Blogs from Creel, Bocoyna, Chihuahua, Mexico, North America
from the bottom to the top let me see your canyon rock
Published: March 3rd 2007North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel
March 3rd 2007
hola So the other night we went out for a few drinks at the local watering hole nothing serious just relaxing and sharing travel tales with people from around the world. we sauntered back to our hostel where we were sleeping in bunk beds. after taking the bottom bunk for the whole trip so far, I took the top to let Craig have the bottom. A few hours later i awoke in the cold canyon night and had to pee so i swung my legs over the bed and tried to stand up on the floor which i could only assume would be inches away. I quikly found myself flat on the floor after a short fall and a loud slaping noise more shocked than in pain i tried to get up but after a long ... read more
Palms and Pine Trees
Published: November 29th 2006North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel
November 27th 2006
I LOVE TRAVELING. (anyone have any questions so far? haha) From the 19th to the 26th, I was traveling with the fabulous exchange students of Rotary District 4150. First took a bus to Tepic from Vallarta, joined up with the students there, took a bus to Mazatlan where we met up with ALL the exchange students going (53). We hung around until 11 at night, and arriving at about noon, we had a lot of time to kill. The Rotary Club was hosting a International food event, and the exchange students from Maz. made food from there country. And I had sushi(second time in my life) from Aya, Yuki and Yuka, and this time I actually liked it! So after some hanging out at the beach we left for Las Mochis on a bus with a ... read more
Creel and the Copper Canyon Railway
Published: December 2nd 2006North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel
September 1st 2006
From Zacatecas we had another mammoth journey, in total 17 hours of travel, first was the 11 hour bus ride north to Chihuahua, famous for the midget dogs! We had an hours wait with the usual assortment of wierdos in the bus station at 4.30 am, then another 5 hours bus trip West to Creel, a small railway town surrounded by mountain in the middle of some of the most amazing scenery I´ve ever seen. Since we researched Mexico this was one of the must-see places, famous for the Barranca Del Cobre, Copper Canyon Railway, one of the most scenic journeys in the world. The journey covers 20 canyons, 9 of which are deeper than the Grand Canyon! It covers vastly different biospheres, from an altitude of 2300m to sea level. When I think of canyons ... read more
Mexico's Copper Canyon: Creel by bus, bike, and horse
Published: December 7th 2006North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel
June 20th 2006
we strapped on our backpacks and hiked across the border into Juarez. We exchanged our money and stuffed it into our boots, then Kevin negotiated a price for a cab ride to the bus station. This was Sunday, June 18, 2006. Sunday- by bus We got to the station just in time to jump on a bus to Chihuahua, grabbing a ham and cheese torta and some chips and water at the station for our ride. Five hours later, we arrived and had to wait for around an hour to jump on a bus to Creel, on the outskirts of the Canyon, so we did some people watching in the station. The bus ride to Creel was supposed to take four hours, putting us in Creel around 10 p.m., but it took six or so hours ... read more
Mexico - tierra de la salsa picante.... (land of spicy salsa)... yum!
Published: May 27th 2006North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel
May 14th 2006
Left Quito for a huge day of flights, first Quito to Mexico City (with a 1 hr stop in Panama City) then to Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Chihuahua is very remote, slap bang in the middle of the desert, and produced a fabulous pink-orange sunset as I sat in my taxi from the airport to the hotel. We splashed out a bit on a room at the Holiday Inn, and the most exciting thing for me was the fact that we had a kitchen attached to the room! Having eaten out almost constantly for the past 5 months this was a bit of a revelation and I knew I´d be looking for the nearest supermarket the next day. Had the next day to relax and get my bearings a bit before Tessa arriving in the evening. ... read more
