San Carlos- at the beginning and now at the end

San Carlos, Sonora

Best Western RV park

May 19- 21, 2009

San Carlos was the first place we had "boondocked" in Mexico way back in January and the beginning of our travels but we all decided that we'd prefer some comforts for our last few days in Mexico and those could be found at the Best Western Hotel and RV park. The pool was the biggest draw and as it would turn out we really got our moneys worth because we never left the deck except to sleep and have dinner out one night with some new friends.

The Rv park was once again deserted and wasn't maintained at all as the owner said they were going to be expanding the hotel in the near future. No worries, we found a spot with a view to the pool and poured ourselves a drink!

Remy and Liz are feeling quite sad about the idea of leaving Mexico and the comfortable travel groove which we have found ourselves in here. The boys on the other hand couldn't be happier because for months now they have been researching the latest airsoft rifles and have been counting down the minutes till they can get to Walmart to make the purchase. The big airsoft battle has been overplanned via the internet and will be fought with friends shortly after we arrive home in Canada.

We spent our last two days in Mexico feasting on beautiful local exotic fruits and trying to polish off as much tequila as possible seeing as we are carrying  WAY  over the allowable booze limit per person. . It seems mangos and papaya can't cross the border either and as usual we have a vanload of them. Liz can't resist them at every roadside stand we come cross.

Of course it was our last day in Mexico when the boys finally meet some other kids their own age to play in the pool with. This gave Remy time to go spearfishing and Liz time to read, meet the Mother of the two new kids in the pool  and work on her chocolate brown tan...........ok, slightly pink with a hint of bronze tan.

It turns out that the nice Mother and Father of the two new kids in the pool were Jehovah Witnesses!  Just my luck.  It was too late to hide in the van till they found someone else to give their information to and I obviously had all the time in the world to listen.

Actually, they were great people with interesting backgrounds and seeing as they weren't pushing their beliefs on us we agreed to go out for dinner with them for our last night there. The kids had a ball together playing in the sand and trading Nintendo DS games and the grown ups ate a mediocre Greek meal serenaded by some  ho hum live music. 

Up early the next day we said our goodbyes to John, Cynthia, Caitlyn and Chase and that's when the line was crossed. Cynthia gave me some "Witness" literature that also had her email info on it. UGH . And here I thought we were good enough people in our own right and she didn't think we needed her religion. ( maybe it was all the tequila on my breath!)

-Liz