It was supposed to be a 9 hour travel day but we pulled into the campground after 12 hours on the road!!
We left Catamaco at 7 AM and immediately one of our tire monitor alarms said we had a fast leak in one tire. We stopped and checked and nothing was wrong except maybe a loose monitor. We caught up with the group and went thru some small mountains. Children lined the roads on their way to school. The younger ones all waved at us. They are really cute kids!
The countryside from Catamco to Isla Aguada is beautiful. Lots of cattle grazing, fields of sugar cane, corn, and some tobacco. The road side is lined with trees that look to be in spring bloom. We have a plant scientist in the group but he cannot name most of the trees. There is one tree with beautiful, bright orange flowers on the very ends of each limb. He said these were called "Tulip of India" trees. There are lots of trees with pink flowers that remind me of a cross between Dogwood and red bud trees. Others have light orange flowers and bright pink flowers with leaves that look like Mimosa trees. It is really very pretty. As we near the coast again, we see more swamp land.
Other than in the mountains and near the coast, the roads have been very good. The trip took longer because we waited on other coaches to get gas or do something else. We drove thru Villahermosa which is a huge town with lots of traffic and it took a long time to get thru there. We also went thru 5 toll booths and two inspection stations. One inspection was for beef, pork or eggs so before we got there, everyone emptied their refrigerators into coolers and hid the forbidden foods. Another delay. The coastal road is very narrow with lots of speed bumps (topes) and many people on the side of the road. They love our little "parade".
Long day on the road -- it feels good to be camped.
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