Hotel El Dorado Los Mochis

... rabies, and one other virus shot...she is good to cross the border!! I can't wait for you guys to meet her she is amazing! Anyway we are in La Paz now and will be heading to Topolobampo tomorrow or Saturday! Wish I could be there for Beaus graduation, that sucks...but good for him!! <br><br>Love you and miss you ...Talk to you later<br><br>Steph

... out of the hotel and down into the town square for a tour around the historical buildings. Wanted to go into the church for pictures but was closed up....hmmmm on a Sunday afternoon???....but it was siesta hour so what is guy to do. Then it was back on the bus for the hour and 45 minute ride back to Topo. As I said at the beginning....a great excursion. Weather has been good...a little warm...but not the scorching we experienced last October in the same neighbourhood! Off to Loreto tomorrow.

... out at extremely slow speeds, that is how fast it goes the whole way. It was a good 10 hour ride to Creel but the train is nice and comfortable with a dining and bar cart. Another side note is that you get some decent views from the train but not really any of the main canyon. You really need to stay overnight in one of the towns along the way to see and explore the canyon. Otherwise, you're just on a long slow train ride.

... and range. Amazing journey re. scenery & marvelling at the construction of the line - the number of tunnels, bridges, etc, though the best views are from Divisadero - you get about 15 mins here at 3pm, just enough time to grab some shots of the Canyon & stuff a couple of the best gorditas (stuffed tortilla pockets) down your neck!

... and lots of truck drivers. Several go out of their way to help us and to find out what we are doing. We seem to get the same reaction from everyone we tell. Panama? Did you say Panama? then a few seconds for the geography to kick in, Then WOW! What an adventure! They are right, You were right too! So we are off the ferry staying at a nice hotel with Greg offering to sleep on the roll-away! He saved my but, but that is a story for another time!

... and hung my head out the side of the train. The canyons are a testiment to the unyielding processes of nature, the ghost towns a monument to the ephemeral nature of human existance. I was at peace with my thoughts when we rolled into Los Mochis at about midnight. At the counter of the bus station, I ran into my friend. "Dude, I'm so glad you're here. I can't understand a word this chick ...

... the door to my room and there was a river of filthy water right outside my door. All the other guests were standing inside their doors staring in shock. Couldn't leave the room for a while so ate some breakfast bars (bought specifically for such an occasion). Donned my waterproof jacket and headed out. All the roads were almost knee deep in water so the going was slow. Managed to get a taxi to the Baja Ferry office (I didn't hold any hope of the ferry going ...

... to the newly trained ticket agent, we are now travelling under new aliases as Rim Phunce and Reitu Waters!!! We feel mysterious!!! Baja Ferries, as they call it, is an amazing vessel. Loads of trucks and lorries keep on entering it. Passengers lining up to enter the ferry. It is almost like the evacuation scene in 'War of the Worlds'.....interesting sight.... Yep! We are ...