Day 18

The Staff prepared omelets in a bag, toast with jams, fruit cups, coffee,  juice and tea. It was delicious and everyone left with full tummies. 

To help all that food to digest, many strolled up and down the beach staying just out of wave range. 

Shrimp boats were busy harvesting their catches a short distance from shore.

Several RVers gathered around Phil and Barbara Collier’s Rig for their cooking class, “How to make fresh pepper poppers for social. " The peppers were enjoyed by all.

Be sure to ask Jan to tell you the story about the snake that could “hiss in a pit.” Many of our group ate dinner under the palm huts ordering from the seafood menu.

Charles and Joyce

Day 17

Saturday, Feb 9^th. Travel Day from Los Mochis to Guasave.  Saturday dawned bright and sunny to the tune of our favorite music – the beautifully colored and noisy roosters. 

  
A night spent in our own RV found us well rested and looking forward to our next adventure.  But first, an exciting trip to Wal-Mart was essential to refill our refrigerators.  While there, we shopped and compared our new found treasures to those of our Amigos.  

The journey continued in our RV’s through rich farm lands growing corn and tomatoes.  Grazing cattle and brightly colored houses lined the roads.  The sequence of the trip was corn, topes, tomatoes, topes, cattle, topes, and then repeats.

In late afternoon, we arrived at beautiful Playa Las Glorias on the Beach of the Sea of Cortez.  After settling in, tales of the journey were shared at the Afternoon social.  One RV was temporarily detained by the Police for taking a short cut through a round-about which here-after will be called a George-About.  Charles and Joyce, from Tennessee, shared their local “moonshine” which warmed our hearts. 

Evening brought a beautiful sunset viewed from the beach by happy and relaxed caravaners. Shown here: Joe, Liz and Dan, and John & Harriet on the Beach.

Joe and Mary Jo

Day 16

Buenos Dias, Amigos. After enjoying a wonderful buffet breakfast at the Mission Hotel in Cerocahui (in front of a blazing fire in an old stone fireplace), we set out on an early morning bus trip to Urique overlook, where we enjoyed a sweeping panorama of the deepest of the 6 Canyons composing Copper
Canyon.

What magnificent vistas were ours to enjoy and savor (including even more “baskets” to behold).

That afternoon, we all “waited patiently“at the train station in Bahuichivo, for the long trek back to El Fuerte and our return to “civilization.”

Adios Copper Canyon! Gracias for your warm hospitality and beautiful memories.  You’ll remain in our hearts forever!

 PS.  Portrait of one of our “genteel and lady-like” fellow travelers at the end of our long day’s journey.

John and Harriet

Day 15

We left the lovely La Posada Mirador after lunch after many of us enjoyed hiking to a small Tarahumara community down the Mountain.  Some walked around the town and shopped. After another good lunch, the bus took us to the Train Station in Divisadero for the trip to Bahuichivo and Cerocahui.  After arriving in Bahuichivo, we took a bus to Cerocahui and the Hotel Mision.   

After settling in at the Hotel, we visited a Tarahumara Indian Girls Boarding School down the road and had a chance to see several nuns and about 40 of the Girls ages 4-14 coming out of Church. The Church is beautiful  with a golden colored dome. We admired the Jesuit Mision Church of St Francis Xavier.  We followed that with a wine tasting at the hotel and learned something about the wine making process used by the hotel.  They grow grapes in their back area.  Back inside the hotel, our group was entertained by Spanish musicians. We had a great dinner and many ended the night in cozy fire-lit rooms.

Mari and Mark

Day 14

As Day 14 begins, we are all sad to be leaving Margaritas in Creel, on a clear sunny day, where the Hotel staff have been great to us. Everyone is anxious to be off on an adventure. Today, we are going to Divisadero & more stunning views of Copper Canyon. Our first stop is at an overlook of the Oteras Canyon & River. Fabulous. 

 Continuing on our scenic trip to Divisadaro, we stop at the “Fertility” Rock for  a photo-op of this unique sculpture & one of the eighty six train tunnels on the Copper Canyon railroad. The scenery is never ending, never disappointing & always spectacular. 




 


  
 Our next stop is back at the Canyon close to the Tram & Zip Line, more great photo-ops. Can a person ever get tired of the views? I'm taking pictures on the outside observation deck. It's been an enjoyable day, finished off with a two for one happy hour & a three course meal.
















 


We watched a man bouncing on the Balancing Rock, as we all held our breath.











  


After a walk across a suspension bridge for lunch in Divisadaro, some of the Caravaners shared their lunch with the local children. The dogs made sure there were no scrapes left on the ground. We bought more baskets, wood carvings and t-shirts from the Tarahumara Indians who have been at every stop we have made today. It is now off to the Mirador Hotel. The Hotel is perched at the edge of the Canyon, every room has a spectacular view of Copper Canyon, including the outer terminus of the 1.9 mile (3000 meters) Tram as well as several portions of the Zip Line. Our time at the Mirador is free to explore the grounds & walk the many trails around the grounds. Several Caravaners partake in an escorted walk by a local guide. The Humming birds kept us entertained as they flittered around the bird feeders on the decks of the Hotel.

Dan and Liz