Veracruz

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So I made it to Veracruz! I feel pretty good about that. The odometer reports that I have driven 2,518 miles already. My latest and greatest camping spot is a little bit unusual. it's not very big but it has great facilities. It's supposed to cost more than $200 per night but I got it for a lot less. It only cost me 5000 Priority Club points per night and I scammed those for free. I feel like the proverbial cat that swallowed the canary. This place has a huge indoor-outdoor pool with a waterfall. My bathroom is private and for the first time on this trip to Mexico the toilet has a seat! The really odd thing about this campsite is that it is air conditioned. I'm not sure that I like that so I turned it off. I also don't like the extraneous items that clutter this campsite. There's a coffee pot, and a hair dryer, and an ironing board, and a desk, and a dresser, and a bunch more stuff that I don't need. I especially don't like the king-size bed thing because it takes up too much space. There was barely enough room left to pitch my tent!

I spent today in town watching this strange world go by and took a short boat ride around the harbor. This is an interesting place because just about every colonial power including the United States landed here to at one time or another to bully the Mexicans. They have built a lot of statues in tribute to various Mexican heroes that got their butts' kicked. Seems odd. My take on this is that you can't kill a nation by beating its army. Mexico and Veracruz is still here, ain't it?

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Comments

[Mike]

Nice Campsite!
Looks like you're living large.

[erin motto]

Haha that's great uncle. Only you would do this. Only you

[Missy]

What's this world coming to when a man has to struggle to pitch a tent in his own God-given hotel room? Geez... We love your blog! Take care, and enjoy the toilet seat...

[Paul]

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Now That's civilized Camping !!! Good to hear things are going well !!