Author: HoneyBadger (ID: 19648) Posted: 2012-02-09 15:54 GMT+00:00 Mileage: 940.30 km
Tags: Travel, Photography, Adventure, Grand Tour
Views: 2066
View From Hotel
Is that a Sam's Club in the distance? Yes it is!
Google Translation Is that a Sam's Club in the distance? Yes it is!
Leaving Hotel
City of Hermosillo
First "true" city I've been in. Modern buildings, restaurants, streets, etc. Very little dust and no roadside stands here.
Google Translation First "true" city I've been in. Modern buildings, restaurants, streets, etc. Very little dust and no roadside stands here.
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Palacio Municipal
City Hill
City was built around this hill. Cell phone coverage 360 degrees.
Google Translation City was built around this hill. Cell phone coverage 360 degrees.
Hotel Lobby/Restaurant
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Toll Booth
Great idea setting prices with LED board. Toll can be "updated" daily!
Google Translation Great idea setting prices with LED board. Toll can be "updated" daily!
Pemex Gas
The only game in town. No other brand gas exists (Shell, Mobil, etc.) in the country. Prices even throughout the country.
Google Translation The only game in town. No other brand gas exists (Shell, Mobil, etc.) in the country. Prices even throughout the country.
Mickey D's Billboard
Trademar Rights? What's That?
Home Depot/Sam's Club
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Roadside Seafood Stand
Fresh food, they claim. There isn't enough Pepto Bismol in the world to make me try that food.
Google Translation Fresh food, they claim. There isn't enough Pepto Bismol in the world to make me try that food.
Drink Corona?
Here's your brewery.
Google Translation Here's your brewery.
Town of Navojoa
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Taste/Looks the same...
No salsa or chilli peppers??? Hmmm...
Google Translation No salsa or chilli peppers??? Hmmm...
There it is!
No meal would be complete here without Jalapeno peppers. Even McDonalds knows this...
Google Translation No meal would be complete here without Jalapeno peppers. Even McDonalds knows this...
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Took pic to mark place of first bribe
Police checkpoint 2km back. Guy comes up and says "Any money for sodas?" Sure, here's $1.50, I said. Then the other guy approaches car and first guy says "What about a soda for him?" Another $20 pesos ($1.50) go to him. They "check" the vehicle and off I go 3 minutes later. It was either that, or enduring a 30 minute search, in the rain, parked in mud. It is what it is...
Google Translation Police checkpoint 2km back. Guy comes up and says "Any money for sodas?" Sure, here's $1.50, I said. Then the other guy approaches car and first guy says "What about a soda for him?" Another $20 pesos ($1.50) go to him. They "check" the vehicle and off I go 3 minutes later. It was either that, or enduring a 30 minute search, in the rain, parked in mud. It is what it is...
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Double Rainbow In The Sky!!!
It's Full On, All the Way! What Does This Mean???
Now I know it meant there would be 2 bribes to pay that day.. :(
Google Translation Now I know it meant there would be 2 bribes to pay that day.. :(
Aguamarina Hotel, Mazatlan, Mexico
Not bad... Had to pay another bribe, this time for making an "illegal U-turn". No signs to be seen anywhere, but that's what one gets for driving at night, with foreign plates. Officer wanted to take my license and have me pay the fine in the morning to get my license back. Fine was $480 pesos ($40 dollars). I hemmed and hawed, pleaded ignorance in my best Mexican accent (it worked). I offered to give him "all I had" to pay it "on the spot". Pulled out some $ i had set aside, not the wallet, and produced $260 pesos (about $22). He "checked" with his partner and let me go on my way, even pointing out some good hotels. Aaah, Mexico... Not gonna miss the Policia and Federales at all :) The rest are super friendly and helpful.
Google Translation Not bad... Had to pay another bribe, this time for making an "illegal U-turn". No signs to be seen anywhere, but that's what one gets for driving at night, with foreign plates. Officer wanted to take my license and have me pay the fine in the morning to get my license back. Fine was $480 pesos ($40 dollars). I hemmed and hawed, pleaded ignorance in my best Mexican accent (it worked). I offered to give him "all I had" to pay it "on the spot". Pulled out some $ i had set aside, not the wallet, and produced $260 pesos (about $22). He "checked" with his partner and let me go on my way, even pointing out some good hotels. Aaah, Mexico... Not gonna miss the Policia and Federales at all :) The rest are super friendly and helpful.
Room View
El "Malecon" or seaside boulevard. Very nice, actually.
Google Translation El "Malecon" or seaside boulevard. Very nice, actually.
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Heading to Manzanillo next...
Google Translation Heading to Manzanillo next...