Divisadero

We arrived at our hotel. The view was .. well.. absolutely awesome. It was right on sunset.

Divisadero is perched on the canyon wall and the canyon is 1760 metres deep at this point. We were extremely lucky to have been on the train at all as this was the only day it ran all week. We could not believe the views that greeted us every time we looked out of a window. The food once again was fantastic, even if we did have refried beans with every meal including breakfast. We hiked, we sat, we drank. What`s new!

We went for a hike to some caves where native indians called Tarahumara lived. They lived as they have been for centuries, no power, no phone, no TV no gameboys for the kids, a real lesson in humility. During this hike we met Jeff and later back at the hotel he kept us entertained with stories of deer hunting, guns and life back in Texas where he lives, south of Houston. We also met Doctor Tom, who some 17 years earlier started a clinic for the local tribes and volunteer professionals donate their time and treat the needy for eye problems, cataracts, cleft lips, plastic surgery and other vitally needed services. Doctor Tom, Jeff and a mexican called Jose had just returned from adding 4 fully functional operating theatres to the clinic.

Their service is called Operation Compassion. As we had to move on to Creel the next day they volunteered a lift for us in their van, we accepted. It was a very entertaining drive and Doctor Tom informed us of the services they provided, on this trip 2200 consultations in 4 days, some workload and long days. Jeff kept us entertained with life back home, how he and his family hunt deer, jack rabbits and wild turkey in the forest and also about the US gun laws down to having a hand gun in the kitchen cupboard. We arrived at Creel