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Back in Teacapan it was a lot colder and a thick fog was rolling in as we arrived. We parked up in our spot next to Phillippa and Nigel
and were just preparing some food when Karl-Heinz and Brigitte came around.
They shipped over to South America from Germany last September/October and had zipped around the continent in 4 months. Then they
shipped to central America and drove all the way up to Teacapan. They had planned a longer trip so Kirsten couldn't believe that they
were already here!
They were staying at the other beach with Helmut and Agnes so we arranged to meet up with them the following day. Then we talked to
Heidi and Jacques and showed off our new blinds!
Helmut and Agnes would only be in Teacapan for a week so Kirsten only had the chance to go fishing twice. Their first trip was very
successful as they caught 34 fish but two days later they only caught 3. We also went over and helped them put the boat back onto
their motor home.
Iguanas eating Mango skins
Summery of our fishing season in Teacapan
Dolphins surround our boat on our last tour
Kirsten took the bike off to use it to go and get water from town, but she had a flat tyre. But it wasn't just flat, the valve had
broken off. The inner tube was a new one and it certainly hadn't lasted very long! Fortunately Kirsten had kept the old one so she
put some glue on the hole around the valve to see if it would hold. In the meantime, Helen walked into town and fetched 2 gallons of
water and did some shopping. So much for a quick bike ride into town!
The next day was Kirsten's 45th birthday and we made German meatballs, potato salad, pasta salad, and a peach cobbler which we took
over to Helmut and Agnes. Agnes had written a poem for Kirsten which she read out and then Christian and Siggy arrived.
We'd also taken along chipotle philadelphia cheese which is a big hit for everyone. We should have bought shares in the company seeing
as we have introduced it to so many people!
Helmut had built a large fire using the rest of the wood he had. It would be the last fire of the season and there was so much that
it was still aglow the next morning!
Agnes had made a lemon mousse which was a perfect accompaniment to the peach cobbler and we all enjoyed the party.
Helmut and Agnes left two days later and are not planning to return to Mexico next year but we will undoubtedly see them again at
some point during our travels.
We had been invited around for a barbecue at Heidi and Jacques's the following day so we prepared vegetable parcels to put in their
oven and took 10 pork medallions with us to be put on the grill. Christian and Siggy were also there and we watched the sunset whilst
the meat was being barbecued. We also had beef marinated in mesquite and various salads. Yummy!
We had seen some turtle eggs on the beach during our walks which had been uncovered by the sand and water and Kirsten found a giant
turtle egg. She had taken Helen to see it and managed to convince her as well. So whilst at the meal she showed the photos but for
some reason everyone else wouldn't believe it and said it couldn't be possible for a turtle egg to be that big.
But Kirsten was adamant so the next day Helen went back to take a closer look and found out that it was actually a plastic ball!! She
took it back to Kirsten who wouldn't believe that she could have mistaken it for a turtle egg and Helen was embarrassed to admit that
Kirsten had convinced her. There was nothing to do but laugh at our own stupidity!! A classic!
Phillippa and Nigel left two days before we did so there was only one motor home left at the camp ground. We did the usual round of
cleaning and tidying up and then went to say goodbye to everyone. Unfortunately there was a very loud party in town on our last night
and Winnie was vibrating until 2am!
We left Teacapan and drove to a Pemex north of Mazatlan for another noisy night with loud music. We used our GPS to take us around
the bypass for Culiacan that Helmut and Agnes use. It is a lot longer in miles but takes about the same time as driving through the
city. We stopped at the big truck stop in Los Mochis but it wasn't as noisy as we thought it would be.
Further north, the toll bypass road south of Navojoa is now so bad that it isn't worth it any more so we decided we'd just pay the
toll the next time. At least we found a new Little Caesar s pizza place there so, of course we had to stop and buy one!
Then we drove up to Álamos to say hello to all our friends there. We stayed for two weeks but the first few days we were glued to the
internet as we watched the earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis in Japan unfold. Terrifying.
We phoned home to let people know that we weren't on the beach any longer so if the tsunami came to Mexico we would be safe. As it
happened there was just a high tide when there shouldn't have been one and Mexico didn't have any problems.
We met up with Andrew and Rosemary who we haven't seen for almost two years and also met their youngest daughter Beth and her family
who had come down to visit. On our last night we went round to their house where Helen made a shepherds pie for everyone and Annabelle
joined us. We also had a scrumptious chocolate pie that Rosemary had made. It was a really great evening but boy were we stuffed!!
We headed north again to stay at San Carlos on the beach for a few days and have a rest. On the way we stopped at a tyre place and
got the man to use the high pressure air to blow out the petrol that has got stuck in the air pipe next to the fuel pipe in Winnie
and keeps causing us problems every time we want to fill up. We went across the road to the petrol station afterwards and managed
to fill up without a problem. Hopefully it stays that way.
