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Those
crazy Canadians are everywhere. Mazatlan is chock full of them.
Based on all the Canadians in Mexico, it must be cold or something in
Canada. Most of the Canadians in Mexico are much to old to be Canadian
draft dodgers. My guess is 75% of the full-time motorhomer's in Mexico are
from Canada, not the U.S.. We met this couple from Alberta and enjoyed a
pleasant ride into the hills east of Mazatlan, to the village of Copala.
Copala is an old mining town from the 1700's.

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You
have to always keep an eye on those crazy Canadians. You never
know what they may be up to.
I wondered if
Canadians always ride motorcycles with shorts and bare
heads.
Well, at least he
is running his headlight! |
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As we
rode to Copala, we passed through the village of Concordia, where
furniture is manufactured in the style seen to the right.
I was
not sure if the Canadians were interested in the furniture, or just
looking for an excuse to rest. |
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This
picture was taken on the town square in Copala. In the background is
the restaurant, which specialized in Banana Cream Pie.
We
enjoyed the pie sooooo much, that Sandy and I rode back here the following
day, to try the pie again.
We
thought that maybe the first day's pie was a fluke. It
wasn't! |
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This
Mexican boy begged to have his picture taken.
This
tourist complied, only to be surprised when he DEMANDED
a dollar.
Neat
village.... Dirt streets, neat church, tile roofs and great restaurant!
What else could you want? |
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The
village square. |
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We
took a short walk through the side streets of the village. I was
certainly glad that we rode the motorcycle to Copala.
It
would have been tough to get a 35 foot motorhome through the streets of
this village. |
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This is
the old church, located on the town square of Copala. |
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The
detailed side door of the same church. |
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I
don't know what the significance of this protruded bust is, but thought it
was an interesting photograph. It was located above the front door
of the church, and stuck out about 3 feet.
Maybe
a guardian of the church? |
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Dale's
kind of village.
This
is the kind of place where I anticipate spending at least 3 months a year,
after retirement. |
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One
last look at the Banana Cream Pie eatery.
Every time
I see this picture, I start calculating my distance from the closest
"Marie Calendar's" restaurant. |
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On the
drive back to Mazatlan, we drove through the village of Concordia, where the
furniture is manufactured,, and found this church, again, on the town
square. Since we were on the motorcycle, we did not have the option of
procuring any furniture (Sandy set her foot down....... I have been known
to overload her load carrying capability on the motorcycle).

Time to
get back to Mazatlan, so that we can head out on our NEXT adventure!

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