Road to Abreojos

Since I've been writing about Abreojos a little lately I thought I would post a couple more pictures.

Here's what the last part of the road looks like:

Its really hard to get a good photo of the washboard that forms on these roads but it was only medium bad this day. Depending on when the last grader came through it might be smooth sailing or a kidney jarring crawl. The pavement is getting closer to town and its not that far on the gravel anymore. The road is flat and straight. The biggest danger here is driving too fast and loosing control or colliding with an oncoming vehicle. Although these roads can be hard on vehicles many locals drive regular cars without any problem.

This sign marks the turn off to Abreojos. Continuing straight leads to La Bocana and points west. Campo Rene is a few miles before town. Note that the blue sign at the bottom offers a reward for a lost license plate - a victim of the washboard road. I've watched screws in my dash spin out as we bumped down the road. Fortunately, after a few weeks of salt spray from the Pacific and nothing will rattle loose anymore.