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June 9 – 6:30 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D – Sharon\u2026 what was that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S – Shut up.  I\u2019m sleeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D – No, really.  What was that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S – It\u2019s a bird.  Shut up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D – Come on\u2026 don\u2019t you hear that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S – It\u2019s birds.  We\u2019re in the jungle.  They\u2019re jungle birds.  Now shut up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D – Wow\u2026 Jungle birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We left Xilitla somewhat early amidst the cacophony of the jungle birds arguing just outside our cabana.  They were loud and struck me as rather bitchy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The jungle is watching you. Xilitla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sharon took the wheel as we retraced our drive from a few days ago; exit Xilitla, streak through Jalpan, past the falls of Chuveje.  We soon entered the highest point in the Sierra Gorda.  With the constant swerves in the road and slow speed, it was easy to lull yourself into feeling like you\u2019re in a glider.  Easy for me to say since Sharon was driving.  She was on a motorcycle twisting, turning and hangin\u2019 with bad boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once over the peak the landscape totally changed.  We\u2019re on the free road to San Miguel de Allende.  The curves were amplified and the guardrail repair guy hasn\u2019t shown up for work in quite some time.  This was our longest drive so far yet we didn\u2019t really go too far as the cuervo flies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 10 – I really don\u2019t know how we ended up in San Miguel de Allende.  It was never in our plans and it\u2019s typically not our kind of place.  Amongst it\u2019s beauty and rich history there are the ever present ex-pats; sun-dried white people that have moved here to escape the United States. They also forgot to moisturize.  Retired raisins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, we have waited for over a year to come to Mexico due to Covid 19.   In general the locals have been reasonably cautious; hand wash stations, temperature checks and masks where appropriate.  There are roped-off benches to improve social distancing and the coolest foot pump alcohol gel dispensers.  A little bit of pro active safety and it\u2019s \u201cWelcome to Mexico, vatos!\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except for San Miguel de Allende.  Here the zocalo park is closed like a crime scene, yellow police tape, Law and Order type stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n