Mexico Calls Again

I’m back  in Mexico for a short time to explore some of my favourite places. Although it started a bit rocky with Aeromexico - all turned out fine.   Los Mochis is a beautiful city in Sinaloa state. Compared to other Mexican cities it is new - only about 100 years old. Before heading into the city we took a trip to Topolobampo.  Located on the water it is home to a major shipping port for Mexico. 

The boat ride was a nice start to the day especially since I had just flown in that morning.

The waters were glistening and the ride refreshing.  The bird life is plentiful especially the pelicans and another bird with light blue feet who is related to the blue footed booby from the Galapagos.

Our destination was a small secluded bay where one lonely dolphin has lived for about 30 years.  No one is entirely sure how Pechocho ended up there.  He makes his wishes known by coming to the surface with or without a stick in his mouth- if he has the stick he does not want to play.  No stick means game on which really means give me a good rub!

The homes along the water are all painted in mostly bright colors creating a beautiful view against the brilliant blues of the sky and waters.

Next stop to see the lovely park as it was on to Chef Gonzales for a cooking class.  Seafood in this area is amazing and so a couple of dishes of seafood was just right.  The dishes were delicious and the best part - simple enough to make at home.

Off to El Fuerte where we officially will kick off our Copper Canyon adventure.  We enjoyed a full day there with an early morning river raft trip to see more birdlife and the hieroglyphs that were discovered in the early 1900s.  

A tour of our amazing hotel followed.  The hotel is a combination of 3 mansions each with unique history and put together to make the current hotel. The most interesting historical fact - Zoro was born here.  For those of you thinking Zoro was fictional, nope - he did exist and still does at the hotel.

We then travelled out to visit a local indigenous community. The people have blended the teachings of the Catholic Church with their religion.  Their local church is very simple and worships st Antonio. The 75 year old man demonstrated the dances, we tasted a tortilla with their own made cheese and then returned to town where some of us enjoyed the pool - temperature was 37 degrees.

Once it cooled down we enjoyed a short walk in the centre to see the city hall, a beautiful sunset, the square and the church. A full but enjoyable day!  Dinner was at Don Rafael’s, our gyides’s family restaurant.  The stuffed prawns were 

delicious.