We booked a ride into the town of Loreto from the resort tonight. It was $20 per person which was a little steep but honestly town is like 45 minutes away so you figure $20 for 80 or 90 minutes which, once broken down, isn’t all that bad.

The city of Loreto is a quaint town by the sea, there is a waterfront strip that kind of reminds me of the dock up in Erie in that people just cruise up and down in their cars, motorcycles or 4 wheeler’s. There seemed to be a festival in place, now that I think of it maybe a lead up to cinco de mayo? There was a scary clown throwing candy at the kids that were gathered at the front of the stage, my dislike of clowns was exacerbated by the fact he was speaking in tongues, well Spanish but I can’t be sure it wasn’t something darker.

This is the first time in decades that I’ve traveled abroad and I’m always a bit leery to be out of my comfort zone and I’m deathly afraid of being seen as the ‘stupid entitled’ American tourist. So I keep my head low and always wear a smile. I try to put myself in their place, what would I feel like to see them come to my town? Be nice and respectful of their lives and culture. duck!