2012

Acapulco – Puerto Escondido

30 December 2012

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After the unconventional Christmas in Acapulco, we were planning on leaving early on Boxing Day, but Pedro woke up feeling terrible again. Something to do with the large amount of beer we drank on the beach the night before probably, but who knows. We knew that we had enough time to get to Puerto Escondido, [...]

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Uruapan -> Acapulco via the coast road

25 December 2012

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After a few days of knowing where we would be staying nearly every night, it was back to the reduced pressure of sleeping wherever we ended up. Our hope was to get to Acapulco on Christmas Eve which left us 5 days to go about 500km. I had hoped to get on the road not [...]

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Parícutin

19 December 2012

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When Pedro had been in primary school, a teacher of his taught him about the youngest volcano in the world, Parícutin. It was born in 1943, and to Pedro that was the greatest thing in the world. So when he came to Mexico he decided that we had to go, even though it was one [...]

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Pátzcuaro -> Uruapan

18 December 2012

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It was a short day from Pátzcuaro, which was good because during the night Pedro had managed to brick his iPhone trying to update it. That lead to him losing all his music and, without a PC to reformat it, his ability to use the thing. Although it meant we couldn’t go to the island [...]

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Morelia -> Pátzcuaro

17 December 2012

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We had the option of either taking the autopista that was flat, or the hillier and longer road which would go through Tzintzuntzan, a small town with an old church and an older archaeological site. Since it was such a short day we decided on the route through Tzintzuntzan which was all good, except that [...]

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Maravatío -> Morelia

15 December 2012

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We slept pretty well and tried to head off early to beat the heat. We knew there was a climb out of town and then the road would flatten out. We’d filled our bottles the night before, and so were out and going. I spotted a tamale vendor pushing his card and having 7 pesos [...]

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Angangueo -> Maravatío

14 December 2012

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We had asked around the night before and were told that we had to wait in front of the auditorium between 8 and 8:30 to get to the butterfly sanctuary. There are two close to Angangueo, El Rosario and Sierra Chincua and we had been told that El Rosario was better, but Sierra Chincua was [...]

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DF -> Toluca -> Angangnueo

13 December 2012

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Even though the 3rd course at UNAM finished on the 3rd of December, we didn’t hit the road until the 12th which was good, although it was a shame about the circumstances. Back in September, I and Pedro had applied to change our status from tourists to students before our original 180 day visa ran [...]

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DF and onwards

11 December 2012

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I arrived in Mexico City at the end of June with the idea of taking a six-week course. 5 months and 3 courses later, I’m just about ready to leave. I’ve never been a great student, and while I studied a lot for the first course, and a good amount for the second, I didn’t [...]

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Veracruz -> Córdoba -> DF

13 October 2012

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From Veracruz I headed west to Cordoba. It felt like a long climb, made worse by a light rain. The side of the autopista wasn’t perfect, but in a situation like that it seemed better than being on the free road. The rain really picked up when I got to Cordoba and was looking for [...]

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Xalapa – Veracruz

9 October 2012

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I woke up feeling much better for my rest day. I made sure that I got my suntan lotion on even though when I headed out it was pre-dawn. I’d learnt my lessons from the previous days and didn’t really want to get sunstroke again. Heading to Veracruz meant that I had an easy day [...]

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Tlaxcala – Xalapa

7 October 2012

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With a long day ahead of me, I’d originally figured I’d be on the road by 7 and absolutely no later than 8. As is, I enjoyed a lovely relaxing morning and breakfast prepared by América with Xico suggesting I stay longer to get to know Tlaxcala better and Annel proposing that I could stay [...]

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