We left the De Alba about ten and headed North. The road was nothing to write home about but all in all was not too bad. It was better than I expected after hearing some of the stories. We made it to Tampico about three in the afternoon and found the Restaurante Pedro Alpino recommended in the Church’s guide. We had planned on eating in the attached restaurant but when we arrived everything was closed. There was a caretaker who collected $50 Pesos each from us to dry camp behind the restaurant. We were alone so we found room for the two rigs on a level spot.
After a beer or two, Danielle and Claude offered to make pasta for dinner! Well, I have had a craving for pasta for weeks so I was certainly not going to turn it down. It was delicious! We finished dinner off with a piece of carrot cake that I had bought at the Italian Coffee Company the night before and a cup of Veracruz coffee, which is, in my opinion, the best coffee in the world! We made friends with a pup who lives on the grounds and asked him to watch over us until morning. He must have because we slept very soundly until morning.
Here is the view beside our camping spot:
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