We started with grasshoppers, then asshoppers... We have been all over Mexico's west side. one of the best drive's was to Presa Novillo and the La Ruta del Rio Sonora... 2006 we started at the small hotel Las Buganvillas in Hermosillo, from there drove to the dam at Novillo. It had rained and the desert wild flower's were spectacular. Arriving at the dam, I encountered the scariest boat ramp in the world, dropped the bass boat in the water. found a guide and took off to fish and see what we could of the submerged church Batuc, we caught a couple bass and the guide turned them into ceviche, we ate it, beacause we were hungry, it was delicious. Then I wanted to take the boat to San Pedro de las Cuevas. Glen Bell who was the founder of Taco Bell had built a Bed and Breakfast, called Panchitas Bed and Breakfast, with a small private landing strip for his bass fishing buddies.. anyway the rivers wern't running, (Rio Sonora and Rio Yaqui) so not deep enough to navigate.. we fished then headed back to the dam, loaded the boat and the guide had come across a desert tortoise and mentioned he was going have it cooked in red chile, I almost threw up and convinced him to turn it loose. Then headed for the Ruta Rio Sonora, very nice drive.. Every town along the way had something unique about it.. churches, plazas,, The town of Aconchi, was full of wooden furniture builders and the statue of Jesus in the church was black.. This building was mostly underwater when we were there..
San Pedro
This past winter we headed to Baja, on th old road from El Golfo to San Luis we take a cut off at Luis B Sanchez to highway four .. there was a lady outside of Luis B Sanchez that was selling Callo de Lobina in english it transltes to bass scallops.. after eating ceviche de lobina i had to have some.. It also was delicious.. I spotted a lady on Josefa a few months ago also selling Callo de Lobina but didn't try it.
