We spent the night in Santiago, Ixcuintla, Nayarit after a long day of riding. Sometimes the most expensive thing we do is actually travel. Had to fill up the bikes three times yesterday and for the last two days we have been riding on a toll road, less traffic and more scenic, but, unfortunately, they don’t just have one toll, they have many, and they can range anywhere from 10 pesos per bike to the most expensive at 102 pesos per bike. I have started budgeting our money so that Milton and I both have 500 pesos a day (about $60 USD) to spend. Many times we stay well within that budget and some days we have only spent $47 USD but yesterday with tolls and fuel, we went above that. Not sure how much yet but I have a notebook were I log all of our purchases so I can keep a running total.
Our language skills are still limited with Milton being the most proficient. When we lead, that is our day to attempt to communicate with people for directions and other things but Dennis and I are so limited that Milton usually takes over for us. Dennis is funny, he just attempts to make up his own Spanish words as he goes along. We have found a place in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala where we can take Spanish language classes for about 25 USD per day and I have been in communication with the school attempting to figure out approximately when we will be there. At this point though we are probably at least a month out as there is still a lot to still see in Mexico.
Our next designation is Sayulita. It is a small village about 25 miles north of downtown Puerto Vallarta in the state of Nayarit, Mexico, with a population of approximately 4,000.
Here are some photos from our last couple of days:
Fishing boat in village south west of Angostura, Sinaloa
Local Fishermen drying their shrimp.
Son of one of the people who made us a delicious lunch. Had pollo with tortillas.
Roadside somewhere, asking directions from local policia. I had us going in a circle for about hour and a half.
Playa Ceuta, the water was warm.
Caretaker at Playa Viva Turtle Sanctuary.
Locals at the fruit stand in La Cruz where we purchased breakfast.