Desemboque

Today I decided it was time to go for a drive. I had decided on Caborca, but spoke to Rosie to see if she could come along, and although she couldn't, she said, "don't go to Caborca! When you reach the intersection (I had no idea where this intersection was), turn right instead of left. Drive for about 25 minutes and you'll reach a beach community-you might want to take your camera."

So off Shadow and I went, out past the Mayan Palace, and onwards toward Caborca. I made one mistake when I thought maybe she meant Santo Tomas, and there are lots of signs to that community, but when I reached the turn off it was just a sand road, so we retraced our steps. However, there were vineyards and orchards along this road, I saw oranges for sure.

All along the main highway there were palls of smoke- the farmers are doing controlled burns on their fields.



Here is a burned field with smoke backdrop:
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After a bit on this highway(quick note on highway driving- it's a narrow highway with no shoulder, the speed limit is 80, I was going 115 and almost everyone was passing me), I reached what I knew had to be the turnoff she meant- good thing, because I needed to gas up, and the intersection had a Pemex and lots of restaurants and stores.

As we drove along the road to what I later discovered was Desemboque, the road surface changed from pavement to really old pavement, to dirt road, then there were work crews building a culvert so you had to take a little side ditch, then really bad pavement, then gravel, then highway again past a garbage dump.But we passed this very cool honeydew field,

looked like a field of large tennis balls. And these very green fields:





And finally we reached Desemboque. The town isn't much, although the people and dogs seemed friendly. But the beach goes forever and is fine sand, no rocks, really beautiful.














I can see March and April days when we pack up and drive there for a beach day! ONly about 2 hour drive.

On another note, Yesterday we got our lattice up:



Tonight I went to a local restaurant called Las Olivos, and had their special turkey dinner. Delicious, with a sauce made of sweet peppers, cream, and smoky bacon. Came with a baked potato and vegetable medley. It was the 2nd most expensive dish on the menu. With 2 glasses of wine, and tip, 240 pesos which is currently $21.08. Their Mexican dishes were half the price of this turkey dinner. All in all a great day, and now Carl is up and we're off to Capones!