October 23, 09
Huatabampito to Mazatlan
Well after a very long day of driving we are in Mazatlan at the Punta Cerritos RV Park. This is a very nice facility which will be even nicer in 1-2 years when the pool and the palapa areas are completed. It looks to be mostly permanent sites with some that are not. And we met another Trek here from British Columbia (Max and Elizabeth). They have a newer Trek than ours and they have a permanent site here but they also arrived just today.

It was mostly flat farmland all the way and again it seemed like a rich delta soil which would have been the color of black coal when it was wet. Other than the fields and they were enormous everything was green and lush. We seem to be out of the desert area and the vegetation that is wild seems to be lots of eucalyptus type trees and other varieties.

Just before Mazatlan there are hills or butts that rise up and this means that we are getting into the mountains from here south. Before this you could see the mountains to the east of us but it seemed to me that we were on a coastal plain or delta. Lots of irrigation between Navajoa and Culiacan. They seem to be able to grow lots of grains further north and vegetable crops. Hundreds of acres of shaded greenhouses. No need to put them under glass, just filtered shade from the sun.

Then as we got closer to Mazatlan it was sugar cane and even some Tequila cactus. We will go thru the town of Tequila on our way south so we did not stop to sample.

Mazatlan itself is a tourist mecca. Lots of large scale hotels and condos on the beach north of town and many of the RV parks have disappeared to make way for them. I am trying to convince Bev that we should take the scooter into town tomorrow and see the El Cento district and do some shopping. She is resisting so we shall see. I hope that I did not bring the scooter down for nothing.

Well another sunset in paradise with the tide pools in front of us. Here’s wishing you all have a great weekend up in the north.