Interesting email from good-ole Tim, holidaying in Mexico… sounds
like a nice place to visit one day… I hope he doesn’t mind that I
repost the email…
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Following is a bit of a run down on progress so far.
Since leaving the worlds at Marcelo Maya we traveled south to
Tullum for a coule of days rest and recouperation to let the body
heal and get over a hangover after the presentation night
celebrations. Accomodation was a small cabana not more than a few
steps to the blue coluored waters of the carribean. The order of
the day was a lot of swimming interupted by sessions at the local
resturant for some delicious mexican cuisine. Visted the ruins at
tallum which were nothing special but set in a lovely spot on the
small cliffs. Caught up with Aiyana my crew from the worlds at a
nearby resturaunt lucky to cross paths as we did not know she was
in the area. Left Tallum in 40 degree heat and headed for the
cooler climes of the mountains.
San Crisdobel de la casa was an agonising 17 hour bus trip with
more stops than kilometres travel im sure. The place however was
fantastic and a real bonus. A great central area for wandering
about little cafes and resturants sprinkled everywhere and a great
groovy feel to the whole place. Spent a couple of days just
absorbing the atmosphere of the place. One day got some horse
ridding in and went to a little village in the hills and was a
great day out apart from my horse continually farting in Carolyns
face. ate very well in San Crisdbel as was tempted to spend the
whole trips budget on the great shops and markets.
Next stop was Tuxtla Gueteraez again after a 11 hour bus ordeal.Its
the Capital of Chipas and a reasonably large city with a great
central square to hang out in . The main reason to visit this place
was trip to the the Sumiderio Canyon. We walked7 caught a local
mini bus to the Parks entrance and then hitched the further 20
kilometres into the park with a great mexican couple who at every
lookout could not get enough photos of each other. The Canyon was
amazing a comprises a huge swath through the mountains 800 metres
deep with sheer cliffs to the river below…an awsome site. The
mexican couple were great to us ending up driving us all the way
back to our hotel in the centre of town. The arvo we visted a Zoo
by catching the local collectivo. The zoo was good but the trip
home was pretty funny as we detoured via the local prison farm to
collect all the prisoners wives after visting. After two military
style check points and some dolled up women wimpering all the way
back we finall made it back to the town for a meal in the square
washed down with the now comon couple of Coronas.
Oh no back to the long Bus trips and this one a 12 hour special to
Pourto Escondido for some surf culture mexican style. Pourto
located on the Pacific coast was being bombared by a heavy ground
swell the dayb we arrived so the mexican pipeline was in full
flight. Great watching boardriders get absolutly hammered in the
very fast and hollow wave in very shallow water breaking not far of
the beach. Spent 3 days just hanging out body surfing and playing
musical restauants which line the maim beach. Some nice walking
south to some cove beaches and Coconut drinks.
From Pourto yet another visit to the mountains which means another
long and winding bus trip this time to Oaxaca pronounced Wah Haa
kaa……which was a slight problen trying to get the right
ticket.Set in a huge convergence of valleys Oaxaca is a Beautiful
collonial town with fantastic building dotted about the city
centre. We unfortunatly will not see it at its best as a huge type
of protest is being staged by the local indigounous people who have
taken over the city centre with a type of tent and tarpolen city
stung together with rope so you have to struggle about half bent
over.dinned on Cuban the night we arrived agin washed down with the
obligatory Corona or two. Spent a day discovering the streets and a
visit to the local Zapetec ancient ruins of Mounte Alban which
commands a splendid vista 400 metres above the city.
