Where are we, are you sure we are on the right road? I hope we get there soon because the gas light’s been on for 10 minutes, and there is nothing in sight. Did I mention that the AAA map sucks. We aren’t lost, just saving 50m by using a secondary paved road.Diving in the middle of nowhere, through corn fields, then dessert, we finally emerge from the boondocks, into El Fuerte. Another cute town with a lot of history, abuzz with energy and people. With a place picked out to stay, from the good book, we head towards the Mirador (overlook) Where there is a reproduction of a Spanish fort. The hotel is right next to it, called Rio Vista(river view) and is suppose to be very colorful. This ended up meaning, in a good way, not funky. It was awesome and totally reasonable, again. We got a terrific room, overlooking the river, complete with sunset. The room in itself was amazing - big, with hand painted beautiful murals, huge fully slated bathroom, and decorated in a very traditional way. The hotel was started by a Mexican man who worked his way up as a shoeshine kid who saved his tips.
Since it was late, we decide just to eat in the mural covered dinning room at the hotel. I can’t say enough, it was terrific. A three course meal featuring fresh black bass caught just hours before, cooked to perfection, very homemade. We even manage to set up a ride to the train station, parking for the car while we were gone, and breakfast in the morning. The total package was less than $60usd.
Breakfast was again, amazing. Off to the train we went, we will definitely be coming back here….
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