Archive for the ‘Mexico’ Category.
August 12, 2004, 6:51 pm
I left Parral pretty early, at least for me. I had a long day ahead of me, since my next destination (Zacatecas) was pretty far away - almost 400 miles. I didn’t want to pull up short, because all of the options of where to stay were pretty poor. The roads were as nice as the day before, and it’s getting to be higher, which makes it cooler. As a matter of fact, a lot of the time, at speed, I’m cool, sometimes to the point of chilly. If I stop, say in traffic or whatever, I bake. All the more reason to keep moving. I’d trade that for the hellious weather I had outside of Juarez.
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August 12, 2004, 6:42 pm
OK - here are some pictures I’ve taken. The link is…
HERE
Hope you enjoy them…
August 9, 2004, 4:49 pm
Ola Amigos,
I didn’t get up as early on this Sunday as I had hoped, especially after getting to bed early - 11 p.m. - last night. The flip side is that I’ve gotten over 7 hours of sleep for the first time in a long time, waking up at 7:30. At 4:30 a.m., my phone beeped to let me know I have a message. I can’t use my cell in Mexico, so if you called me, I didn’t get the message. Hope it wasn’t anything important. I was pretty excited about getting out of Juarez, which doesn’t really offer much other than a brutal, brutal heat, and a dirty city. Once I got everything packed, and my bike loaded, it was 9 a.m. I went to bed thinking I’d go to the ruins near Casa Grande, but when I woke at 4:30, I thought I’d pass, but at 7:30 I was going to go again. I followed the signs to Chihuahua, like I did yesterday, but didn’t see the turnoff today. So my decision was made.
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August 7, 2004, 5:04 pm
Today was the big day. I didn’t sleep that well. I think I’m getting a little nervous about this whole thing, which I think is inevitable. Because of that, I got a relatively early start this morning, picked up my title from Fed Ex, and had lunch at Popeye’s. I love Popeye’s, and haven’t seen on yet. While sitting there, I started talking to another guy who came in at 10:30 on a motorcycle looking for lunch. He ended up being a real nice guy, and we exchanged contact information(If you’re reading this, howdy!)
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