Blogs from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

I arrived in Puerto Blessed messenger, but not after a few dramatizations. To begin my enterprise I took a taxi to the airplane terminal that the inn sorted out. They´re a bit pricier but I thought the comfort was worth it. But on the way to the airplane terminal we got ceased by Mexican police. Clearly it´s ordinary for them to halt drivers arbitrarily and to inquire to see their papers. When my driver pulled over he said to me in broken English ¨I´m not a taxi, ok?¨ The police inquired me a few questions in Spanish and indeed in spite of the fact that I may get it bits, I played imbecilic and said the driver was my ¨amigo¨ and not a taxi driver. Two policemen afterward and twenty minutes sitting within the car, I ... read more

Flying into Mexico City, Izchel’s joy was infectious, we were all very looking forward to being here.....Alexandra taking to everything Mexican like a pescado to agua! Having this time with the kids taking care of me with so much love it brings tears to my eyes.....thank you! Some reflections on the shimmering surfaces of Mexico.....and wondering just how superficial my observations are and what’s really going on? V difficult to glean in a short time. Mexico is colour.....brilliant, clashing, shades you would never contemplate painting your house in are everywhere, and seem to work. Interlaid with brilliant tiles, designs from Aztec, Mixtec, Incan, Outcan and contemporary.....vast walls overlaid in ceramic, Arabian origin blues and whites to tiny isolated single pieces that have to be sought out to be appreciated. Mural tile pictures in a similar style ... read more

Bad news.. it appears that all the pictures on my camera are now blurry.. it had been happening on and off for a while but its got to the point i am no longer using it :( i cant transfer pics from my phone to the computer without a bit of hassle so for the moment its blurry pics.. should hopefully just be for this post though I hadnt sunbathed since northern colombia (5 weeks ago maybe?) so I was delighted to hit the beach for the first time in ages. From Oaxaca we took a 7 hour mini bus over the hills in a very windy journey in order to reach the pacific coast, also deceptively the furthest south in mexico that we will go. (carribean is higher north interestingly). For once, we were arriving ... read more

At this moment I lay on a wooden bench, on a large rooftop, under a straw roof with the sounds of birds (mostly chickens), dogs and unknown to me insects surrounding me. It’s another gorgeous day in paradise for me :) I’m finally starting to descend from the surreal cloud nine I’ve been walking on the past several days, this new reality of mine is just that, reality, now! And it’s been friggen fantastic, I feel like too much has happened in the 5½ days I’ve been in Mexico to only be that amount of time! I’ve encountered more stimulation in these few days than I have in years it seems. The wanderlust has captured me indefinitely this early on! The biggest thing I’m grateful for in this new way of existing is not having to ... read more

Monday, March 17, 2014 Not much exciting to tell except that TODAY is son DAVE's birthday and we wish he could be here with us to celebrate. I haven't seen anything in Puerto advertising green beer tonight, so St. Patricks Day will come and go for us with no fanfare. Yesterday we went to town to the mercado one last time. We took our time and bought our produce and even looked at the clothes, decorative items, and junk. We thought it was the busiest we've ever seen it, Sunday is no day of rest for this town. Joe walked to the Point and we ate at another highly recommended restaurant, Bananas. Joe had the shrimp kabobs and I had traditional chili rellanos and we give the place five stars. The singer there was great, but ... read more