Oaxaca

From Puerto Escondido towards Guatemala

From Puerto Escondido towards Guatemala

After the mechanic in Santa Elena who was to work on the bike was drunk on the appointed day, I took my bike on the back of a not quite long enough pickup truck back to Puerto Escondido to the official Yamaha mechanic – Mario (just past the Crucero near the ADO bus station).   Mario [...]

Broken down in Santa Elena, OAX, MX

Broken down in Santa Elena, OAX, MX

After one night, Kai and I decided to leave Puerto Escondido for the less developed beach town of Mazunte found south on the coast by about 60 kms.   In the morning I  was dripping with sweat as we loaded the bike and put on heavy motorcycle jackets and jeans in the torpid humidity of the [...]

Under the volcano and through the Sierras Occidentales

Under the volcano and through the Sierras Occidentales

I drove into Mexico City on Tuesday afternoon rush-hour without getting stopped by any police – in fact I was blasting by some of them at twice the speed limit on the peripheral roads in the hopes that they wouldn’t notice I was a foreigner ripe for a little bite bribe/fine and wouldn’t want to [...]