Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 745

26.08.06 Ich war noch im Bett, als mich Ramon rief, um ans Telefon zu gehen. Es war Lorenzo, der mich um 08.15 Uhr anrief, ob ich mit nach Holbox fahren wolle. Dieses Angebot nahm ich natuerlich gerne an. Nur musste ich mich nun schleunigst beeilen, damit ich noch rechtzeitig zum Treffpunkt kam. Ich packte alles Noetige zusammen, um allenfalls eine Nacht dort zu verbringen. Ramon und Omar brachten mich zum Treffpunkt, wo ich um 09.00 Uhr Lorenzo traf. Es kam noch seine Kollegin hinzu und zu Dritt holten wir noch eine weitere Person ab. Dies dauerte eine Weile, weshalb sich unsere Reise ein wenig verzoegerte. Die Fahrt dauerte etwa 2,5 Stunden. Als wir in der Naehe von Holbox ankamen, war es bereits 12.00 Uhr und ich verpasste um ein paar Minuten das Boot, um auf die ... read more

well i am supposed to be struggling through 4 hours of spanish right now but fortunately hurricane john has been good to mazatlan and made it rain just enough to cancel school. i am pretty pumped about that. it rained so much last night it is insane and the water was so high some friends tried to order pizza but they couldn't get to their house to deliver. there was probably about a metre of water in some streets where the sidewalks are high enough. it was really windy for a while too last night and all the fishermen had their boats pulled up onto the malecon just in case the hurricane hit here. i guess a hurricane hasn't hit here in about 30 years (says my professor who really isn't the smartest and i'm pretty ... read more

Day four in Mexico City. Today had a bit of a political tone to it. We took the subway to central Mexico City where the presidential election protest camps were located. We exited the subway near the Art Museum and Martin and I found ourselves in the middle of an interactive sculpture that resembeled spaghetti being hung to dry. We started down the steet tword the presidential palace, through the presidential election protest camps, to the remains of Tenochtitlán. At one point I felt a little strange after buying a Coke at a 7-eleven and then seeing signs telling people to boycott Coke for their support of the Felipe Calderón cause. After being downtown for nearly an hour we were caught by another deluge. It lasted for about 20 minutes so we sought refuge in a ... read more

Hello everyone, Not that much to say, as we have been holidaying. We arrived in Mexico and went to Tulum, where we met Monica and Joe from England, who were very lovely. We stayed with them for the whole time we were there and had lots of fun. Tulum is lovely and has the most amazing torquise waters that you could ever see, and very stunning beaches. The people on the beaches were very beach savvy, which Lo and I werent, by any stretch of the imagination. But we soon got used to the beach way of life.. doing nothing but bathe in the sun or the sea! And having sneaky cocktails! We managed to do as little activity as possible.. we did go and see some ruins, but that was only because they were right ... read more

One activity we all agreed on was Kayaking and Ramon's Eco Tours came highly recommended. We all second that vote of confidence. He took us and another family from Cabo San Lucas beach to Pelican rock to snorkel through some great coral beds and schools of fish. Getting us in and out of the kayaks to accomplish that was no small feat but worth the experience. Kayaking to the arch was a totally different experience than seeing it from a large tour ship. We then got to spend some time at Lover's beach which is the small beach beside the arch which opens to the sea of Cortez on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. Fortunately we had started early as by the time we were ready to leave all the tourists were ... read more