Jan 25 Day 4 This section of the tour, to Kino Bay and on to Guaymas was added to the tour package this year and ours was the first to take it. The company picked a shortcut route from Kino Bay to Guaymas. In the trip travel log they say it might be a rough road in places. Actually we had long areas of detour on a dirt road which ran along side the highway that they were rebuilding. When not on the dirt road the highway was very rough in most areas. Thought we were in Alaska again for a moment. We have decided it would have been better to take the long way around, and much quicker. We arrived in Guaymas (Gwy - mas) in the afternoon about 2 pm after another very long trip. We are staying at Playa (pronounced ply-ya and means beach in Spanish) de Cortez Hotel and RV Park. Soon after arriving the Wagon Master, Ed, showed us around the hotel and area. It is a very old hotel and like everything else in Mexico in need of repair and upkeep. Most of the Mexican people just don’t seem to care about esthetics. We went to the main part of town with some others just to check it out. Found not much shopping there but did find a store kind of like a very small Walmart and got a few groceries and looked around at some of the products they sell. We are able to connect to the internet here with WIFI but have to go to the office for it. So after a late lunch/early dinner we went there to check and send some email. When we arrived back the group had gathered around outside. We sang songs and had a great time. The party broke up early and we watched a movie before going to bed