Tampico

We left the RV park in Cd. Victoria at about 10:30AM. We made it about 5 blocks. There, looming on the right was a supermarket. We fell head over heels in love with just about everything we saw.

At the entrance stands a bakery. Product sits out right at eye (and nose) level with no protection from your urges. This is a dangerous store! The method is for the customer to pick up a pizza pan and a pair of tongs and go defenseless through rows of lovely things that will make you smile, fat, sick, want more, and pssss off your doctor.

The produce section is every bit as much fun. Lavish quantities of tropical fruits and vegetables tempt you at every table and bin. The prices are almost comical. Papaya sells for 14 cents a pound. Oranges are a nickle a pound. On the other hand, the exotics such as apples sell for more than they do at home! Jicama and choyote are pennies per pound. Broccoli and cauliflower aren't.

All the cans are worth reading. They each have their own story to tell, and each inspires a meal plan.

Wait till you see the cheeses! We've already fallen in love with some local cheeses. There is a common style that looks and eats like motzarella string-cheese. Another comes from just down the road from here (Tampico) that's creamy flavored, white and only slightly firm. It is sold with inclusions like a bit of ham or jalapeňos or both. We've already marked tomorrow's route book for a quick stop for more.

Our journey has taken us into the Tropics! We crossed the Tropic of Cancer about 1:30. I don't think we're any different for the experience, but what the Heck. We'll brag anyway.
Annie's favorite image of the day is a gentleman on horseback carrying a bicycle pump. Don't ask folks; I couldn't even make this up!

Our stop for the night came early. By 3: PM we were watching a bocce ball tournament on the lawn behind the hotel. Happy hour brought a fountain of margaritas (provided by the Wagon Master and the Tail Gunner) that lasted about an hour. We were all ready for a drivers' meeting by then!!

The little restaurant at the hotel got most of the caravan for dinner, but we dined in on some delicious chicken tamales and pico de gallo. Sunset found us in the swimming pool, cool and happy and ready to settle in for the night.

Sweet dreams!