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| property in ruins |
Driving up MEX200 I was heading to Tepic from the west to the east on NAY16 a scenic drive through rolling hillsides and ranches. Tepic was my first night camping traveling over on the ferry from La Paz to the mainland a few months ago. Today I plan to revisit Tepic and camp at the small RV park I camped at before. Pulling into Los Pinos RV Trailer Park the site was as green and lush as before, except there are now new tariffs from $95pesos to $370pesos per night. I decided to move on.
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| on the road to San Blas |
Shifting my camping plans I head out of town west to San Blas on the pacific coast. About a hour+ later I pulled into San Blas heading south along the coast, I spotted a large empty camping beach lined with coconuts and ask about camping. I unlocked the gate and drove my rig to a level spot under the shade, plugged in and popped my RTT. Sanitarios, locked gate at night, free Wifi, camping on the beach electricity and water $180pesos per night. I stayed for 4 nights reading and getting my blog up to date, while soaking up the beautiful sunsets and sunny days.
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| Top; San Blas beach camp Belew; Sunset at San Blas |
Pulling up stakes I headed up north along the
Pacific coast on
NAY23 making my way over to
Mazatlan. Mazatlan is a crossroads for me just months ago the starting point of my mainland
Mexico trip. Now I'm driving the streets in
Mazatlan on a breezy friday late afternoon.
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| Panadero on steroids, |
I cruised the crowded 26k
malecon with bumper to bumper traffic it was people watching to the third power. Looking for a spot to camp I checked out a couple of small neighborhood parks.
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| top; Malecon Mazatlan bottom; Mazatlan coat of arms |
Cruised around some more I did a little food shopping then I checked a field next to the police station. I parked next to some trees just a stone throw from the police station gate. A couple of beers later while watching the traffic cruise by in the distance I slipped into my
RTT undisturbed til morning.
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| Mazatlan camp police station |
Thinking, I needed a restroom and some coffee I packed up camp and headed to the local OXXO (7eleven).
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| Mazatlan morning camp view |
Knowing I'm at my cross roads for this trip I now plan my exit strategy. I set my compass NW to
Barrance de Cobre , Copper Canyon. The canyon is located south of
Chihuahua and north of
Los Mochis.
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| Pemex camp Los Mochis |
Driving late in the day on
NAY16 I found myself taking the
Los Mochis turnoff and spotted a Pemex gas station free camp/parking
$10pesos showers (needed one!). Parked my rig and popped my
RTT next to the equipment. 24/7 security, they welcome you to park or camp.
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| on the road! |
From
Los Mochis I head north to
El Furete and
Choix as I enter the
Copper Canyon.
Hope to see you on the Trail!!..
🚙.......
