Ted: Today we began our descent into southern Mexico. We finally got to the road we were aiming for, which leads without a doubt to Oaxaca. That means no more tricky navigating and debating which route to take. After about two hours of mucking about in a town looking for a decent internet cafe, we finally got on the road. And what a road it was. We rode through scenic mountains with wild shrubbery all day. Nearing the end, I was getting tired, and hoping for a place to camp. We had deducted that we´d probably be camping , as there were no town big enough to have a hotel along the way. My bike seems to have developed an appetite for chains. It broke its chain again today, and haven´t the foggiest idea of why. Anyway, we were fixing our chain and an older looking campesino comes walking along, and began talking to us, after a while of conversing, we told him what we were doing, and when we mentioned we were going to camp, he offered his yard to us. Coincidentally, his yard is full of dogs and goats, and donkeys and the like, so now we´re staying in what I believe is his son (or daughter)´s room. all his children moved out long ago, with two in Maryland, and two in Tijuana. He lives with his wife in a house made of cinder block and concrete. The shower comes in the form of a brick structure off the side of a tool shed with a bucket of water and a coffee can for pouring. it was one of the finest showers Ive ever had, if perhaps a little bracing. For the rest of the night, we ate our respective dinners, and realized just how little spanish dad and I knew. We are now in a room sleeping on the floor, and I´m overflowing with gratitude to the man, and his wife. Now, these mosquitoes are bugging me. Bed time.
Andy: now we are in the thriving town of Acatalan de Osorio, almost to the state of Oaxaco. After leaving the area around Mexico City things have become much more tranquil and beautiful. There is even less trash by the roadsides. I too am grateful for our hosts last night.
distance yesterday: 82 km
riding time: 5 hr 13 min
total distance: 758 km
Andy: now we are in the thriving town of Acatalan de Osorio, almost to the state of Oaxaco. After leaving the area around Mexico City things have become much more tranquil and beautiful. There is even less trash by the roadsides. I too am grateful for our hosts last night.
distance yesterday: 82 km
riding time: 5 hr 13 min
total distance: 758 km
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Andy and Ted, Sounds like you are staying at our place, or our neighbors! Cold showers are the norm here - we are just really happy when we have water! Hope you can make it to Belize.
Tom
PS - we do have hot water here at our house but it is considered a gringo luxury!
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