Mexico
This week Chilly White of Enduro360.com interviewed me about my Mexico-Central-South America Ride. Click here for the full interview and see the pictures below. [Oops, he still has not published the article, yet I do not want to remove from my posts and have a non-working link} Many of them are new and never published.
http://rumbum.com/1138-the-kindness-of-strangers
Continue reading about New RumBum.com article Up! (The Kindness of Strangers)
December 18, 2009 I am a lucky woman. How many women do not recognize they are in love, before they throw away their affair? This was the day before I was to leave Mexico, and I had come to realize I was in love with Tope. I still had a day to cherish, worship, and [...]
One of the truly fortunate things about meeting up with so many “local” motorcyclists is that not only do I get insights into daily family life and the cultures of the places I am staying, but also locals want to show me their best roads / views / etc. One of my favorite things on [...]
Continue reading about The Seldom Seen by Gringos…San Cristobal area
Even though Doris has a lady that helps in the kitchen, Doris loves the market and chooses to go herself. And I was lucky enough to be invited along. Doris was on a mission. She had to find just the right plates for her cookies. While she was busy wheeling and dealing, I walked around [...]
My friends Ruben and Aurora introduced me to their friends Carlos and Doris in San Cristobal. By another chance of fate, just as I arrived in San Cristobal I met up with Carlos–and he brought me back to their house for la comida, the afternoon meal. Doris, bless her, fed me some more chicken soup, [...]
I fell in love with San Cristobal. There is something in the air there–I mean, I fell in love with it even before I hit the main street. There was something in the air as I drove into town…an energy a feeling, I felt good. I won’t bore you with the extreme details, but I [...]
December 15, 2009 Niltepec – San Cristobal de las Casas (San X) 185 miles Moving Time = 4:38 Stopped Time: 0:41 Well I left my truckers roost and rode through more wind, rode through the flatlands, then started climbing into the mountains again. I’d been through several military checkpoints, and all were very friendly, more [...]
December 13, 2009 Monday Alas, I was feeling better. My stomach evidently just needed a “rest”. Aurora helped me “cheat” a little bit by making my carrot juice one afternoon, and another time chicken broth. filled my tummy, gave me some nutrition, and gave me strength. Strength enough to roll out of Oaxaca. I met [...]
I’ve forgotten to mention in here that one of the other specialties of Oaxaca is their crickets, chapulines…large. small, any way you like ‘em. And you cannot leave Oaxaca without trying them. Stomach issues notwithstanding, one of our jokes was that I had to try one…and believe me I resisted. Here’s Ruben teasing me with [...]
