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Comitan de Dominguez (Mexico) to Tantoyuca (Mexico) : Photos 21 to 27
North America » Mexico » Veracruz » Papantla
February 23rd 2007 by pushonnorth
Just a quick blog really to let you know where I am and show you the photos I have taken to date.
Think I am suffering from writer´s block as no mysterious Austrian fisherwomen or poetry have manged to penetrate my blog this time. However the good news is that in Xalapa I managed to get hold of a Mexican wrestling mask. Thus evenings in hotel rooms have been spent shadow grappling in front of the mirror whilst getting more and more addicted to Amercian tv cop shows like CSI Miami (once you get hooked on Caruso´s voice there is no turning back).
Spent the last three weeks just pedalling up the eastern side of Mexico. Trying to find the quieter roads through the farmlands and oilfields in the state of Veracruz. Had a good time, interesting scenery and friendly Mexicans. Other than in San Cristobal de las Casas, a beautiful but touristy small town in the south of Mexico, haven´t really met or seen many Gringos at all on this stage of the trip.
Breakfasts are becoming a real highlight of my daily routine. Huevos a la mexicana, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onion and chillies are especially
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Victor
Victor is the owner of the Hotel San Diego in Xalapa. He was a keen cyclist and gave me a good rate for my room whilst I stayed in Xalapa to recharge my batteries and get my bike serviced.
Jaime
Victor told me to go and see Jaime to get my bike serviced. He did a really good job and if you need your bike looking at when passing through Xalapa I would recommend paying him a visit. His full nam... [more]
Antonia
Antonia works in a very pleasant cafe on the main plaza in Paplanta a bit pricey but v nice cakes and she makes a good cup of coffee. She is suspicious and can not understand why I insisted on taking ... [more]
Mexican oil workers
Had lunch and a nice chat with these blokes. They explained that they were working on a nearby oil pipeline.
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