San Carlos (near Guaymas) – January 11 –
13, 2016
It was an interesting venture getting
through the city of Hermisillo with 17 RV’s! Between the lights and multiple pothole pavement it was slow travelling taking more than an hour. We have a GPS with the updated data but we
were warned not to depend on it.
Half way to San Carlos one of the travel
trailers had a blowout tire. We were
quite close to a small town and were able to wait together for the tire change and for
them to catch up with us. There happened
to be a roadside taco stand at our parking spot that made delicious tacos.
Welcome to Mexico! The rest of the journey was without any issues.
The Totonaka RV Park was very nice, with
all the amenities. However it is still a
little cool to take a dip in the unheated swimming pool.
Our first full day in San Carlos was filled
with tours. At 9am we boarded our bus
with our first stop at a Sea Lion show.
It was a great show. Anne even
participated in one part of the show, receiving big “hugs and a kiss” from one
of the star performers. Larry was starting to be "concerned" but Anne says his breath smelled like herring!? After the show
we drove over to the local pearl farm. A
demonstration from one of the co-owners giving us an interesting overview of
the production and time involved to produce one pearl.
With an hour break back at the RV Park we boarded
the bus to take us to the lookout for the beautiful Pacific Ocean sunset. At sunset we could view the Baja Peninsula 60
KM away.
Our second day at San Carlos we ventured
off for a drive on our own and pick up groceries and refuel the truck before
our departure for Huatabampito.
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| Excellent group dinner at Charly's Restaurant |
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| Sunset view from Charly's |
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| Sea Lion Show |
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| High Jump |
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| Anne receiving an "embrace and kiss"! |
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| The pearl factory co-owner explaining the pearl farming process. |
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| Cleaning the oyster shells from harmful algae and parasites. |
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| The pearl colour will take on the interior oyster colour |
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| The previous San Carlos jail "slowly" be being renovated to a museum |
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| ABC - most folks knows the definition |
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| Casting for fish in the Pacific Ocean |
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| Pacific Ocean sunset |
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| Algodones Beach and Resort |
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| San Carlos Yacht Club |
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| San Carlos Marina |
