Day 4 - SMA to Patzcuaro

We saddled up the Dodge Attitude and left beautiful San Miguel de Allende this morning. The ladies and I headed down to the colonial city of Morelia - the drive was easy and the scenery began to get a lot more verdant and lush. Our guide book raved about Morelia and we thought it was a must see. Morelia was a big, crazy city with tons of traffic. It had some beautiful buildings and an impressive cathedral, but overall it was way too hectic to truely make it a fun vacation destination.
Lucie sniffed out our car's parking spot and we sped out of town. As the driver, I was lucky enough to have three women telling me where to go - Monika, Lucie, and Heidi (we named our GPS Heidi, which has a woman's voice). Lord, help me!
The three women were right on with the directions to Patzcuaro, but when we hit the city limits Heidi could no longer help us and then the trouble started. Our ace backup navigator, Monika stepped up with a map and took the lead. We took a wrong turn into town and rode the bumpiest road in all of Mexico into the city center. Unbenowest to Lucie, Heidi and I, Monika decided to take us on a deluxe tour of Patzcuaro. We did multiple loops around both main squares and once we saw all the highlights, Monika deftly guided us to the hotel which was beautful. Monika picked another wonderful hotel - La Casa Encantada.
Patzcuaro is a small, colonial city which has a great feel - gringo free. When we arrived, there was a huge festival going on and the whole city was alive - music, dancers, and a marching band making the same route that we did through the city earlier. We finished the day with a great steak dinner at an authentic Argentinian restuarant with a guitar totting crooner and his pint-sized back-up. Tomorrow we head to the lake for some more exploring.