This morning we watch some men scraping the coconut meat from the husks just next to our beach camp. They dry the meat and take it to be processed for the oil. The man in charge said when they get 1000 kilograms, they take it to market.
We went north on MEX 200 to check out some more beaches. We stopped at several beaches and a couple of campground areas to look at the views. The coast is beautiful with lots of beaches, but not all of them accessible.
Pemex is the national gas station. A few of the small villages that we went through don’t have an official gas station, but they do have stores that sell gasolina. Notice the different size containers they have available! We have seen people buy these, then they filter the gasoline through a rag and funnel into their vehicle.
MEX 200 winds around, up and down the hills, past fields of mangos and papayas, as well as farmland. At one point, we had to wait for these goats to cross the road.
We arrived in Maruata early this afternoon and looked at a couple places for camping. We ended up behind Letty’s restaurant, and are paying $100 pesos (about $8 USD). There is another truck camper here, Jerry and Paula, from Nova Scotia. They have been really helpful and friendly and we have enjoyed visiting with them. There is a nice covered palapa restaurant so we enjoyed a pizza from Dona Lupita’s outside tonight.
Views from our beach.
We drove 76 miles today, averaging about 25 mph. Once again, no internet service – hopefully tomorrow we will be able to post!
GPS 18.26989°N, 103.34684°W
We drove 76 miles today, averaging about 25 mph. Once again, no internet service – hopefully tomorrow we will be able to post!
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