CN - Sunday
We continued down the coast today and ended up in Lazaro Cardenas - a fairly good sized port city. It appears lots of container ships come in and out of here. The day consisted of hot and humid temps, twisty roads and lush mountain vistas. These were the most curvy roads so far - and lots of them. The road ran though the lush forest and occasionally peeked out to the ocean - sometimes from 3-400 feet up. Stunning views all day long. Unfortunately all the pics and video I took were ruined by a grime covered lens. Apparently I need to clean it off more often. Today we also passed the 3000 mile mark for the trip. At day 15 that has us averaging 200 miles a day - well on pace. Right now a good day for us is between 300 and 350k.
It is hot and muggy as I sit outside our room and type. Luckily the air conditioner in the room is really good - unlike the one last night. We have been averaging about $20-25 US dollars a night for hotels. Tonights was $449 Pesos - about $24 US. We are trying to keep an average of $50 per day each for all expenses - fuel, room, food, water, beer, etc. We started out in the US a bit more than that but things are evening out a bit in Mexico. It will get even more favorable in Central America.
Ken had the bike issues today. First his headlight low beam went out, then later on he hit a tope too fast and his rear wheel slammed up under the fender ripping out his tail light wires. A quick stop at AutoZone on the way to the hotel and all parts needed purchased and lights fixed. I had my second day in a row with no issues - amazing!
Tomorrow we are heading inland to try to escape the heat. It has been in the high 80's and humid during the day and in the high 70's and also humid at night. Our short term goal is Oaxaca - which we should reach on Wednesday as it is about 1000k away. I am looking so forward to visiting the food capital of Mexico - and the real deal mole sauces. The area was hit with an 8.1 earthquake a month or so ago so should see some interesting road damage and construction areas as we get closer.
Pics were ruined so not much to show for today. Here is an uncut video from yesterday heading out of Puerto Vallarta.
We continued down the coast today and ended up in Lazaro Cardenas - a fairly good sized port city. It appears lots of container ships come in and out of here. The day consisted of hot and humid temps, twisty roads and lush mountain vistas. These were the most curvy roads so far - and lots of them. The road ran though the lush forest and occasionally peeked out to the ocean - sometimes from 3-400 feet up. Stunning views all day long. Unfortunately all the pics and video I took were ruined by a grime covered lens. Apparently I need to clean it off more often. Today we also passed the 3000 mile mark for the trip. At day 15 that has us averaging 200 miles a day - well on pace. Right now a good day for us is between 300 and 350k.
It is hot and muggy as I sit outside our room and type. Luckily the air conditioner in the room is really good - unlike the one last night. We have been averaging about $20-25 US dollars a night for hotels. Tonights was $449 Pesos - about $24 US. We are trying to keep an average of $50 per day each for all expenses - fuel, room, food, water, beer, etc. We started out in the US a bit more than that but things are evening out a bit in Mexico. It will get even more favorable in Central America.
Ken had the bike issues today. First his headlight low beam went out, then later on he hit a tope too fast and his rear wheel slammed up under the fender ripping out his tail light wires. A quick stop at AutoZone on the way to the hotel and all parts needed purchased and lights fixed. I had my second day in a row with no issues - amazing!
Tomorrow we are heading inland to try to escape the heat. It has been in the high 80's and humid during the day and in the high 70's and also humid at night. Our short term goal is Oaxaca - which we should reach on Wednesday as it is about 1000k away. I am looking so forward to visiting the food capital of Mexico - and the real deal mole sauces. The area was hit with an 8.1 earthquake a month or so ago so should see some interesting road damage and construction areas as we get closer.
Pics were ruined so not much to show for today. Here is an uncut video from yesterday heading out of Puerto Vallarta.
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