad. So, we did also. The only good news is that it saved us about $20 since we missed one of the toll plazas.

Our friends took us out for a drive yesterday so that we could get acquainted with the stores in the area. We went out later and bought a few groceries and a large bottle of water.

The shrimp man came around this morning and I bought Bob 1/2 a kilo of shrimp for 60 pesos (about $6 dollars). We're learning our way with the weights and the money. We're also trying to learn a little spanish. Buenes dias (Good Morning!)