Sunday, October 15, 2024

About halfway through every trip,  I need a break.  Taking a 6-hour train ride today is just what I needed. 

This railroad travels from Los Mochis, at sea level, up the western side of the Sierra Madre, through Copper Canyon, and to the plains of the Chihuahuan desert.  It was planned in 1872 but had many delays due to bankruptcies, the Depression and the Mexican Revolution.  The Mexican government then bought the railroad, and the first train arrived in Los Mochis in 1961. 

By the way, we have STAYED in the back of the coach!  None of the other people in our group wanted to move back.  So grateful!

We arrived in El Fuente in the state of Sinaloa around 3:30.

But instead, we did a short walking tour of El Fuente.  My Norwegian constitution almost didn’t go on the walk as I was SO HOT.

But our hotel was right across the street from a fort that was built in 1610 to guard against the Mayo Indians. 

As dinner was being served, Zorro himself arrived with his girlfriend and Mexican band to entertain us and dance with us all. 

It was another delicious dinner of soup, black bass, rice, and veggies.  The ice cream for dessert was PERFECT in the heat.  No complaints about the food on this trip, but we have yet to have a really good margarita.   I won’t give up trying to find one.  

It was an early night for Joe and me, and we totally enjoyed our very cool room and king-size bed. 

We will be on the move again tomorrow, heading north to Alamos. 

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