Dec 5th & 6th - San Carlos

Dec 5th - Wed - San Carlos
The 4 ladies of our group went for a morning walk through a housing area right next door to the RV park. We chatted with a couple of people and were told that the dentist here in San Carlos where I made an appointment is good but relatively expensive. So we got a name & number of a dentist in nearby Guaymas. Since our phone does not work, Pat & I walked to a Best Western hotel and had the desk clerk call to cancel one appointment and make another for tomorrow.
The housing area next door is interesting as many places started with a travel trailer or 5th wheel and now they are built in permanently to the home. Others have garages for motor homes with casitas, outdoor kitchens and storage sheds. Only 10 houses are occupied year round - I guess the temperature is not super hot in summer but it is very humid being right on the ocean.
Pat, Rick, Craig, Terry & I played golf this afternoon. The price has gone up since last year. It is now $20 for as many holes as you can play after 3:00. We just played 9 holes as we would have a long walk back if we played a few more. And of course we had to get back to join the others for Happy Hour!

Dec 6th - Thurs - Guaymas
Pat & I were going to take the bus to my dentist appointment but Rick & Terry said they would come too so Rick drove. It is quite an experience as most of the streets do not have lines so lanes appear and disappear depending on cars parked on the side and the size of vehicles.
The dentist was another interesting experience. From the front, the building is small and has a barred front window with the dentist’s name painted on it. Inside was a large waiting room and everything looked clean. The dentist works without an assistant and uses older equipment such as “spit basins” and suction that hangs in the corner of your mouth. But it is hard to beat the price. He prepped my broken tooth for a crown that I will get on Saturday - and the total cost is 1500 pesos, slightly less than $150. And the dentist speaks fluent English!
We went to a large indoor market with individual stores that is frequented mostly by locals. We will not be buying any meat from the meat market. Sides of beef, pork & whatever else hang in the open behind a long, stainless counter which is covered with large hunks of meat. You order what you want and the butchers hack off the piece of meat.
Next we went to the mall which has a large grocery store where I imagine we will go for larger shopping trips.
Later in the afternoon, Pat & Rick and we went to Catch-22 beach on the far end of San Carlos to beachcomb and just enjoy the sun. We ended up at a bar at a large hotel and enjoyed a drink on the patio before heading back to the park.