Our hunch about the fairly remote beach, ¨The Ranch¨ , proved to be right, and though families came out daily to enjoy the beach and one another´s compnay, they mostly lived close by and saw no reason to camp. And so, in this manner we avoided the infamous all night Semana Santa parties, full of dueling tubas and crackly car speakers, mezcal and late night laughter, although merry and surely fun for the participants, difficult to sleep through. Fortunately, we did not find ourselves alone either, for if we had we probably wouldn´t have stayed so long. There was the quintessential retired American surfer, who travels and lives out of his van making art and surfing, and also 3 South Africans who found reprieve from the crowds, and, like I said we were glad to have them.
The 3 fellows from South Africa were excited about getting to travel through Mexico (and on to Panama). Indeed it is far from the tip of Africa, and not once did they mention how lucky we were to live so close and with such ease of accessibility (we can drive!) to these beautiful Mexican paradises. We agreed wholeheartedly (we are very thankful to have this opportunity), but in the back of my mind I smiled to think of all the warnings we recieved at the start. Fortunately we have been blessed with beautiful places and amazingly kind people. We have in fact seen only unlimited hospitality, open homes and open hearts. Many have said we were welcome anytime and many have opened their homes (embodying ¨mi casa es su casa¨) and almost everyone has shared food (especially spicy, it almost seems a favorite joke to give the Gringo habañero, all well-humored and well received, of course).
Pardon if I sound sentimental as our time here winds down. Touched by the tightness of families and such gracious hospitality I feel inclined to broadcast a giant thanks. I realize the border situation is dismal and often overshadows so many of the beautiful places that we have been blessed to visit. We will of course use caution coming back across, and in all our travels for that matter. In the meantime, we still have a few more weeks, which we will continue to use to wind north and say goodbye to many folks we`ve met along the way.
Next stop, Nexpa, Michoacan!
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