CN - Sunday
Not much exciting today as we only rode about 85k to Comitan from San Cristobal. The goal today was to just position ourselves closer to border in order to cross the next morning. The ride was easy and nice staying around 6-7000ft winding through the pines and small villages. Upon arriving to Comitan, we were pleasantly surprised on how clean and manicured the town was. I think this is where Edward Sissorhands retired as a large number of the trees and bushes were manicured in his fashion. We found a $18 hotel a few blocks from the town centre and walked up to find a spot on one of the many outdoor patio restaurants. The temps were nice in the low 60's. We enjoyed a few beers and snacks while watching some American football on the TV just inside the restaurant. Towards the end of the afternoon a parade came through the square and entertained us with local music and dancing.
We headed back to the hotel before sunset and picked up some provisions at a supermarket along the route. We have not been carrying any food for camping - mainly because we haven't camped at all in Mexico, but expect to in Guatemala so want to have some food ready in our bags. Tomorrow we will cross the border which is about 1.5 hours away. We plan to get an early start to get through in the morning in order to have time to reach our destination - Quetzaltenango. Border crossings can be unpredictable so crossing in the mornings is a good idea so you have time to get somewhere before dark.
On another note, by bike has been running quite well for almost a week now. The only issue has been pinging at full throttle at lower altitudes. Full throttle is needed when passing as we are on 350's and power is not exactly plentiful anyway.. We switched jets again tonight so hopefully that will eliminate the pinging so I don't have to baby the throttle. I do have a worn part in the carb which is causing it to pull too much fuel into the bowl so we have constantly had to mess around with the needle settings, jets, etc. to get it to deliver fuel properly.
Looking forward to a new country tomorrow and experiencing the volcanos, good coffee and Guatemalan cuisine - which I have no idea what to expect. Mexico has been great and we will miss the food, people and beautiful terrain. Below are a few pics from our day in Comitan.
Not much exciting today as we only rode about 85k to Comitan from San Cristobal. The goal today was to just position ourselves closer to border in order to cross the next morning. The ride was easy and nice staying around 6-7000ft winding through the pines and small villages. Upon arriving to Comitan, we were pleasantly surprised on how clean and manicured the town was. I think this is where Edward Sissorhands retired as a large number of the trees and bushes were manicured in his fashion. We found a $18 hotel a few blocks from the town centre and walked up to find a spot on one of the many outdoor patio restaurants. The temps were nice in the low 60's. We enjoyed a few beers and snacks while watching some American football on the TV just inside the restaurant. Towards the end of the afternoon a parade came through the square and entertained us with local music and dancing.
We headed back to the hotel before sunset and picked up some provisions at a supermarket along the route. We have not been carrying any food for camping - mainly because we haven't camped at all in Mexico, but expect to in Guatemala so want to have some food ready in our bags. Tomorrow we will cross the border which is about 1.5 hours away. We plan to get an early start to get through in the morning in order to have time to reach our destination - Quetzaltenango. Border crossings can be unpredictable so crossing in the mornings is a good idea so you have time to get somewhere before dark.
On another note, by bike has been running quite well for almost a week now. The only issue has been pinging at full throttle at lower altitudes. Full throttle is needed when passing as we are on 350's and power is not exactly plentiful anyway.. We switched jets again tonight so hopefully that will eliminate the pinging so I don't have to baby the throttle. I do have a worn part in the carb which is causing it to pull too much fuel into the bowl so we have constantly had to mess around with the needle settings, jets, etc. to get it to deliver fuel properly.
Looking forward to a new country tomorrow and experiencing the volcanos, good coffee and Guatemalan cuisine - which I have no idea what to expect. Mexico has been great and we will miss the food, people and beautiful terrain. Below are a few pics from our day in Comitan.
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| Family street parade. |
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| View from the square. |
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| Pretty little courtyard off the square. |
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| Mural off the square. |
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