We found a room for $16 that had WIFI and AC and and was close to the town center for a quick walk to el centro for lunch. The place was called the Restaurante El Granero that was established in 1881. We shared Chicken Fajitas and a humongous side of guacamole and 3 beers for $13.50 total including a good tip.
We were able to pass along two more soccer balls in Concordia as well, which took the total to 7.
The next morning we headed to the mountains and learned that there are 60 tunnels between Concordia and Durango.
Our plan was to stay in Zacatecas, but with a population of 1.6 million and streets built in colonial times we opted for a longer drive to Mexquitic which is just outside of San Luis Potosi. We were the only campers at a great park with a reservoir next door, making for a nice afternoon stroll, a white horse and two dogs.
In the morning we went through San Luis Potosi to Tamasopo and visited Puente de Dios. We had planned to camp there, but the multitude of tour buses and the number of people inside made that a less than appealing option, so we went down the 385 stairs to take some pictures in our bathing suits. Bad Paully didn't check his camera battery before hand, or bring a spare, so the picture taking was Pam's phone only and not much. The cave you can swim though in the green water (wearing a life preserver and following ropes to guide you) is the big deal, but very little to photograph otherwise.
We found a campground across from the Cascadas Tamasopo. We set up camp and walked across to enjoy the park. For a smaller park there is a lot of opportunity for picture taking. Pam risked her pride going across two rope courses. I opted to take a safer route with the camera gear. We hung out and got wet some more, enjoying the view of the waterfalls before walking back to camp for a much needed cold showers as it was in the 90's in the mid afternoon.
This morning (Wednesday) we headed up a nearby, terrible road to what was a hotel named after a place we were trying to go. We know...who should have done a little more research. We were a little disappointed and headed off to another place called Cascadas de Tamul. It really was another day of beautiful views along the drive, dotted with little towns along the way. We even got a little sprinkle of rain helping to keep the dust down.
There is a road that is 5.7 k of rocks and potholes which we drove down to a place that said the cascades were another one kilometer so we parked there and walked - apparently the wrong way even though we got some exercise and some great pictures - just not of the big waterfalls. We were sweating and tired and had another 5.7 k to go back up the road so we decided to head up.
Our path less travelled continued as we headed for El Jardin Surrealista which was created by Edward James over a long time. It is what happens when you are artsy, rich and insane. The place was overrun with tour buses so we took what pictures we wanted and headed off to find a place for the night so we could put together a blog post for you all.
We ended up in Jalpan and tomorrow we will head to San Miguel de Allende for a couple of days before heading to the Monarch Butterfly wintering area.
Enjoy and more soon....
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