“Playa escondida” translates hidden beach. A bumpy road leads to this bay, and we were delighted to find it empty. no one but us was here. Some palmleaves covered “palapas” dispenses shadow, clamshells edges the beach and then alone under the starry sky. Great.
The route from puertositos to the highway no 1 still passes Coco’s corner. The dusty, bumpy and narrow dirt-road- will be replaced (and they are working since years on it) by a new paved road which no longer tangents Coco’s corner.
Coco lives since 26 years in the center of no-where. Even two dusty roads are crossing here but that doensn´t mean there is much traffic. He is now 79 years old and he had driven motorcycle races, he has lost a leg by an accident at work and by an infection he lsot his second one. He asked the docter to amputate it in the same length, this would make it easier he exclaimed. Coco sells refreshments and maintains for many, many years aguestbooks. Meanwhile, there were nine notebooks, unfortunately one had been stolen, he regretted. Among all the entries there was also one from “horst and rita”. we had met this couple in Canada on the icefield parkway several months ago. Well, maybe it’s still a center of “some-where”
such shit happens everywhere. It was great that the people who could free the seal from the net, – hopefully not too late …
Rancho san carlos hot springs 31.79400 – 116.44379
„Normally there are just 10 vehicles and the thermal water is blue“ the ranger told us after weh ad driven 10miles on a bad dirt road. however, now it was easter holidays, the campground completely overcrowded, the water color was nondescriptinal and you hardly could find a place to stand in the pool. Everywhere there would be a “campground full” sign but here in mexico the rangers worked hard to squeeze everybody in.
We left the US, the country, where the officers have to serve in bullet proof vests and traveled to mexico. We asked for the 180 days visa and the officer recommended the salsa, which he had on sale „it´s very spicy and aromatic. Special offer: 3 bottles for 5 us $”. Ok!?. I asked if the special visa has prerequisites?”. “The salsa is great for fish and meat and …” we filled the visa cards, payed at the bank, and went back to his office. The salsa was still at sale and still very spicy and aromatic. He stamped the passports with a stamp whose colors had changed their physical donditions during the last hot months. We needed this stamp to document our immigration. “Ok, three bottles of the delicious salsa and could you please apply new color onto your stamp?“ Soon the sponge was soaked with new color and the stamp was blurred again. This time the reason was different … left the US, the country, where the officers have to serve in bullet proof vests and traveled to mexico. We asked for the 180 days visa and the officer recommended the salsa, which he had on sale „it´s very spicy and aromatic. Special offer: 3 bottles for 5 us $”. Ok!?. I asked if the special visa has prerequisites?”. “The salsa is great for fish and meat and …” we filled the visa cards, payed at the bank, and went back to his office. The salsa was still at sale and still very spicy and aromatic. He stamped the passports with a stamp whose colors had changed their physical donditions during the last hot months. We needed this stamp to document our immigration. “Ok, three bottles of the delicious salsa and could you please apply new color onto your stamp?“ Soon the sponge was soaked with new color and the stamp was blurred again. This time the reason was different …
