Where in the World?

On the Blacony of El Fuerte Hotel

After a 35 minute delay in Dallas we arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 20^th. The flight was uneventful; i.e. we didn’t have to use the oxygen masks, emergency slides nor the life vest. I’m always thankful for that.

The taxi ride to the Hotel Hacienda del Sol was short and sweet. It had been a long weekend and we were tired. We also had to sleep fast since our wake-up call would be around 5:45 a.m. Unfortunately we saw very little of Guadalajara since most of our time there was in an unconscious state.

On the morning of Oct. 21^st, with sleep still in my eyes, I dragged myself to the shower. Our group piled into the bus around 7:00 a.m. to check in at the airport. A very quick breakfast got our brains functioning. Our Valoris Airlines flight to Caliacan was only one hour and five minutes long and extremely uneventful

It was time to board another bus for a 4 ½ hour ride up the coast to El Fuerte where we parked ourselves for the rest of the day. It was very dry on the way and we got to see many fields of agave which are the main ingredient for tequila.

It was incredibly hot outside which made walking around a challenge. Our late lunch at the Meson Abundancia Restaurant made us sleepy so Erica and rested for a little bit.

The El Fuerte Hotel was originally an authentic Spanish hacienda which is more than 350 years old. It had been remodeled quite well and you got the feeling of Old Mexico while walking the courtyards and balconies of this quaint place.

View my other photos for the day (7 photos).

Tomorrow is a train ride from El Fuerte to Bahuichivo with our final destination of the day being Cerocahui. Our journey The Copper Canyon of Chihuahua, Mexico has finally started.

Until tomorrow…….

Michael

I’m on my way to Mexico. Strange as it seems, I have never visited Mexico even living in California for all those years. I’m not really sure why except that I was traveling to other places.

This is will be country #16 that I have visited which is very exciting for me. I only have 84 more to reach my goal.

Erica and I are definitely going on an adventure. Our destination is The Copper Canyon (Barranca del Cobre) area in the state of Chihuahua. It’s been dubbed as the Grand Canyon of Mexico. It is rich with history, has unusual and dramatic geology and a variety of flora & fauna.

I always love to go to new places because it brings out the explorer part of my personality. Most places have been explored and photographed by thousands or millions of people. When it is new for me, I get to interpret what I see and experience and add my unique perspective to the whole.

I look forward to meeting new people, eating new food, see things I’ve never seen, learning more about the colorful culture/history of Mexico and of course having a good time.

When internet access is available, I’ll make sure to post some photos and a bit about what I see and do.

Have a good day,

Michael