Jan 24 Day 3
On Wednesday morning we had a nice time at the Wagon Masters rig for orientation with coffee and pastries. A lady who lives in the park and was on a caravan tour with the tail gunners some years ago shared with us things to do and see in this small town and also some of the history. She shared with us some of the culture of the Mexican people. The school children only go to school until noon. School attendance is NOT required for anyone and many of them drop out. Those who want to get a better education have a tutor who teaches them in the afternoon. There is mainly only two classes of people in Mexico, the rich and the poor. The wealthy want to keep the poor people poor so that they have people to do the manual labor for them. It is very evident in the housing areas. It is either very nice homes or very poor living conditions. It is a little different in the big cities where there is a middle class of people. The lady also agreed to take us to a gift store and to the wharf where the shrimp are brought in. There were some men their selling their catch from the day. While we were there they brought the fish remains down to the dock and dumped them in a boat for the birds to feast on. It was quite a site watching the birds fight over it. We went to a small restaurant just across from the campground for lunch. Gene had fish tacos which were really tasty and Sue had tortilla soup. We also walked along the beach and picked up some very pretty sea shells. Mexico uses lots of bright colors even in the colors of their buildings and homes. It takes some getting used to. In the evening we had a “Welcome to Mexico” dinner at a local restaurant with good food and music. This was a Mexican singing but he knew many American songs and we enjoyed his singing very much. Again the food was very good and the wait staff did an excellent job. We just had a really great time. We were back to our homes by 8:30 and in time to get a good nights rest for our trip tomorrow to Guaymas, Mexico which is about 130 some miles down the road.