Mazatlan beaches

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:14:42 +0000

So we hung out in Nogales on the US side for a day working up some extra cash for the trip. One thing we grossly underestimated was the cost of gas down here. We had no problems crossing the border and the first few checkpoints without passports. We took highway 15 south towards Los Mochis, when about 25 miles north of Los Mochis we hit a Federal checkpoint. They told us without a travel permit to return to Nogales and obtain one or pay $3,000 pesos about $250 USD to continue. We had already ran out of gas money so we took a route through AgioBampo on a beach road where we got stuck in mud many times taking a day and a half to go about 15 miles around the Federal checkpoint. Come to find out, the guy that works at that checkpoint takes an hour off each day between 6am and 7am. So if your coming this way with no passport wait till 6am to go through the Fed check point north of Los Mochis. By the way, the reason we came with no passports is because it takes so long to get them in the states. Once we arrive in Oaxaca we can goto the Consulate and get one in a week! So we are now clear of all the checkpoints and have been camping out on the beach in southern Mazatlan. We plan on staying here a few days to spange/panhandle enough money to get to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. At the moment its costing about $500($40 USD) pesos per tank of gas, and we need about 4 or 5 more to get to our final destination. I’ll be uploading some pictures and such when we get to Oaxaca. We’ll be selling the truck there and getting a 3 bedroom apartment. My unemployment kicks in next week so I’ll have plenty of cash to fund getting a online store setup to sell local crafts on the net. Wish us luck and will chat with you all soon. ooohh yeah I have a skype voice mail at 504,322,3559.

Manny Loves The Ocean

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:44:42 +0000

After those 2 nights of partying I felt I needed to go check out the coast for a night. I walked down a levee along Redwood Creek. I figure it was about a 2 mile walk give or take a half a mile. I arrived on the coast with gray beach sand and a cool breeze coming off the ocean. Manny had already been cut loose of his leash and was ready to play. It excited me to see how happy Manny was to see the ocean. He ran, jumped, flipped, danced and barked in the surf as the waves broke. I haven’t seen him act so puppyish for a long time. Makes me happy to know that he is so at ease with the ocean. I walked back into Orick this morning to grab some food supplies. There is a canyon about 8 miles inland I plan on hiking to this afternoon and then spend a few days camping out amongst the giant trees. I’m sure I’ll have lots to write about when I come back out of the redwoods.. peace

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Mazatlan beaches

Manny Loves The Ocean