Best Western Posada Freeman Express Mazatlan

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

Well here's my first official post since we took off from Nevada City on Friday, Oct. 16. I'll be naming places and cities that may not be of interest op you because if you've never been here you won't have any reference. But I do include them 'cuz we have friends who come down frequently and they'll understand where we're talking about. I wish I can say that I'll write in this blog like you'll be reading a travel book, but I ...

This 1st blog is very short and just saying that Im here and once I have more time to sit down and be able to barrow someone's computer, I will be able to fill you in on what has happened to me during this week. Just so you all know God is really ...

... at several different places and road our bikes to the Plaza de Toros (the bullring), but nobody seemed to know what we were talking about. Darren went mountain biking one morning with Fernando (local bike shop owner) and Gary (retiree from California). Fernando built all the trails himself on his cousin's land. We took a walk up to El Faro (the lighthouse) which is 135 meters above sea level and said to be the ...

... fruit machine & ever present football on TV. Food would have been OK but the puppy had obviously ****** in one corner so it was hard to appreciate it in the circumstances! For such a quiet little town I'd have expected a quiet night's sleep - NOT. It's location a few k's off the main drag in a basin in some steep winding hills, meant hideous lorry noise all night long - doesn't appear to be any MOT or similar in Mexico & many vehicles look & sound like they should be on the scrapheap.

Monday, January 21 we woke up at 6 am, making sure that we had enough time to drive to La Paz (estimated driving time was about 2 ½ to 3 hours) to catch the ferry over to Mazatlan. By the time we ate breakfast, got ready, paid for the room and filled up the car it was almost 8 am. The speedometer read 179867 when we left Cabo San Lucas. The ferry ( www.bajaferries.com ) departs La Paz every ...

We are not really traveling yet. Our backpacks have not even been touched and are sitting neglected in the corner of the condo. We are tourists. For now. Never the less we are tourists that are not turning back home for a long while, which gives it a twist. We've been here before, but not with this perspective. We are taking baby steps out into homelessness but it's not like we have a home anyways. Perhaps not as ...

... down, we elected to take the cheap bus. The bus route was directly behind the campground and for 45 cents each we were able to ride downtown. This was a wise move as we were still totting our parcel to be mailed. The first stop was the main post office as we were warned about notoriously large line-ups and long waits. To our surprise the post office was empty and we walked directly up to the counter. The post office pricing was about half ...

... market in the morning. At least we got our exercise for the day. The market was very entertaining the second time around. Instead of searching around for the freshest vegetables we were able to try on weird wigs, hats and odd clothing all in the name of good humour. Our friends were on the hunt for some souvenirs, which gave us time to window shop a little more and see what the market had to offer. Aside from eyeing some nifty leather goods and 10 for 1 T-shirt deals, we ...

... everything is back to normal he tips the plane way to the right. Another chuckle is heard and I sit back down, strap myself in and wonder how I'll ever lose this fear of flying with pilots like that at the controls. We arrive in Puerto Vallarta, grab our luggage and board a bus. A very old bus with a picture of praying hands above the driver. I didn't think much of it until we were ...