Agua Buena, San Luis Potosí //
The temperature overnight is noticeably warmer than all the other nights we’ve been here so far. Between the comfortable temp, a pleasant amount of humidity, and the white noise of the nearby stream, I sleep like a rock. The sun is shining this morning and it’s feeling as though the low pressure system that brought all the wet and dreary weather has now passed. The internal barometer that is my weather-driven mood is telling me it’s going to be a beautiful day.
With the sun comes the opportunity to charge our depleted batteries. While Mark is setting out solar panels, a fuse blows in our solar controller. When going to replace the fuse he finds that it has been glued in by the manufacturer. He now has to get creative to figure out how he’s going to replace the fuse. This seemingly small problem makes me think about how reliant we are on our solar system. It powers everything from our refrigerator to our cooking appliances (we do have propane appliances for redundancy), to Starlink, to our phone, camera, and laptop batteries and more. If one of our solar components were to fail and Mark were unable to repair it, we would have a serious problem to contend with. However, Mark is a genius problem-solver and in this case he has us back up and running in no time.
For brunch we walk into town and return to the same restaurant for the third time. It’s cheap, it’s good, and it gives us a break from cooking so it’s no surprise that we end up here multiple times. No less than five different stray dogs make a slow pass by our table to see if we have anything to offer. I don’t know if it’s frowned upon or not but I can’t let the food I’m not going to eat not go to the hungry and pleading face in front of me.
We explore a new road on our way back to camp that hugs the water’s edge. The natural water features we witness are exquisite in every way. So much so that I wonder if we missed somewhere to pay an entrance fee. There’s no way this place just exists so unassumingly. But it does. What looks like an impeccably designed park, what would be a highly sought after attraction in the States, is simply what the natural world has gifted Agua Buena with.
It’s hard not to want to spend as much time as possible communing with these water features that we find ourselves surrounded by and so Mark and Heather each take turns exploring via Heather’s packraft. Mark returns from paddling with a cup of whiskey in hand. Adam had since learned that you can’t get past Jorge, the man who resides downstream, without being adamantly offered a cocktail. Mark appears as relaxed as ever, both the whiskey and the waterfalls putting him in a tranquil state.
It’s starting to feel like a tropical version of Baja here in Agua Buena and so it’s no surprise that we once again easily decide that we’ll stay another day.
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Some of the pictures look like your at a resort! Jorge sounds like a character! I like him! So happy you had a nice relaxing 😌 day!
We really enjoyed our week at this campsite!
Mark looks the most relaxed since your Mexico adventure started. Sorry to see Hannah and her mom and dad leave. What fun you have had. Praying they have a safe journey. Iowa has set a record of 5 days in a row above 50 degrees. We can be balmy in the winter.😎
Hope you’re enjoying the nice weather!
The glued in fuse is a head scratcher. Sounds like the factory got creative but in a not so good way. Glad you got it fixed.
I found a place like where you’re at in northern Utah. Cool green place with a stream. Really super nice to take a break from the road there for three or so days. No whiskey though. Safe travels!
Definitely a head scratcher. I’m really glad it didn’t turn out to be a bigger issue.
Michele, Do you and Mark have a DC/DC Battery Charger in your camper just in case your solar system were to go on the blink?
Yes, we do!