Nuevo Hotel Montecarlo Los Mochis

Tried the Internet cafes but both closed early am, no google so its the old fashioned ask someone!<br>Passed a bike - quad repair shop of sorts on my way out of town, as always friendly and helpful, they put me onto a Kawasaki shop 3 blocks away. Not dry but lube.<br>Back on my way on the Mex 15, more bandits in toll booths, I've got to get better maps to avoid them!<br>Stopped for lunch of burritos and coca cola around Havojoa.<br>This ...

... 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.

... We road all day till about 3pm and stopped at the Old Mill in San Quintin. We were the only ones in the place, right on the bay in a nice little fishing village. We find that we are bringing the only money to these places and they treat us well. we decided on Ribeye steak and lobster! It was very good but way too much to eat. A couple of cold beers topped of the only stop we made other than gas. We needed to get some miles under ...

... could have been crocheted by your gran. Before you can say 'decontamination shower' we're unpacked and enjoying the cooling pleasure of air con. Los Mochis has little to offer us other than internet, telephones and a 'supermarket' from which to pool some supplies for the 8 hour Chepe train journey through the Copper Canyon at first light the following morning. We awake at 4:30am to catch the local bus to the Chepe station. Still asleep, we don our ...

This morning we actually had to set an alarm. We were heading for the ferry from Pichilingue, north of La Paz, to Topolobampo, the port outside of Los Mochis on the Mexican mainland. Five in the morning, ...I (Malin) can barely remember...We didn't know exactly what to expect and leaving the bike by itself during the ferry ride felt a little sketchy! However we managed to find our way onto the ferry ...

... loads of trees and interesting rock formations. We visited a Temara Indian reservation including some families that live in caves, a lake, a waterfall with no water and a Jesuit Mission. We returned to Creel for lunch and then on the train for the last time, a five hour journey to Chihuahua. What this journey lacked in spectacular scenery as were almost out of the canyon now, it made up for in human interest value. The foothills gave way to bigger ...

... ride all along the coast of Baja California Sud past Todos Santos and through the desert to the capital city of La Paz. The desert was in bloom to a certain extent. At least the flowering vines were everywhere and there were huge white lily-like flowers on one of the typical desert plants. La Paz has a great tourist section with the most ...

... computer when you buy a drink so sorted out the usual blog updates and emails. Then back to the room as everythings shut and nobody is daft enough to be outside. It was a quiet evening/night for me. Thank God I had some books and a great game on my trusty Nokia called Ancient Empires. After another earthquake shook the room (scary stuff when you're not used to it) it dawned on me that I hadn't had dinner. Even though there were gale force winds outside I went ...

....Finally the end of the line for the passenger train...tired and exhausted...what next....ah, taxi to the hotel. Alright, let´s get on the group taxi, chatting with the Australian woman we met on the train, Claire. The fitness instructor...who thinks everywhere in the world is more ...