We've arrived in Los Mochis and not only has it been a great trip but we've had a little fun along the way :)
When we last signed off we were sitting in a bar in the Phoenix Airport drinking margaritas and here we are again....sitting in our hotel lobby drinking margaritas....if this is Mexico...tequila is on the menu :)
To backtrack a little first.....while seated in the boarding lounge at Phoenix...we met a group of guys bound for Hermosillo (our entry point into Mexico) to go hunting. When they asked if we were also going hunting and I answered "yes" they were some intrigued....LOL.....didn't take too long for me to fess up though and admit that we were really en route to Los Mochis and eventually the Copper Canyon. They were still suitably impressed and continued our conversation. We learned that they were hunting doves...I guess doves are a pest in Mexico and the Mexican's used to poison the birds but have since discovered that they can make some money off the American's looking for a hunting experience so....they bring them down on hunting trips. Learn something new every day....
In the airport at Hermosillo we had to pass through immigration and there was one poor Asian fellow who was having a terrible time! He had an entire suitcase completely filled with packages of noodles (I guess he figured he wouldn't be able to find anything he'd like to eat in Mexico). The Mexican security took his entire stash but Lynda is pretty certain that she now knows how to speak Chinese as she overheard them say that they'd give it all back to him when he is back through Hermosillo in 2 weeks time.
The flight from Hermosillo to Mochis was only another hour and our flight attendant once again was able to serve drinks and snacks to all on board (flight was completely full). She didn't make it by much though....the landing gear was down and we were only about 100 feet from the tarmack when she buckled herself in after collecting the garbage!
After deplaning in Mochis we met another guy in the baggage claim area and he was able to tell us that our cab into the city shouldn't cost more than 175 pesos (about $17). (good info to have!) Once through the baggage claim we met a girl who wanted to practice her English and she directed us to the City Express Hotel as the best place to stay for price and proximity to the bus station and her favourite restaurant for dinner. So.....outside we went and this time there was no Jesus (pronounced Hayzeus)...but rather an Oscar who had a gorgeous brand new shiny suburban that was doubling as his taxi. We agreed on 175 pesos and off we headed for the City Express, our favourite home away from home. It's a little more expensive ($69/night) but when you've already a virtual VIP (we have a membership card from two years ago....if you've read our previous Mexican blog www.lorrieinmexico.blogspot.com you'll remember it well) you gotta go where the discount and the free breakfast and the free wi fi....and....oh yea....the most important part.....it's Thursday and on Thursday they have free snacks and Tequila in the lobby so...here we sit....checked in but haven't even gone to the room yet. Bags are in the lobby with us as we enjoy our complimentary margs :)
Now I have to tell a little story on Lynda. As we were making our drinks in the lobby....we couldn't find any ice so of course....she asked the nearest little Mexican guy in spanish for some "jello por la tequila". The poor fellow looked at her with utter confusion and when he finally understood that she was looking for "yellow" he got her some tongs to use to take the ice from the bin that housed the cans of pop that we'd been digging through just moments before in our search for the Squirt that tastes so yummy with Tequila! The really crazy part though is that the poor little Mexican boy didn't work at the hotel at all....he was a guest and just trying to help the crazy women who had just walked in with all their "stuff". Needless to say...we've been laughing ever since and I'm pretty sure everyone else in the place has been laughing along with us too.
So we're checked in for the night to a room with dos camas (two beds) for the bargain price of $85 including taxes et al and we're only 5 minutes from the bus station where tomorrow we'll catch a cab for about $5 to the bus station and then a bus to El Fuerte (an hour and approximately 300 speed bumps away) for about another $5. We plan to stay in El Fuerte for a couple of days before hitting the rails. Oh yea....remember.....El Fuerte is where Zorro is from and where his house still is so Lynda is purposely wearing a shirt with buttons in the hope that he really does look like Antonio Banderas and that he has a sword and still knows how to use it :) Ole!
till next time,
L & L
p.s.
Damn...they're out of Squirt so we either have to switch to tequila shots or rum and coke....I'm betting we go for the shots :)
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