¡Hasta luego México!
I got to Mexico over four months ago, but have been off of the bike for at least two of those months. A week in the Copper Canyons, a couple days in Mazatlan, 3 and a half weeks in Mexico City and Veracruz, 10 days in Guadalajara, a week in Morelia, a week in Cholula, a week in Oaxaca City, a week in San Cristobal. It has been slow going at times, and once in a while I’ve questioned my decisions to be off the bike so long. But the sights I’ve seen and the people I’ve met are a reminder that I’m making the most of the trip only when I don’t feel rushed. A difficulty of the trip is feeling content in a place and wondering what is the point of biking to somewhere unfamiliar down the road.
I was quite behind on uploading pictures from Mexico, but they are all up on my flickr site now. The descriptions of the pictures are still lacking, and I’ll be telling some more stories about them later. But for now I’ll let them speak for themselves. Â A few new albums (click on thumbnail to see pictures). Â Pictures have also been added to the albums listed on the Gallery page (food, signs, campsites, touring cyclists, etc).
Urique Canyon
Guadalajara
Michoacan
Muchos Mexicanos
Puebla
Oaxaca
Chiapas
Mexico Mosaico
I’m only 50 miles away from the Guatemala border, and should be crossing it tomorrow.
todo muy chido, como siempre.
Congratulations on approaching country number 4 Matto (5 counting Alaska as another country).
not to mention you are closing in on having biked the length of an entire continent! be safe on that isthmus matto, looking forward to reading about your adventure as it makes its way into the southern half of the world. and happy spring!
Guatefrickinmala! Pretty ridiculously amazing, man. Keep up the great work – it’s awesome to hear your stories.
Good luck with the crossing matt, and enjoy guatemala. I’ve just arrived in Puerto Escondido, will head up to San Cristobal next. all the best.
Matt, congrats on having crossed the big three (Canada, US, Mexico). Now you’ll cross a country every week (if you keep going). I enjoyed Guate, as well as Nicaragua a lot. Food is cheap, folks are friendly, scenery is great, too. Just stay away from the biggest cities, not much fun for the cyclist there. I’ll browse your Mexico Flickr albums later!
Cheers, Thomas.
Hola Mateo, hace tiempo que no te seguÃa. Qué bueno que te fue bien en México. Tú travesÃa es muy motivadora.
Suerte. Herve
I am loving this blog, I happened upon it googling (if thats even a word) around, and I wish I was peddling right along with you. Cant wait to see whats next. *Kandi*