Monthly Archives: February 2013

Campeche — pirates on the Gulf Coast

Crossing from Yucatán to Campeche took us from milpas to agribusiness.  I hardly expected that such a straight line on the map could delineate such a difference on the ground.  If you don’t know what a milpa is, think Milagro … Continue reading

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Yucatán — time among the Maya

An overnight bus ride from Zihuatanejo to Mexico City and another overnight ride to Mérida.  From there I started pedalling again.  Jack arrived in Mérida a little after I did on a plane to Cancún and a bus from there.  … Continue reading

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Casa Escondida at Troncones

The big pull across the Atlantic was to spend some time with my family in Troncones, a fishing-cum-surfing village a bit NW of Zihuatanejo.   Kevin, Elise, Jasper, and Zoë also made a long trip — from Nome.  My parents, Megan, … Continue reading

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