Today was an early start at 7 a.m. and we traveled down to 100 feet above sea level. This is a picture of one of the cut backs with a waterfall in the background. There were so many tunnels and one was over 1 mile long and had no lights inside at all. Occasionally one of us would turn on headlights but the light didn't travel very far. Many of us were outside sitting in our lawn chairs to enjoy the views. It was cold when we left but warmed up as we got to lower elevations.
Snow yesterday and the tropics today. The hillsides were covered in beautiful flowering trees. We say all sorts of fruits growing in the valleys. When we made it to just outside Los Mochis it was all farm land as far as the eye could see and all growing in various stages. Corn, tomatoes, beans/peas, peppers and many things we didn't recognise from the train.
Arnold and JJ enjoying the ride outside their coach. This picture was taken by one of the security guards that are riding the train with us, they move freely between cars but we all just hang on and stay on our own cars until we are stopped. Notice how close to the edge the drivers side is. This is the was of all the coaches. We must also have our steps retracted when the doors are not open so that the guards can walk by.
Tonight we are on the rails for the last night. We have been parked on a siding and will be moved into positions for driving off in the morning at 7 a.m. Already we can hear train cars being moved about and engines going back and forth, this will not be a quiet night for sure. We have a short drive to our next stop, an RV park for a night, then down the road to Mazatlan.
