We drove on our own toward San Miguel de Allende, stopping in Santa Rosa at the ceramic facility to purchase some items the group had seen the day before.
Next stop was La Gruta Spa hot springs, La Gruta has three outdoor pools of varying degrees of hot water, fed by thermal hot springs. The hottest of the three is accessed down a long (well-lit) stone tunnel of water into a dome shaped cave with water dripping from the stone ceiling and a waterfall, fed by the springs.
Unfortunately La Gruta was only open to 5 pm each day so we decided we would not have time to spend a couple of hours there and have time to shop at the market in San Miguel. The group voted to go shopping.
We booked into the Real de Minas Hotel on the outskirts of town about 2 pm. It is a beautiful hotel with all the amenities plus secure parking. The cost was $1070 pesos ($89 CAD) per night for a room with a king size bed.
After booking into the hotel, we hopped on a bus that took us to the town square where we could shop at the market. The bus cost us $5 pesos each (about 40 cents CAD).
San Miguel's streets are narrow, with very narrow sidewalks and cobblestone roadways which can be a challenge for some to walk on.
The market had a mix of pewter items, clothing, food, silver jewellery, etc. We found the pewter items to be about 1/3 the price of the same items sold at the Tonala market!
After shopping, we stopped at Mamma Mia's for drinks and dinner. Wonderful homemade pasta and excellent ambiance. Many thanks to Rigo for recommending this restaurant!
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| Walter, Jan and Dale |
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| beautiful lantern lighting as dusk approached |
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| the evening was cool -- note the propane heater |
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