Blogs from Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

South of the Border It was a hard couple of days ring in the heat after leaving String in Fort Pierce to get the repair sorted on his BMW as it turned out to be a faulty fuel pump, but the guys at Treasure Coast Motorcycles fitted a get you to Texas pump off a Buick car. I was chased out of Florida by a huge thunderstorm that forced me to put on my wet riding gear for the second time since I left home. It was all over in ten minutes and I had to take it off again. The run down to Curtis and Janet's was a uneventful apart from dodging all the bloody trucks going or coming from Mexico. I arrived at Curtis and Janet's to find Trevor and Kim already settled in. ... read more

... in einem kleinen Pueblo im Sueden von Chiapas. Izmael, ein Freund aus San Cristóbal hat mich zu seiner Familie eingeladen. Seine Eltern besitzen einen Bauernhof mit allen moeglichen Viechern (Kuehe, Pferde, Huehner, Iguanas, ...) und Mangos soweit das Auge reicht. Unter Tags habe ich etwas bei der Arbeit geholfen - heuen, Kuehe fuettern. Zudem durfte ich auf einem Pferd reiten. Zu Mittag gab's dann eine nette Grillerei bei der noch mehr Verwandte vorbeischauten. Am Abend ging's dann auf die Feria in Tapachula. Bei einem Onkel von Izmael hatte ich vor der Abreise noch die Moeglichkeit Iguana (Leguan) zu essen - schmeckt ganz gut, so aehnlich wie Huehnchen.... read more

Well we are now officially one full day behind schedule and I fear that there is no way I can make it to Costa Rica on time. That's okay though, right? The journey is the thing, right? I am now almost fully caught up with my posts. June 19th is day 7. Day 6 (yesterday) Today Justin and I decided that even though we were behind schedule we should...no, we had to stop and visit the ruins of Monte Alban. They were just a stone throw from our highway, and we really needed to stretch our legs. It turned out to be a terrific decision. The ruins are perched on top of a hill overlooking the city of Oaxaca, which is the capital city of the state of Oaxaca. They date back to around 500BC and ... read more

So..... About four days ago, I spent an hour (which is $6 US on my internet card) writing this LONG update, and then the server went out and I lost everything. I called Mom and complained, but I only just got over the incident today, so I thought I'd try again. If it gives out again, however, I'm quitting Travel Blogging forever. With that being said, a whole lot has happened since we last chatted. So let's recap, shall we? Day one, we left San Diego, in Code Red after having 140 or so people infected with the virus. Days two and three we were at sea, and Day Four was our first port, Puerto Vallarta. (This is the same port that I went Bungy Jumping). Right at about this time, I developed a cough that ... read more

Los Lagos De Montebello, 01-02-1990. Together with our canadian lady-friend Anne, we visited another indigena village called Chamula. we had to pay 1000 Peso to be allowed into the local church, funny i always thought the housae of God is open to any-one who cares to enter! Still the money was well spent! Allthough the church's interior had the appearance of a normal catholic church i could see huge differences like no benches to sit on but a concrete floor covered in lush green grass. Obviously freshly cut. I could see some loclas, mostly young women sitting around in what seemed private contemplation. Some crucifified Jesus images, nailed to a huge cross hanging over the middle of the curch was Jesus himself made of gipsen or whatever and black like a native papua from the former ... read more