Blogs from Coahuila, Mexico, North America

Distance driven today: 358 miles / 576 km Cumulative distance driven: 4,811 miles / 7,743 km Today’s trip: Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico to Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Driving for one hour in cataclysmic rain: yes Today I drove through the rural regions of the Chihuahua and the Duragno federal districts. Choosing to drive on less trafficked roads has certain advantages. The pace is slower, and you get to enjoy the cultural and geographic scenery, in a way that is difficult when taking bigger roads or actual highways. Due to the significant heat, I had to stop at least once each hour and have something to drink, in order to hydrate myself! Every time I stopped at a smaller town or village along the road, to go into the general store to buy some water or soft drink, I ... read more

Hey again everyone! Well I flew into Torreon from Guatemala city at dawn, it's a desert city in the North, a VERY small airport, I had already got stamped in Mexico City so I grabbed my bag and headed to the exit, I was met by Faviola my friend as I forgot I told her when my plane landed she rememebered and surprised me lol, She brought me to the hotel I booked for 2 nights so I could drop off my shit and head out with her to a party her fellow teachers were having. We arrived and she introduced me to everyone we grabbed some beers and chatted as the music pounded. I mentioned I hadn't eaten yet and was kinda hungry she brought me to the best Al Pastor restaurants in all the ... read more

Nuevo Orleans, San Antonio y General Cepeda Hasta que al fin tenemos acceso a Internet! Saludos familia y amigos. La ultima vez que escribí estaba en la casa del suegro en Carolina del Sur. De ahí nos llevaron a la estación del tren en Atlanta Georgia para agarrar el tren hacia Nuevo Orleans. Cap estaba mas emocionado que nosotros, esa actitud me dio mas fuerza y energía para emprender el viaje. Despedirse de Cap, Theresa y Wendy no fue fácil, y estoy seguro que no lo fue para ellos, pero para el momento en que nos íbamos en Atlanta yo ya estaba en modo de aventura. El tren duro 12 horas, pero es un viaje tranquilo, se puede caminar, las vistas son preciosas y definitivamente espero hacer mas viajes en tren en USA. Tal vez un ... read more

March 25, Wednesday This was a non-travel day for us. We slept a bit later than normal, had a "deseyuna continental" at the semi-attached restaurant, consisting of a huge plate of cut up mango, watermelon, and cantaloupe, plus toast and coffee. This would have cost us minimum $6.99 in the US of A. We’ve found that the food is very inexpensive as compared to US prices. Coffee is almost always 10 pesos, which at the present time is 70 cents. Our standard currency exchange factoring consists of 1. multiply pesos times 7 for USD - actually US cents, but it’s not hard to figure out the proper decimal spot. 2. multiply $1.00 times 14 to get pesos. I know... how can 14 times 7 equal 100 ? Actually it’s 98, but I figure that the 2 ... read more

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