After three days of Mexican highway, we finally had some overland action! After leaving the Hacienda de los Santos, we drove 74 miles to the town of El Fuerte. The drive was beautiful - we spent most of it in the high desert. Picturesque mountains were off in the distance while the road was surrounded small shrubs and trees. Our convoy passed through many small towns and ranching communities during our drive today and it was really interesting to see these small towns up close. Since today was Saturday, kids were running around all over. Our lunch spot was in a vibrant community where families were spending the afternoon relaxing out side. Scott bought a bunch of soccer balls to hand out to kids during our trip, so we gave away our first one.
About 3/4 through our drive, we came to a huge man-made lake and dam. What was particularly interesting was a huge stone statue. A local child informed us this was of the lake god - Lolak.
Tonight we’re camping in the town of El Fuerte. It’s an old Spanish city which was used as a base to wage war on the native tribes. Today, it features a beautiful main square and several old colonial buildings to see. No one is quite sure where the original fort was located, but the town has built a museum on one of the possible sites.
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone viewing this blog. I had no idea, but apparently Mexican’s love to celebrate the holiday - we’ve encountered several folks enjoying the holiday to excess and there was a live band playing next to our campsite for several hours.
As I've typed this, we encountered Lupe. Lupe is an extremely intoxicated Mexican resident of our campground who decided to befriend us. Lupe has also served 3 to 4 years in a penitentiary in Minnesota.
Tomorrow, we head to Mazatlan!
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