San Carlos

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We drove to San Carlos yesterday - it took about 6 hours due to the road conditions. We arrived at a campground that was the most “Americanized” I have seen in Mexico!  Full hook ups, nice showers, laundry, etc. Yay!  Dinner was at a restaurant across the street starting at 5. The water views were beautiful!  A mariachi band came at 7 but we left after a few songs because we were tired from the drive. 

Today we boarded the tour bus at 8:30 and headed to a sea life center. We were the only ones there for the dolphin show - that was a real treat!  The kids and I all got to pet the dolphins - it harkened me back to when I was 7 at Sea World and was chosen from the crowd to “meet” the dolphins. 


(Lucy getting a kiss on the cheek from the dolphin). Next we visited a pearl farm. I hadn’t realized that farming pearls takes years!  


We had a nice Caravan seafood lunch and then drove to a mountain lookout spot. Several movies had been filmed at this spot including Zorro and Catch 22.  It was a good day!


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