Blogs from Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

April 2, Thursday Check out time is 2:00 in the afternoon for many of the Mexican hotels, so we knew we weren't in a rush this morning. We planned to ride only as far as Paplanta, not a very long ride. We had coffee in a nearby shop that Deb had spotted last night, checked for a cash machine, and walked along the river for a bit. Tuxpan is where Fidel Castro departed for the conquest of Cuba. He was given a boat, and some money from an American, and off he went for Cuba. We mounted up fairly late in the morning, and began our ride with a little detour. I had decided to take the road closer to the coast, as it looked less like a highway with more twisties and little towns. We ... read more

Gros bonjour a tous, Ca fait maintenant 5 jours que nous sommes arrives et quel bonheur de retrouver ces mexicains, chaleureux aimables et amoureux comme on les aime. Les activites ne manquent pas et je suis tres loin de m'ennuyer de mon bon vieux quebec. Notre voyage en avion malgre sa longueur s'est tres bien deroules malgre que j'ai failli me gerber les tripes en plein aeroport JFK. Qu'a cela ne tienne julie m a bourre de pillules, faites dormir 2-3 heures et le tout etait rentre dans l ordre. L arrivee a mexico s est fait comme un gant malgre l heure tardive en plein centre-ville de Mexico qui est tres secure malgre les apparences. Des notre arrivee a l hotel nous avons pu gouter les us mexicaines quand le gerant de l hotel louer ... read more