(February 11 – written by Dave) We are not big drinkers.  So, touring a mezcal factory, much less the many mezcal bars in Oaxaca was pretty low on our list of things to do while here.  Still, I was curious – what is so special about mezcal?  I shared these comments with our neighbours in … Continue reading Oaxaca –Mezcal, new friends and Monte Alban

(February 10 – written by Dave) There are so many things to see and do in Oaxaca, we don’t know where to start.  Plus we had to get a bunch of chores done, like laundry, bikes cleaned, shopping and route planning.  Rather than rush around and try to see everything on one of those “everything … Continue reading Oaxaca – One-a-Day

(February 8 – written by Dave) Our first images this morning in Asunción Nochixtlán were of burned-out cars and a burned-out bus.  Nochixtlan was the scene of violent protest in June 2016.  Local teachers were not happy with changes to national teaching programs and blockaded the road into town.  They held their ground for weeks … Continue reading Oaxaca –Asunción Nochixtlán to Oaxaca (84k/10,381k)

(February 7 – written by Dave) Ok, Ok, before anyone gets overly excited with me about being sexist with today’s blog title consider the following. Every day we move to a new town. We’ve never been to any of these places, the is no natural familiarity Town names are in Spanish, with the occasional Maya/Azteca … Continue reading To “No-Chick-Land” –Tepelmeme to Asunción Nochixtlán (56k/10,296k)

(February 6 – written by Nancy) Well, we had our first non-bike equipment failure this morning – our immersion heater is kaput.  We use this all of the time to heat hot water – for oatmeal and coffee in the morning and for tea in the evenings, so to be without it throws a wrench … Continue reading Going to the sun – Tehuacan to Tepelmeme (85k/10,240k)

(February 5 – written by Dave) I got to watch the last 5 minutes of the Super Bowl and the broadcast was in English – woohoo.  I didn’t really care who won, Nancy didn’t even know who was playing (Senior editor’s note – I was busy trying to find us a place to stay in … Continue reading Animal market day – Tecamachalco to Tehuacan (66k/10,154k)

(February 4 – written by Dave) We were up early this morning – I’m not a big fan of city riding but doing so early on a Sunday morning when the only things out and about are stray dogs, well, that’s the way to traverse a city.  We only had to ride about 2k to … Continue reading Motorway express – San Martin Texmelucan to Tecamachalco (98k/10,088k)

(February 3 – written by Nancy) The sky was full of hot air balloons when we left our posada this morning.  Obviously Saturdays are busy days for the balloon companies – I think we saw at least 20 gliding along in the morning air.  It was pretty early – 7:30 or so when we left … Continue reading Four state day – San Juan Teotihuacan to San Martin Texmelucan (95k/9,990k)

(February 2  – written by Dave) Today was all about seeing the pyramids and ancient city of Teotihuacan.  I’ve had this site on my mind for a long time when planning the trip – mostly because it was a spot east of Mexico City and mentally, it put us beyond Mexico City.  I honestly hadn’t … Continue reading Teotihuacan

(February 1 – written by Dave) We enjoyed the night in our stadium sized room, though the chaps out in the town square outside our window singing and playing the trumpet until 2:30AM will not be added to our Christmas card list any time soon.  I managed to capture a sunrise photo out our balcony … Continue reading Warming up –Pachuca to San Juan Teotihuacan (66k/9,895k)