Adventure Hermosillo...

Well, yesterday was filled with a little more adventure than either Jody or I were counting on. We were looking forward to some adventure, heading into the city of Hermosillo, the capital city of Sonora (about the size of Winnipeg) for a day of shopping and relaxation. One thing we did have to accomplish, though, was getting a new water pump for the house to replace the current one which had stopped working. The water system here is quite unreliable and if you want to count on having any water supply, you need a pump. Well, warranties don't seem to mean the same thing that they might mean back in Canada and after two hours of trying to work it out, the old one was sent away for repair, not to be returned for upto 6 weeks and we had to buy a new one for now. The only one they had left, though was a display unit which we had to play full price for. Adventure number 1.

The rest of the day went well, though the temp was up to 42 degrees. Hermosillo is usually about 5 degrees warmer than San Carlos, though it's a dry heat. We did some shopping, got some good Mexican cuisine, and caught a movie with Spanish subtitles. Adventure number 2 came as we were driving back. About half an hour out of the city, I had to pull over after hearing a horrible sound coming from underneath my car. As it turned out, my exhaust system had come apart about mid car from all the crazy ridiculous sized speed bumps here in Mexico that I had bottomed out on and it was dragging on the highway. It took us a while to find a way to suspend it and make our way home bu we eventually did.

That day did finally come to an end and today morning we got the pump hooked up with the help of a neighbor and I got my car fixed in about half an hour at a local shop for 70 pesos ($7!!). Indeed, a new day has brought us a new start!