Comala to Caleta de Campos

Caleta de Campos is in Michoacan state. The state is well known for it's rugged coastline. The road winds continuously along the coast line. There are some spectacular views of the small and large bays and mostly isolated beaches. There are a few small hotels and campgrounds along the way, but not many. We stopped at a very nice campground / RV Park about 50k north of Caleta. It also had a few cabins for rent, a very nice pool and restaurant. However, the campground and all RV spots were empty! Not surprising really, given that some parts of Michoacan are hot spots of drug gang activity.

The reason we were headed for Caleta was to see a lot that had been purchased by a gal from Vancouver that we befriended in Sayulita. 

One of the disturbing things that we noticed along the Michoacan roads was the increasing amounts of garbage distributed along the road side. Other parts of Mexico have been working, quite sucessully, to reduce this problem but in and around Caleta garbage disposal is huge problem. After checking into the hotel in Caleta we walked down to the beach. One gets used to the disarray in Mexico but we found Caleta very disturbing. It might have had something to do with the two dead dogs left rotting on the side of the road! It was obvious that Caleta is not a prosperous community.

The hotel we stayed at was nice enough, but we were happy to leave Caleta early the next morning.