Copper Canyon Day 4 & 5

Breakfast at the Hotel $250 pesos/person!! Crazy! Then Brad went for walk and I worked on Blog. Left at 11:30am and walked up to the train. Brad bought a hat and I a t-shirt, and a few more gifts. Had some more Gorditas before the train came. Train was a bit early 12:54pm, I didn't sleep much so rested on the train. Very low key ride back. Stayed the night at Torres del Fuerte and Love it! very nice Hotel. *NOTE: No bugs here, maybe a couple but not like the other Hotel! There are lots of plants here? 

Dinner at "Orrantia" in the town square and walking distance from the Hotel, we were the only ones there, nice upscale place. 

One glitch, the night clerk said the breakfast started at 6:30am and we got up to get on the road early and found out no breakfast the cook was on Holidays.  So we had McD's when we hit Navajoa. 

Traveled from 7:15am to 5:15pm a couple of coffee stops, 1 gas stop, Home Depot pick up. At the Holiday Inn Express Nogales AZ for the night. 10 hrs good time!

Copper Canyon 2018 Day 3

We started the day with a great breakfast at the Hotel La Estación (read previous post). Then we went for a last latte across the street, and back to pick up the bags.  I went to the museum (Brad had already gone there) and Brad waited with the luggage in the sun. Very interesting museum, they had artifacts and the info on the background of the people, they also had a photo display that was very interesting some of a ceremony (1964?) with peyote.

Then we headed for the train station which is right there, for the 11:47am Train.  We got there early thank goodness, the train that day came at 11:20am. I will make a separate post about what we learned taking the train and what to do. Went to get on and the conductor said no turista (lower cost) tickets so we had to pay Ejecutiva prices $620 pesos each to go from Creel to El Divisadero, it's not that far, but we needed to go to keep our already booked Hotels. Arrived at El Divisidero and Brad had been looking for Gorditas that he saw in an advertisement and right off the train they are there.  Blue corn tortillas (small) with your choice of 2 kinds of pork, chicken with cream sauce, napoles with cream, mushrooms with cream, chicharron or plain queso.  Brad had 2 pork and I had chicken and (queso with a tortilla like cornbread), they were very very good! Try them if you go.  Walked to the Hotel Divisadero Barrancas which is right there. Checked in and we had a room with a balcony over looking the Barrancas so they are at the far end in a different building from the reception (Main building).  So beautiful! got settled, admired the view and then went to the Cable Car $250 pesos/each,

       

The Hotel supplied the guy to take us there and back for $100 pesos/person.  After we returned we went for dinner.  There is nowhere to eat here so the Hotel takes full advantage of that, they charge $290 pesos for dinner which was spaghetti with chicken breast on top in a mustard sauce with some fried zucchini and chocolate cake for desert. Back to the room, watched it get dark and the full moon come out. To bed.