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A big political protest has backed up traffic horribly. Some people have been waiting on the road for days. I wish I had gotten some pictures of the actual protest location, but I was too busy navigating the crowds safely. But here is a sight of the endless and sometimes abandoned trucks: I’ve visited many . . . → Read More: Ruins of a Great Civilization No new posts for the indefinite future. My computer’s keyboard died today. I can order a new keyboard, but it will take time to get it to me. Probably 2 or 3 weeks. I might try for a few posts from internet cafes if I have time. Palenque is possibly my favorite set of ruins in Mexico. Spectacular, interesting, not excessively overrun with tourists, not excessively cleaned up, and lots of campgrounds nearby….including one where I can sleep in a hammock and also walk to the ruins! I am back in the jungle with lots of interesting plant life…. An . . . → Read More: Palenque Cascada Agua Azul. A spectacular waterfall for your viewing pleasure…. . . . → Read More: Agua Azul It is amazing how fast time can pass by sometimes. If I keep traveling at the rate I have so far through Mexico, it will take at four or five weeks before I reach Belize. But that would mean rushing through Central America too fast to take in any sights. I expect more interesting . . . → Read More: Spoon! A new problem has cropped up on the bike: The metal bracket which holds the fairing at the front of the bike has broken. I am not surprised as this is a common problem with the after market fairing I am using, but it does mean I will spend yet another day here in Oaxaca . . . → Read More: Broken! Hierva el Agua, also known to travelers from the USA as the “Petrified Waterfalls”. One of the truly amazing sights in the world, easily equaling anything I’ve seen on this trip so far. . . . → Read More: Hierva el Agua The hostel is one of the more interesting locations I’ve stayed at: There are two resident cats, one of which adopts my bike the moment I arrive. Or more accurately, the sheepskin pad I have across the seat: . . . → Read More: Scenes from Oaxaca I’ve heard rumors that the city of Oaxaca is worth visiting. It is only in the opposite direction I was intending to travel from Catemaco. How could I pass it up? . . . → Read More: Oaxaca I am headed to Catemaco near the gulf coast to meet Mike, who I’ve been emailing for a few months now. As it happens there are two travelers from the UK passing through as well. It was interesting comparing “stages of travel”…. . . . → Read More: The Stages of Travel |
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