The last two days on the road have not been easy. Tuesday morning, we started out from Crescent City, CA, heading South on 101 through the redwoods. The scenery would have been enjoyable if not for the constant rain, wind and fog, that pretty much lasted all day with various degrees of intensity, making me […]
Friday, November 14 Only five days into our trip, and I already feel the demanding effects of riding the bike for hours on end. Not only do I constantly feel the nagging pain in my neck, back and sit bones (though I count on the muscles to adapt soon due to daily “training”), we are […]
Thursday, November 20 Today was the first full day of riding in Mexico. Last night we studied the map and the travel book to figure out our route in Baja. We’ve heard that Mulege, a small village on the site of an ancient mission in the southeastern part of Baja, is a nice place to […]
Saturday and Sunday, November 22 and 23 From Santa Rosalia we only had about 40 miles to go to Mulegé which was our weekend destination where we planned to spend a day enjoying the beaches of the Sea of Cortez. We had a leisurely morning around town, spent a few hours at the Internet cafe […]
Monday and Tuesday, November 24 and 25 The next day we got up early, had señor Alfonso’s tasty coffee (which he prepared for us every morning by saving it in a termos) and were on our way to La Paz. The ride of about 300 miles was quite boring and exhausting. The scenery could be […]
Tuesday, December 2 We decided to have a leisurely morning in Caleta De Campos before moving on to Barra el Potosi which was the beach town we were really looking forward to based on the description from the book. We had breakfast in town and tried for the first time a traditional Mexican drink called […]
Wednesday and Thursday, December 3 and 4 We got up early, had a morning swim in the ocean to compensate for the short-lived beach experience the day before, and were on the road by 10:30 am. We didn’t have a long way to go to Acapulco, but we knew we had to stop somewhere to […]
December 7 – 12 We both were looking forward to visiting Oaxaca, our first real colonial city in Mexico. In fact, we had such a great time living the city life, that we ended up staying for five days, much longer than anticipated. We settled in a charming Casa Gigi, a good value bed and […]
Sunday, December 14 San Cristobal de Las Cases is the geographic center of the state of Chiapas, and is an enchanting colonial city surrounded by indigenous villages with the largest Maya population in Mexico. The city holds plenty of colonial churches, colorful buildings with ornate metal and wood latticework, and a great number of cafes, […]
Thursday and Friday, December 18 and 19 Antigua, a former capital, was the only large colonial city in our Guatemalan itinerary. It is sited in a highland valley between the cones of two volcanoes and is a host to a collection on UNESCO-listed churches, elegant buildings and plazas. In its day Antigua was one of […]