This is the new highway Sonora #003 from Golfo de Santa Clara to Puerto Peñasco. It was great, especially after the 10 km of washboard that we drove over to get to it.
The highway cuts through some very scenic desert.
Talk about fitting in with your surroundings eh?
Then it happened. The stinky burning smell was the first clue. Vincent lost a serpentine belt (the pulley thingy broke) which caused us to lose air-conditioning, coolant, battery power and power steering. Coincidentally, Dan lost his sense of humor about the same time....
We were still 55 kms from Puerto Peñasco and hadn't seen another vehicle in over an hour, so things got a little tense. Fortunately, we managed to limp into town (albeit very slowly) and found Carl & Melody's new house where there were margaritas served within minutes of us arriving. Ahhhh! What car trouble?The Scott's Mexican abode is adorable.
The living room and the dining room.
Looking through the hobbit hole to the kitchen.
And it has a separate guest wing complete with sitting room, bedroom and the coolest shower ever. (A replica of their ensuite)
Dinner at one of their local favourite restaurants, Ramon's. (Delicious!)
We spent this morning at the beach with Shadow & Taz. The dogs had a great time running into the waves chasing a toy. Even scaredy-dog Taz enjoyed it. It took her a while to warm up to it, but once she got the hang of the waves there was no stopping her.
The waves were fun, but they left her a sandy-faced mess.
A stop at the old port to pick up dinner fixin's at Mister Fish.
Then a stroll along the seawall.
This afternoon I spent some quality time in the hammock. This is the view from there.
Vincent lies in pieces in the driveway. 
Dan needed a piece of wood to help with his repairs, so he went scavenging in the garbage across the street.
Success! This old spindle will work just fine.
Carl & Melody arriving home after running some errands.
The neighbours.
Checking to see what's on the other side of the wall.
So far, so good. Maybe mañana we'll look into finding the parts to fix Vincent....
The waves were fun, but they left her a sandy-faced mess.
A stop at the old port to pick up dinner fixin's at Mister Fish.
Then a stroll along the seawall.
This afternoon I spent some quality time in the hammock. This is the view from there.
Vincent lies in pieces in the driveway. Dan needed a piece of wood to help with his repairs, so he went scavenging in the garbage across the street.
Success! This old spindle will work just fine.
Carl & Melody arriving home after running some errands.
The neighbours.
Checking to see what's on the other side of the wall.
So far, so good. Maybe mañana we'll look into finding the parts to fix Vincent....
