Dia 63–64
Dia 63 full moon San Cristobal de las Casas
Another memorable day! Nice interactions all day with the locals, then I met a bunch of Brits, in the bar, of course... San Cristobal is another charming colonial city with an amazingly well preserved historic district. Narrow, cobbled streets and awesome churches and public buildings. Am I being redundant? Been somewhat undecided about my route plan from here, but It's now clear that instead of bussing to Palenque, I'm gonna just ride there, then on into northern Guatemala to visit Tikal. Today, I ate a lot, fixed my flat caused by a glass shard. Repaired my pannier hook, showered, shaved, all the normal stuff.... Had a nice dinner downtown, watched the moon popping in and out of the clouds above the cathedral and then on to the "Cuban Bar," where I met the Brits. Before bed, still hungry, I went to the plaza near the Tierra Madre and had a burger. Met Pablo, a busdriver from DF. (Mexico City) We talked about a lot of stuff and I ranted to him about how the busdrivers are the most dangerous of all for me. He promised to be kind to cyclists from now on......
Dia 64 San Cristobal - Delina Alta 111 kms Christmas Day
Woke up to open my present,,,,,, A New Day!!!!! Just what I wanted!! Really liked the Posada Ballam Chilam, very old and comfy. 80 pesos. Cruised to the center for breakfast, chowed and sailed. The ride was awesome right from the start as San Cristobal is high in the mountains and it being X-mas, the roads were deserted. The air here is so good you can drink it. Mostly indigenous areas I passed today, very campesino. Chiapas is already my favorite state in Mexico. I'm in no hurry to leave as there's much more to see here. The day off really helped my energy as I felt strong all day. Big climbs and ripping descents. Along the way today, I stopped and bought an amber pendant as the chain around my neck has been without a mojo since the original dissappeared mysteriously some weeks ago.... Stocked up in Ocosingo, then pushed on to my current camp in a coffee plantation. It's really turning to jungle here. The insect's are going off and the moons coming over the ridge. Good Night!
Another memorable day! Nice interactions all day with the locals, then I met a bunch of Brits, in the bar, of course... San Cristobal is another charming colonial city with an amazingly well preserved historic district. Narrow, cobbled streets and awesome churches and public buildings. Am I being redundant? Been somewhat undecided about my route plan from here, but It's now clear that instead of bussing to Palenque, I'm gonna just ride there, then on into northern Guatemala to visit Tikal. Today, I ate a lot, fixed my flat caused by a glass shard. Repaired my pannier hook, showered, shaved, all the normal stuff.... Had a nice dinner downtown, watched the moon popping in and out of the clouds above the cathedral and then on to the "Cuban Bar," where I met the Brits. Before bed, still hungry, I went to the plaza near the Tierra Madre and had a burger. Met Pablo, a busdriver from DF. (Mexico City) We talked about a lot of stuff and I ranted to him about how the busdrivers are the most dangerous of all for me. He promised to be kind to cyclists from now on......
Dia 64 San Cristobal - Delina Alta 111 kms Christmas Day
Woke up to open my present,,,,,, A New Day!!!!! Just what I wanted!! Really liked the Posada Ballam Chilam, very old and comfy. 80 pesos. Cruised to the center for breakfast, chowed and sailed. The ride was awesome right from the start as San Cristobal is high in the mountains and it being X-mas, the roads were deserted. The air here is so good you can drink it. Mostly indigenous areas I passed today, very campesino. Chiapas is already my favorite state in Mexico. I'm in no hurry to leave as there's much more to see here. The day off really helped my energy as I felt strong all day. Big climbs and ripping descents. Along the way today, I stopped and bought an amber pendant as the chain around my neck has been without a mojo since the original dissappeared mysteriously some weeks ago.... Stocked up in Ocosingo, then pushed on to my current camp in a coffee plantation. It's really turning to jungle here. The insect's are going off and the moons coming over the ridge. Good Night!
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