Back to Navojoa.

March 3rd Wednesday
We actually decided to drive back to Navojoa to try two different ATM machines at different banks so that we could have sufficient pesos for the rest of the trip. The only bank in Alamos would only allow one withdrawal per day. This time we used HSBC, a bank I’ve used in Asia as well as other countries with no problems. Success! I ended up with more pesos than I had even tried for before.

There were two HSBC’s in Navojoa & we used both & that enabled us to get many pesos in two transactions
Interestingly, both HSBC banks had different exchange rates by 20 cents on the dollar. I know international exchange rates change several times daily but my two transactions were no more than a ½ hour apart. I was using my brokerage ATM card & they allow more transactions & more dollars than most bank or Credit Union cards allow in a single day. A great advantage.

We did some more shopping for groceries for things we’d missed the other day as well as going to a hardware store & a beauty supply store. I guess that made the 70 mile round trip worth it. However, the MAIN thing that made it worthwhile was getting to see the beautiful lavender amapa trees that are in full bloom now. They are all over the mountainsides & we had lovely views in both directions.

We cooked some fish tonight for dinner. We will continue to buy from Salavdor when he comes to the door. His seafood is always freshly frozen.

PS: We were so tired from the day’s trip we were in bed about 6:30pm!!!.....and stayed there until 7am the next day.