The last week has been classic bicycle touring: Major frustration, a stroke of good luck, great roads, terrible roads, complete change of plans, beautiful sights, weird sights, new foods, new people and accomplishing a major milestone.
Some photos to demonstrate:
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| Riding through the jungle. I think it is still jungle. |
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| Ferry. The guys have a lever that the use on the cable to push the ferry across the river. Side note: The dog just hopped on and got off on the other side. I have no clue if the dog actually knows what she's doing. |
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| Share the road with trucks, motorcycles, cyclists, and machete wielding workers. |
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| Bridge and river |
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| View of fields on very steep hillsides. |
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| I learned to adjust the exposure on my camera so you can actually see the clouds, instead of just one big blob of white. |
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| Amapola China: my new favorite fruit. You crack open the peel and suck out the seeds. It's the sweetest, juiciest fruit I've ever had. |
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| In addition to letting me stay in a vacant office space, they cooked me nopal con queso. Last time I tried to eat a cactus I ate it raw and it wasn't good. |
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| Gigantic statue to honor the orange workers of the region. Oranges and citrus are huge in this area. |
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| Orange market. One of many escalators. |
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| This guy invited me to stay at his friends place. A little awkward but they were very generous, and I was able to practice my spanish a lot. It is getting much better. |
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| 7000 miles! But I'm not in Panama yet? My grandma asked me if someone moved Panama. I think maybe I got lost. |
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| Ruins of Tajin. The largest structure they built was also the last. Both inspiring and foreboding. |
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| Hill overlooking the excavated ruins of Tajin. |
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| Made it to the beach! Yay. |
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| Topless sunbather 1 |
As I type this I am in Anton Lizardo. Tomorrow I will head south towards Oxaca, and spend some more time in the mountains.
ah ha you would make a topless sunbather ;) 7K miles whoot! way to go!
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