Editor’s Note
It doesn’t always go the way you imagine that it will. In fact, it rarely does. February 2023: I was having too good a time in Mérida and failing to catch up on updating recent events here. I’d lost the…
Manejar la coche…
I won't pretend that we've 'seen it all,' but at this point in the trip I can state with some confidence that we now have an understanding of driving in Mexico...
RIP Camping
We gave it a real honest shot, but we aren't campers. Maybe it was the sand at Santispec, the tough sleeps and the long evenings. Or maybe, it was that the hotels and apartments were working out so well...
Race Recap: 17th Veracruz Half-Marathon
In the interest of full disclosure, I had signed up for this early in our trip (with the best of intentions). We thought it could be fun to try a 'locals' race. Why the hell not..?
Finding a New Path
I suppose I knew I was pushing our comfort too far, that I was deliberately setting us up for discomfort, choosing the more difficult route. I knew this and went ahead and did it anyway...
Why Mexico?
Adventures in Mexico is an option, but certainly not the only good one. So what's the deal?
When you get too soft: Michoacan Coast
Full disclosure: I'm not tough...
Feel it in your guts
Ah, I remember really smugly sharing that we hadn't experienced any stomach illness since embarking on our journey...
Madness in Mazatlán
I've been searching for a way to neatly summarize Mazatlán, but it won't reduce to something easy...
In the realm of insanity
If you want to do the Baja and continue on, you'll need to contend with Baja Ferries. Here follows our experience with them. Nothing exaggerated for effect. It really was this ridiculous...
