Duke and I arrived home from our almost six week long road trip through the US, Mexico and Guatemala this afternoon. Yesterday we stopped at Hoover Dam and took the tour. It is an awe inspiring place both from its beauty and from the perspective of what an accomplishment it was to build.

We drove 7,075 miles and traveled without our car mostly  in Guatemala for an additional 630 miles.

We have so many wonderful memories of so many great places and experiences. It is going to be an adjustment to be be home.

Yesterday, June 23 we crossed the border back to the U.S. on our way home. It was an uneventful drive. Last time we crossed the border by car from the Mexico to the U.S. we waited in line three hours at the border. This time it took us 15 minutes and they didn’t even ask us what we had bought in Mexico.

We had a wonderful breakfast sitting out on the patio this morning. We took another walk around Alamos. Then we packed the car and left. We wanted to look at the ruins of the silver mine that Alamos existed to support. We found the town about a mile south of the main road. The dry river bed through the village was also the Main Street.

After looking around a bit we headed north to Guaymas where we are spending our last night in Mexico.

This afternoon after we arrived in Guaymas we went to a nearby restaurant to watch the US – Portugal World Cup football game. When we got there Portugal was ahead 1-0, then the US scored. Then we scored again. And then with just seconds to go the Portugal tied it up. I couldn’t believe it! All but about two people in the restaurant were cheering for the US.

Tomorrow we head north again and enter the US at Nogales.

Today was our longest day of driving in a Mexico so far – about 370 miles. Alamos is a small colonial mining town that has really retained its charm. We have stayed here twice before on our way north to the border.

This morning while Duke was getting the car from the parking lot a man arrived selling pastries out of a push cart. After he sold some to a woman with her head out the window across the street I bought two. They were still warm! We enjoyed them with coffee as we headed north.

We are staying at a lovely restored hotel built around a court yard. The temperature was over a hundred when we arrived but while we were out exploring it started to pour and cool off.

We just got back from dinner. It Is pleasantly cool and we are sitting on the patio outside our room reading and enjoying the night air.