Hotel Lucerna Hermosillo

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... hills with spectacular lightening strikes. It looked like I would be riding round it but no. Woosh down it came and even worse was the strength of the side wing trying to blow me off the road.<br>I decided to pull over before I was blown over and also I was not waterproofed. I could only get my jacket liner fitted the water I was standing in was too deep to take my boots off and drop my trousers to fit that liner. In a lull I set off ...

So we arrive in Hermosillo after about 13-15 hours on the bus..dont really know where we are headed..but arrive at the bus depot at about 5am in the morning..we find a taxi and ask them to take us to the centre of town..he drops us off and i ask in my best spanish if he can recommend a cheap place to stay he reccomend two but we end up taking one down the road...the room is ...

... for money in the midrange category, yet offers everything that you would expect from a top end hotel. English speaking staff, modern rooms, wireless, restaurant, pool, laundry and secure parking were just a few of the things on offer. Their current rates were 450 + 480 for 1 or 2 persons and 600 peso's for a suite - but there was room for bartering. Still, excellent rates for what is on offer.

... up, and he spent some time getting his own blog set up. Unfortunately I came down with something on this day I think. Our room is air conditioned and outside it's a hot world - hot sun, hot breeze that is constantly blowing, and even the water is warm and barely refreshing. In the afternoon we hung out by the little pool by the hotel, and chatted with Greg, an expat from Tucson, when he took breaks. Greg sells health insurance over the phone ...

We left Brad and Jose's this morning at 9:30 with full bellies. Destination Mexico. We reached Nogales at approx 1:00 with the expectation of a long drawn out ordeal. Instead, we were waved through without even having to stop. Suddenly, we were a part of the Mexican hustle and bustle. Zooming and smoking vehicles, horns honking, people moving everywhere, white lines ...

... well that traces of feces have been found in the wells nearest the river. He was too embarrassed to tell us in front of his colleagues the night before. Our last stop was the city of Cananea, the site of a famous open pit copper mine once owned by the infamous Mr. Green. One of the stories telling the origin of the word Gringo, Spanish slang for an American, comes from the people of Cananea telling Señor Green to go home, hence, Green-go or Gringo. The other ...

... open seats, but they were still letting people on? Fair enough! We boarded and shared the floor of the dining car with all who didn't already have seats. The Chihuahua al Pacifico begins in Los Mochis at nearly sea level, climbs through the mountains and canyons of south western Chihuahua state, reaching an elevation of around 8000', then drops back down to Chihuahua City around 4000'. You start in desert landscape with cacti, sagebrush, and rocky landscapes, reach pine forests and ...

... of his foot. So much for feet getting a little R & R. We hobbled back to the hotel, which had a gorgeous on the beach location, where I returned the favor my dad did for me when I was a baby. There were no reactions and the rest of the weekend passed smoothly. It was a pleasant change to live "in-style" for a weekend here, not on a student's budget, and my dad enjoyed seeing Mexico from the inside out. And of course, we'll be going stingray hunting the next time we're in ...

... speaking country. What is difficult is conversation Spanish, and actually being able to get your thoughts across clearly and have a meaningful conversation. Ryan and I have tried to speak to each other only in Spanish, but sometimes it´s so much easier in English and we become lazy from Spanish all day long. One funny language story, hopefully Ryan won´t mind me telling it. Ryan was late for class one day, so I asked him what happened after class was over. He said about 10 ...