Cabanas Don Armando Tulum

... up chatting to 2 girls that worked there. One was mexican and the other an Argentinian named Christina. She was a lovely lady and we had a great time chatting about different things and she also helped me learn more spanish words. When she heard that I was going to be travelling in Argentina and Patagonia she told me to come back the next day as she would bring in a book of the area that she had. So I then left and went back to the hostel on my ****** bike.

My room mates at the ...

... de prendre l´avion et passe la nuit à Dangriga, autre foyer de la culture garifuna.
Ce jour-là, j´ai pris dans l´ordre : 2 bateaux, 1 bus, 1 avion et un taxi !

Le lendemain, les routes sonr rouvertes et je me rends doinc dans la capiale ou je prends le bateau pour l´ile de Caye Caulker. Les iles du Belize sont réputées pour leur proximité de la 2nde plus grande barrière de corail au monde.
Pas de grandes plages ...

... to Rancho Tranquilo for dinner. Eric had an incredible stuffed filet with a poblano sauce that was so good! Couldn't figure out what was in it and since our spanish is still very rough we didn't want to ask. We did learn that tortilla chips is totopas but when we asked how to say it in spanish our waiter said "chips". Today we will relax and go swimming, so back to the beach with a quick stop at the panaderia for some fresh bread!!

I dropped the Buell just a few miles after leaving our hotel and broke the clutch lever.  The bike was terrible unbalanced.  It was Sunday so nothing was open to get parts.  We applied epoxy and took a hotel room to wait for it to dry... More pics and details to be updated soon!

... the elec. heater. This probley be the last time we stop here, as next year we are going furether west before we go into Mexico. There is not much going on here so will sign off for now. Will post pics this after noon of yesterday traveling ande today at the campground. Bonnie and Bill

... in a big screen bar watching the Mexico Honduras football match. A fiery derby ensued which Honduras controversially won and Mexico had 2 guys sent off in last few minutes. The mood in the bar was pretty somber afterwards so we retired to the hostel a bit earlier than expected. I felt a little sad leaving thinking about leaving Mexico. It has set a massive precedent for the rest of the trip. Such a beautiful country with a lot to ...

... walls, despite centuries of battling the elements. Amazing. There are 4 carvings of the descending guy on the face of the building, and a marvelously preserved stele in front of it. But I've always found the most fascinating feature to be the masks decorating the 2 front upper corners of the building. You can see the profile of a warrior from each side, or look head-on at the comer to see a full facial view, eyes eerily following you as you walk around ...

... and head for Texas. Crossed the border yesterday near Brownsville Texas at about 2 PM just in time for the next big rain storm. The wind was substantial but Texas roads do not require advanced courses in defensive driving so we made it easily to Seawind RV resort in Riviera Texas (Near Corpus Christi). A couple days of clean up here and then to Port Lavaca to purchase and devour oysters and gulf shrimp. After that we meander west somewhere looking for dry heat and wildlife. Saludos

... weather was absolutely beauitful, the temperature after dark was 85 degrees, the air was dry, and the wind was slightly blowing. We decided it was perfect and we would just sit there and enjoy it rather than get ready to cross the border the next day. So we spent the next day getting the camper ready and stayed another night.

... off to our free breakfast with smiling Ceilia as our guide and hostess. The morning was looking brighter by the minute. To make a long story short the hours just flew by as Ceilia filled our bellies and entertained us with her stories, photos, and hip-grinding dances with Roberto in the kitchen. She insisted we top off our morning adventure with an ample sample of Guadalajara's finest whiskey. Soon the three of us were strolling back to the bust station ...