Well I have made it through 2 weeks and am having a great time. The train ride up through the Copper Canyon was absolutely wonderful. The scenery and the views were magnificent. Even though Im scared of heights I was leaning out the door of the carriage taking the photo´s. I know I´m very brave. Had some very different food last night.....different in the sense it was pretty ordinary. We went to a hostel I think to eat with some people we had met up with that were staying there. If you don´t like cheese you wouldn´t like the food here. [View Full Entry]

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From the photo I now have a new nick name.....Leonardo (one of the ninya turtles). For the seven weeks I have all my worldly belongings straped to my back. One good thing about this is it feels soooo good when you take the pack of your back. An instant weight loss of 10-15kgs. One of the things on this trip that has amazed me is the little things you start to appreciate ........the day you get your washing done and for a day you have a pack that is completely clean(so happy with that). Who needs a step class at the [View Full Entry]

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Yes our bags have arrived from their trip to Alaska with coconut airlines (thanks Rich). Have meet some great people and eaten true Mexican food and my new favorite drink the pinacolada. Wonderful. We are packing up our backpacks today and moving on to Todos Santos. This will be the first time we have had the packs on our backs so it will be very interesting how long I last. We are traveling with some Canadians today and they actually know less Spanish than I do. Think we will hang around with them because it makes me sound very fluent indeed. [View Full Entry]

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Hola to all you comedians and thanks for the messages! (A special hello to Greta!) We really enjoyed your aussie humour especially because it is in English. Yes it’s true, we have done nothing but drink and eat. We have moved quickly from the 5 star restaurants down to the street stalls. Last night we enjoyed dinner under a plastic tent in the local plaza with a couple of young Canadians. Plastic table, chairs and tablecloths amongst all the excited Mexicans there to enjoy the sounds of Alejandra Guzmal and companions (a very popular pop singer ). We partook of tostados [View Full Entry]

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Well we are finially here after our long flight but our bags are still in transit (hopefully they are, we think they have gone via Alaska). Had them up till LA and now they are who knows where. Oh well could be worse!!! It is very different over here but I have an open mind to new adventures. Had a great meal last night and I actually spoke to the waiter in Spanish. I'm even impressing myself with the Spanish I'm learning in the short time we have been here. Forgot to mention the margeritas were great with the meal last [View Full Entry]

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