We had agreed to share rental car costs with our friends and so this morning we set off to enjoy the Loreto area. This was our friends first time in Loreto so we showed them the way to the Mission San Francisco Xavier in the hills near Loreto. It is always a fun drive up the narrow, steep winding road and this year there were many washouts from heavy rain on this portion of the road. However, the road is now paved all the way to the Mission, unlike last year when we drove for many miles on gravel.

We had a fine lunch in Loreto at Orlando’s just off the main plaza after which we shopped for provisions before returning to Puerto Escondido.