Matehuala's Swinging Resort

After helping out our new friends the Gargola Biker Club family, they invited us to stay and have dinner and rest overnight at their home in Saltillo. Despite the lovely offer and the unique opportunity to stay with the locals, we decided we ought to move on. After spending a couple days on the border, we were somehow feeling behind, even though it was our own timeline. ;-)

So we got them to Saltillo and got onto the road again. A couple hours later, we pulled into a "Pemex," the only gas station company in the country because it's nationalized (and cheaper!) to re-fuel and I got to try a pretty fancy paid restroom. I felt a little odd about taking a photo, but you all are worth it. You put your 4 pesos (about 30 cents) into the slot in front of the turnstile and whaalaa!

After our quick stop, back on the road to make up well-spent time. The drive was gorgeous, lots of big sky and beautiful cactus.

Osa even found a spot Ken created for her behind the passenger seat that allowed her to take in the sights along the way...until she got tired and crawled into my lap.

After about 450 km (sorry, not good at translating that, but it was a good long way) we were getting tired and the sun was getting low so we pulled into the town of Matehuala.After driving through the very small town and back again, we found a great resorty place called, "Las Palmas."

We asked to see a room and a very friendly guy walked us over to a mid-century duplex that could be ours for the evening. Growing up in Palm Springs, it felt just like going home. This place was probably pretty swingin' back in the day. Not exactly what you expect to find in such a small town, but it was going to be cool for a night. And, we didn't have to hide the cats. :)

We settled in with the cats and went over to the restaurant, choosing to eat outside by the pool because it was such a nice night out. It was a long day, the road was starting to wear on us, and it felt very, very far away still from Lake Atitlan. But, we were in a great place and relaxing for the night at least. We even took a walk around and found a put-put golf course, rv park, and this cool bike path for the bikes you can rent from the hotel.

And they had the most amazing Joshua Tree Cacti (don't use the plural of that very often!) and cool artwork in the two-room duplex. 

The next morning, rested and ready to attack the road again, we set out.