Blogs from Creel, Bocoyna, Chihuahua, Mexico, North America

hola So the other night we went out for a few drinks at the local watering hole nothing serious just relaxing and sharing travel tales with people from around the world. we sauntered back to our hostel where we were sleeping in bunk beds. after taking the bottom bunk for the whole trip so far, I took the top to let Craig have the bottom. A few hours later i awoke in the cold canyon night and had to pee so i swung my legs over the bed and tried to stand up on the floor which i could only assume would be inches away. I quikly found myself flat on the floor after a short fall and a loud slaping noise more shocked than in pain i tried to get up but after a long ... read more

From Zacatecas we had another mammoth journey, in total 17 hours of travel, first was the 11 hour bus ride north to Chihuahua, famous for the midget dogs! We had an hours wait with the usual assortment of wierdos in the bus station at 4.30 am, then another 5 hours bus trip West to Creel, a small railway town surrounded by mountain in the middle of some of the most amazing scenery I´ve ever seen. Since we researched Mexico this was one of the must-see places, famous for the Barranca Del Cobre, Copper Canyon Railway, one of the most scenic journeys in the world. The journey covers 20 canyons, 9 of which are deeper than the Grand Canyon! It covers vastly different biospheres, from an altitude of 2300m to sea level. When I think of canyons ... read more

Left Quito for a huge day of flights, first Quito to Mexico City (with a 1 hr stop in Panama City) then to Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Chihuahua is very remote, slap bang in the middle of the desert, and produced a fabulous pink-orange sunset as I sat in my taxi from the airport to the hotel. We splashed out a bit on a room at the Holiday Inn, and the most exciting thing for me was the fact that we had a kitchen attached to the room! Having eaten out almost constantly for the past 5 months this was a bit of a revelation and I knew I´d be looking for the nearest supermarket the next day. Had the next day to relax and get my bearings a bit before Tessa arriving in the evening. ... read more