Day two of the drive to the Yucatan

Just some plants alongside the road.

Day two started off really nice, we had a good breakfast at the Best Western, packed up the car and off we go...

Thank the gods for our gps or we would never have found our way out of town, road went right then left, then circled around and we are on the Mex 180 headed to Varacruze. Took us about 30 min just to get out of the city, can not even think how long it would have been if not for the directions from the GPS. Once out of the City a whole different type of fun begins. Now the roads are narrow and winding, not to mention the slow going because of the weather and all the trucks on the road. Traffic ranged from 18 wheel semi- trucks to overloaded pickup trucks. Also came across one funeral procession. Now for all you folks in the North keep in mind this is a major HWY we are on not some back road. It was another day of few photos, I started shooting every thing and anything in hopes of getting something. We have traffic, men fishing in the rain, type of plants along the road, and then the Gulf..I will let you be the judge of weather or not any of them are good ... I

This one is a funeral procession that came down the middle of the street.

First look at the coast, sort of gray...

Spent more then a little time behind this truck going up one hill and down the next. Kept waiting for him to tip..

Fishing.. But first lets put on a motor...

Is this person fishing or????

After eight plus hours we made it to Varacruze, that is 352 miles in eight plus hours.. Now to find a place to sleep and get some food for the night ... OOPSSSSS...

Tried a holiday Inn express but no go with the dogs... So started looking else were.. Big mistake was getting off the 180 to go and check out hotels at the airport.. All airports have hotels, at least in the states, right??? Well in Mexico the answer is no..... not all airports have hotels.. So now back to the 180, only problems is the gps has us going in circles. For over two hours we go this way then that and back again, until we think of looking for a sign for the beach ( Playa ) in hopes of it leading us back to the Mex 180.

Ha.... It worked sort of, or at least we found ourselfs back on the 180... By this time we are cranky, hungry, and out and out ready to call it a night. So we take the first place we can sneak the dogs into, yes I said sneak!!!!!

We spent the night in a hotel that is paid for by the hour... Oh my !! LOL... guess what type of place that could be.

Who cares day two of a less then fun trip so far comes to an end.. One can only hope tomorrow will be better..

I am hoping for sunshine and an early end to the day for a change... Today started at 0600 ( wake up ) and did not end until 2000 ( stopped at hotel. )