Vehicle Washing

The four detours between Sonoita and Santa Ana deposited about a hundred pounds of dried mud on the motorhome and especially on the towed Honda. There was no rain but the water trucks were busy keeping the dust down and we followed one through two of the detours. Something had to be done and I do not have the equipment for this kind of heavy duty cleaning.

One of the services of the Totonaka RV Park is vehicle washing. We arranged with the office for both vehicles to be washed and waxed and promptly at nine yesterday morning Victor knocked on the door. He first spent two hours washing and waxing the Honda. It came out looking as near to new as a twenty year old car can look! He then started on the motorhome and spent the rest of the day washing it from the roof down and hand waxing the whole thing. It is now gleaming clean and should be good until we head home in the spring when we will have it done again.

I am not really pleased with the cost as it was more in line with a rich "Gringo" area that it was with "Real" Mexico. The RV Park charged us $85 USA (we supplied the car wash, wax and rags) and I am positive Victor did not receive anywhere near that amount for doing the work. Anyway, he spent almost eight hours here and did a great job so we are not complaining. I had promised myself that after paying that much up front I was not going to add a tip but after watching Victor work so hard I tipped him anyway. He said he would take his wife out for dinner so for Victor and his wife in San Carlos, Mexico, Life Is Good.