Our time in Melaque was the recharge part of this trip. During the summer months it’s not the type of town that buzzes like the din of the earth, a constant energy that oozes into the dusty streets. It’s rather sleepy and well, let us address the elephant in the Continue Reading
June something – We’ve made it a habit to spend sunset watching these little guys attain mastery of the skim board. Little vatos starting at about the age of five head into the surf after they’re finished with the hotter part of the day. It could be they’re right out Continue Reading
June 9 – 6:30 am D – Sharon… what was that? S – Shut up. I’m sleeping. D – No, really. What was that? S – It’s a bird. Shut up. D – Come on… don’t you hear that? S – It’s birds. We’re in the jungle. They’re jungle birds. Continue Reading
June 7 – We left Rioverde fairly early and set a course for Jalpan de Serra, smack in the center of the Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra Gorda. It was another series of roads along mountain edges with little or no guardrail and the occasional loose cow. As we entered Continue Reading
June 2 About 2 and a half miles from the hotel is the city’s largest park, Parque Tangamanga. The park has a pretty large lake so we decided to walk on down and check it out. Here in the city it’s pretty flat so it’s not a bad walk and Continue Reading
Preamble – A fervent Spring storm kept us entertained the night before we left for Mexico. The following morning presented us with a steady rain, a downed oak limb heavier than the two of us could handle and a snapped gate latch that I had just welded the previous day. Continue Reading
