We wake up in Mexico! After an uneventful breakfast Justin headed out to get the car fixed. He ran into some musicians who had sent time in Berlin. They zip-tied the undercarriage of the car and wouldn't accept any money for payment.
While Justin worked on transportation I worked on communication. Looks like I can use my phone to call Mike and perhaps we can use Justin's phone to call within Mexico. Put us together and maybe we can make this work.
On the road out of town we found ourselves climbing and very soon we were in dense fog. The on-board GPS that I had counted on doesn't work in Mexico. Good thing we have our phones. The landscape was rugged and despite our limited view, we could tell that the mountains were beautiful. Unfortunately, we got separated from Mike. He got trapped in the city for way too long. So much for our caravan plan. We pulled over at a truck stop to wait for a while. We called him to discuss our dilemma; he said he'd be fine and he'd catch up soon OR he'd spend the night in Monterrey and catch up with us tomorrow! Neither Justin nor I was happy with that plan. What to do?
Back on the road, we were in lots and lots of desert. Cacti large and small; dozens of species. We watched the thermometer climb to 91' today. And you wonder why we are not in Green Bay? We bought a bag of oranges at a toll booth; we paid $1 for at least ten pieces of fruit. The flesh was a bit dryer than oranges we had in Austin with Harper and Luke but delicious none the less. Mike said he saw a guy selling peyote at one of the tolls booths -- I missed that.
Both Justin and I felt badly about not being with Mike. We might have turned around...but where? How? We are taking the drive significantly slower that we would be if we were together and we talk try to talk to him frequently.
Somewhere about 5:00pm we decided to stop. We were going to wait. Mike caught up with us about 6:00pm and we were able to go into San Luis Potosí together. We checked into our Staybridge Suites hotel and quickly decided to extend our stay for two more nights. That allows Justin and Mike to get through the weekend football games (Wild Card Weekend) and gives us all a chance to breathe. We had dinner delivered -- tacos etc from a local vendor. Simply delish! I was really glad we decided to stay in.
I wasn't familiar with Staybridge Suites. They are partners with Holiday Inn and Intercontinental. Our rooms are deluxe. A full sized fridge, two burner stove, full sized coffee pot and even a garbage disposal and a dishwasher! Our rooms are on the eleventh floor looking out over the city. After our breakfast (included), we'll take the courtesy shuttle to the center of town to explore. Gemma still has to come upstairs in her little black bag. I am just not going to pay $25 extra each night. She'd be fine in the car this evening since it isn't too hot or too cold and the parking is underground. As nice as our hotel is, Red Roof Inn and La Quinta still take the cake since she can be there with no up-charge at all.
Justin said he felt like we were finally on the road... our journey has begun.
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