Sinaloa

The new normal in San Blas, Jalisco, Mexico

The new normal in San Blas, Jalisco, Mexico

Having left the Sierra‘s and the excitement there I have been finding the careful drivers on paved roads in the coastal plain somewhat tame.   I drove to the coast at Mazatlan yesterday and hardly took any photos.  I did however catch my first glimpse of the Pacific en route and felt a small sense of [...]

Brought down to earth by the red dust outside Urique, MX

Brought down to earth by the red dust outside Urique, MX

After the gearshift soldering by the fellows on the river in Urique I packed up all my still half-wet gear and left the elderly hippy American’s hostel and made for El Fuerte, Sinaloa, MX.  All was going swimmingly as I crested the canyon with great confidence and no small sense of satisfaction that I had [...]