Los Mochis

We set our alarm to 5:30 because we had a big day ahead of us... The next stop is in the mountainous area of Chihuahua, called "La Sierra'. Even though it was just about 400km, the time estimate was more than 9 hours. The first part was on toll roads and two lane highways until it reaches the Sierra. There the roads are narrow, winding with steep slopes.
The last 80km there started appearing large and particularly deep potholes more often and we could only drive 30 km/h at best. But the scenery was absolutely gorgeous 🥰
Another reason why we started early was to avoid driving at night with these road conditions and there had been reports the area isn't that safe recently due to cartel activities. At a nearby town, Creel, which we had visited 6 years ago, it is recommended to not go out at night. So far anywhere we went felt pretty safe so were not worried. On the other hand it's better to be safe than sorry... And it also matches with our plans, so we stayed in a little town called Basaseachi for the night at a hotel.

We had wanted to get some cash at the ATM but both in town were empty. Luckily the hotel and the restaurants accepted credit card 😅 I've tried something new there, Quesicarne de Arrachera Especial. Like a quesadilla but additionally to the cheese also with specially seasoned steak pieces inside. We relaxed with some Mexican sweets in the hotel before going to sleep 💤Læs mere