We are at the Holiday Inn in Veracruz tonight after travelling from Altamira/Tampico. The best part of the drive was the many small pueblos we passed through, seeing familiar neighbourhood activity. The drive took us through lush, green jungle growth, mango, orange, sugar cane, lime and banana orchards.
Midway through today's trip in Tuxpam, A Good Samaritan came to our car when a police officer pulled us over after we made a U-turn. He spoke enough English to ask us what was happening in case the officer was trying to get money from us. The officer listened to what the fellow was telling us, then gave us a warning and left. It was incredible that this stranger saw what was happening, found a parking spot on a busy street, and came over to ensure we were going to be treated well. Certainly made up for yesterday.
While the photos below don't do justice to the beauty of the scenery we hope they give you an idea of our day .
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| Banana orchard... the bunches of bananas are enclosed in net bags to protect from birds while the  Mountainous...hazy with humidity |
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| Our lunch spot in Costa Esmeralda. We could see the Gulf of Mexico from where we sat ... the fish was fresh and wonderful |
I didn't get a photo of the vender who sold us frozen maracya ( marakooya) made from the local passion fruit. MMM perfect on a hot 35 degree day as we took a break from the drive.
Tomorrow we spend some time in Veracruz as we have a short 5 hr drive to Villahermosa. Then the long day to Chuburna on Thursday!...
From a beautiful hotel room overlooking the Gulf of Mexico ......Good Night!....
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