Mexico 2012 RV Trip - Day 42 - February 6, 2012 Agua Azul - San Cristobal

It rained quite a bit last night so when we went to get our last look at the falls, we knew it wouldn’t be azul, and it wasn’t. The water was a muddy brown cascading over the rocks. What a difference.

We left Agua Azul at 9am heading to San Cristobal, 99 miles away. We climbed from an elevation of 726’  to 6996’ and wound our way through some very narrow roads that were in very bad condition. Coffee seemed to be a major crop in the area and we saw lots of people drying the beans on tarps in their yards.

All along the roads the women wore brightly colored shawls and skirts. They carry large bundles in bags and their children on their backs.

As we neared San Cristobal, there were lots of pine forests which reminded us of the Flagstaff, Arizona area. The soil appears to be red clay, like Colorado.

As we entered town we spotted this dog on the roof, barking like crazy at the people below. It was pretty funny, and the last good thing that happened!

Getting to the San Nicolas campground was a challenge, and one that we will have to figure out how to avoid when we get ready to leave here.

We tried a route suggested by other RVers and there was road construction which closed the street. Next, we tried the directions in our camping book which took us on Francisco Leon Street. I had to walk in front of the RV to guide Tobey down the narrow street. I didn’t do a very good job because we ended up taking the mirror off a parked car (luckily, no damage to our rig). We stopped and the owner came out of his house. He said it would take $1500 pesos to repair (about $115USD).  There were cars lined up for blocks behind us. We paid him $1000 and had him follow us to the campground. He got a relative on the phone that spoke English to help. We gave him the additional $500 pesos and they said if it was less they would come to the RV park to return any extra money. Talk about a stressful afternoon!

It took us 5 hours, 40 minutes to make the 99 mile trip, averaging 17.5 mph! It is much colder here, the outside temperature is down to 63°F and it is overcast. We are camped at the Rancho San Nicolas campground. It is $150 pesos a night for 2 people (about $11.50USD). The WIFI is not great – it keeps disconnecting, but it is better than what we have had this last week.

GPS 16.73394°N, 92.62205°W Elev. 6996’