Veracruz

Saturday night we stayed in Veracruz and tried to walk on the beach but the red flags were up and it was so windy that sand was blowing in my eyes and mouth. Sunday morning we went to church to hear the Mexico area conference. We then drove through the golden alley along the gulf coast. It is very tropical like Hawaii. They can grow everything there. If you build a fence with posts the posts grow into trees. 

These trees were at one time just fence posts.

We passed shops along the road were they were selling shrimp fresh from the ocean. 

We drove through the area where the waters of Ripliancun are. The Gulf of Mexico is on one side and the Papaloian water basin is on the other side and drains into the Atlantic Ocean. 

The water basin is huge. It is the waters of Ripliancun which is, "to exceed all".

Mom and two children on a bike.

Sunday evening at a hotel that boarders lake Catemaco.

Hotel la Finca (farm)

Evidently Mel Gibson made a movie nearby and stayed here so they named his suite after him.