Daddy and Sophie read the paper

Goodbye San Carlos, Adios Mexico

Well, we stretched it out as far as possible, but it's time to head north, first to Casa Grande, AZ then on to Vegas for Christmas with family and friends.

Here are some farewell pics of this beautiful place in Sonora.

See where we are

Open Google Earth

Enter:
27 56' 43.87 N
111 05' 19.01

That's where we are!

Lovely San Carlos

Well, it's been a great 8 days here, but really hard to not stay a lot longer. I've been all around the world and this is one of the prettiest places I've ever been. Prejudiced of course by speaking Spanish and Mexican being our favorite kind of food. Stiil there are always those reminders that you're in Mexico like this. This is an actual road in Guymas, and there's just a big void down there.



And of course this sign that I translate as, "Don't introduce yourself to any babes" which seems counter to much of the Norteamericano in Mexico experience.

I love this mountain. I don't know why. It changes color by the minute all day long, towering hundreds of feet above us. This could not be any less different from the Florida Keys, or coastal Miane.

The Soggy Peso

Day 58

We found the Soggy Peso Bar at the end of a long pitted dirt road that was so bad we didn't think anything viable could possibly be at the end of it. Wrong! Lisa served us a sampler of shrimp ceviche, fish ceviche and crab tostadas with avocado. Fresh from the sea and sobrosa!

Paradiso!

This is Esmeralda Beach, our own personal paradise, and a short walk from our campground. Not another soul around!

We really like San Carlos. It has none of the dirt and poverty of Puerto Penasco, and oh! come to think of it, none of the Ugly American-type tourists. The Americans here appear to be cruisers and there is a small snowbird community, although they don't seem to be here yet.

Every evening while we are enjoying the sunset over the mountains, the produce man comes by. He has everything from lobster tails to cilantro, to tamales (still warm! which we had for dinner last night), to limes. We bought lobster tails for about $4 a piece and Jeff will grill some for lunch today.

He is recovering from a cold, caught from a wheezing kid in an internet cafe in Rocky Point. I have so far gone unscathed although when he coughs at night, I have this image a la CSI of a spray of germs attaching themselves to, well gross! never mind. Suffice to say, I haven't caught it yet - knock on wood. So he slumbers on this morning and I'm going for a walk.

If you are ever in the area, San Carlos is definitely worth a visit.

Restaurante Charlie's Rock

Day 58

This is where we had lunch. The only other patron was the birdbrain (no, the one with the feathers!)