Adios Mexico

We had been warned about police road blocks around Mazatlán, but what do you do. We were stopped and told by a very young good looking cop that we were doing over the speed limit. Of course we weren't - he had no radar. As he stood there in his very well pressed uniform, and asked where we were from, Australia Derek told him and we weren't speeding, but all the same we were waiting for the fine or bribe question. I suppose he took a look at the three kids and the dog in the back seat, thought that being Aussies we may not know how things work in Mexico and sent us on our way with a dont speed message.

Around this area the Toll booths have also been hijacked by natives. Instead of paying the toll they ask you for a donation. Some people refuse to pay and just drive on but I figured that they were probably never compensated for their land, so we gave them a few dollars and we are on our way again. Much cheaper than the tolls.

We stopped to have a quick look at Mazatlán on our way out. Easy place to get around, they have these golf buggies or covered utes that drive around town, you can flag them down for a lift to the Malecon.

Golf buggie transport back to our camp site.

We left Mazatlán for El Mirador near Los Mochis, In the photos it looked like a nice beach but the wind was blowing and it was more of a dust bowl, so we decided to just stay one night and take off the next morning.

We didn't get very far on our road out of Mexico. I took Lucy dog for a morning walk on the beach, off lead, she ate something nasty, three hours of driving later, she could hardly walk and her head was floppy. Quick change of plans I rang around for an English speaking vet, found one, three jabs, three hours later, she was a little better, we found somewhere to stay for the night in San Carlos, and hoped for the best. That night she was still very sick. We were so pleased the next morning she was still with us and tonight back to her old self barking at stray cats.

We have visited a few beaches on the Mexican Pacific coast but none of them are as nice as the Australian beaches.