Toluca
Beautiful hill city of Taxco about 150km south west of Mexico city, built on the side of very big hills. Biking around here was all 2nd and 3rd gear, with wonderful scenery at every turn.
A complete change of pace,Toluca, 75 km West of Mexico city, clean streets and old Spanish buildings.
Me happily contemplating climbing the pyramid of the Moon
2700 year old pyramid of the moon at Teotihuacan just north of Mexico city. 
Beautiful clean food stall in Teotihuacan.Well I guess as this is basically an electronic diary, made public, then it would mean little if it was all sunshine and light. Life just isnt like that.
As I said in the previous blog entry, I basically lost my nerve in Acapulco. Didnt want to get back on my horse. I was kind of paralized by not wanting to go on with the bike and not wanting to go back. I thought, every kilometer I go on, is a kilometer I have to return.
So in the end I decided to turn round, and not continue to Guadamala border. I had had too many scary moments on the road south and basically didnt want any more.
So I headed north, with huge regrets. As soon as I left Aca... everything changed, the riding conditions became normal, enjoyable. I went via beautiful mountain, desert winding roads past amazing towns built on the sides of hills, to Toluca. Could not believe I was i the same nation.
Traffic stops at traffic lights, give way to each other, the footpaths are flat, and the rubbish goes in the bin rather than o the ground. Old spanish buildings and a cool climate.
So that experience, and the days on the road since have convinced me that I should not have turned around, it was just the crazy hot overpopulated west coast the was the problem.... I regret that decision. I am now on the Mexico USA border, and spent last night agonizing about turning around again, heading back south. I love Mexico, I love the mexicans for their zest and enthusiasm for life, the noise, the music, street life, friendlyness and tolorance of an ignorant Aussie who cannot speak the lingo .
The riding has been superb, beautiful scenery everwhere, and I have even become at home with the size of the Beemer, can now do feet up full lock u turns with all the luggage on board. A very important skill bearing in mind Mexican road signage.
In the end I have decided to continue into the USA, try to unload the bike and most of my luggage, and maybe return to Guadamala by plane, and travel by bus for a few weeks.
Anyway thats todays plan, who knows what I will have decided by tomorrow.
2 comments:
Gosh, you are being awfully hard on yourself. You are having an ADVENTURE, the definition of which is that you can't predict the outcome in advance. No one who has ever been there would criticize your decision to turn around. And I don't know of anyone else who would call riding around Mexico City 'normal'!! It scares the hell out of most people :-)
Yeah thanks Paul, I was just a bit sad that I chose to go north rather than south. Im sure it would have worked out. But I must say I really did enjoy the trip north.
And I am still trying to work out what to say about the time I have now spent in TEXAS... This has been far from boring. (in a good way Helen!)
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