Our time in Mexico is rapidly coming to a close. We are currently in Cuidad Valles and at a Balneario (Hot springs) just south of town called El Banito. We have been here for a couple of days enjoying the pools and the 35' C weather. It is almost too hot and it is time to move north.
Our previous stay was at Cascadas de Tamosopo. Tamosopo is located in the state of San Luis Potosi and in a mountain area. The cascadas or waterfalls begi n at a 20 meter level and then split into three 15 meter cascades that fall into a deep pool. Chris swung from a rope and jumped into the pool many times. Irene does not enjoy that and spent a little time in the shallow areas around the falls and rapids. The water was about 33'C so it was most pleasant. During the week the area is not too busy, but on he weekends many families come to swim. The surrounding area to the west is quite mountainous and very scenic and to the east is a fertile valley. We ended up staying for 6 days.
To continue what happened with our tires. We, with the aid of the Tourist Bureau in Guanajuato, located tires for our truck in Celaya. We left Guanajuato for San Miguel de Allende via Celaya. So our truck is sporting 2 new rear tires and we now have a good spare also.
We found San Miguel quite busy with lots of road construction. Our first couple of nights was spent at La Siesta Trailer Park and then we moved to San Ramon's Balneario for a couple of days. This was very peaceful and quiet comparing to the La Siesta. They also have pools for swimming. While in San Miguel we had a chance to visit with friends, Bob and Cathy Graham, from Point Pelee who now have a home there for the winter.
We must mention another stop that we made which was between Tamosopo and San Miguel. We overnighted in a large Balneario called Gogorron near Ville de Reyes. This one had about 6 large pools and varying temperatures from 42' to 35'C. For more information on the places that we mention you could check "TheLonely Planet"or "The Moon Book" on Mexico or access the Mexico web sites on the Internet.
Our next major stop will be McAllan, Texas where we hope to meet up with friends, George and Carolyn from Winnipeg.
Just a birding note - we have spotted 408 species on this trip but only added 6 lifers.
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