Hacienda Morelos Puerto Morelos

... on sunday and although they clearly state attendence of all activities is optional, there has been a noticeable shift of attitude now they realise I am not a potential follower - any of you that know me can vouch for that! So went to Xico, an even smaller, prettier, higher & lusher coffee town - got even closer to the volcanos, El Cofre de Perote & Orizaba(highest in Mexico, 3rd highest in North America at 5000+ M), but still no ...

I heard about couch surfing dot com so I decided to try it out. It's a bunch of people that are willing to let random people sleep on their couches. It's a pretty cool idea but it's a little sketchy at times and you never really know what you are going to get. Fortunately I ended up with some really cool people the first time so ...

... Dorthin wollen wir spaet** fahren, **fahren ab** schon hi** dass sich die Archaeologen noch nicht einig sind, w** diese riesige Tempelanlage **baut hat. Zurueck im Zentrum von Xalapa sehen wir, wie eine Konz**tbuehne vor d** Kathedrale aufgebaut wird, etwa 100 Met** Luftlinie bis zum Fenst** uns**es Zimm**s. Das laesst auf eine g**uhsame Nacht hoffen. Wir schauen uns noch etwas den zentralen Park d** Stadt und einige Gebaeude an, essen mexikanische Kohlrouladen (gibt es wirklich ...

Written from Jalcomulco, Mexico: A phone call was just received directly from Jordan at 19:35 our time. Joel is awake and recognizes his brother as well as other friends and family. He has little memory of the incident but is making jokes and talking about kayaking. One lung continues to labour but the doctors plan to take him out of the ICU tomorrow. The family will be sending us further updates as they come along.

... sedated he has fine motor skills which indicate brain function.... but it is too early to tell exactly where that stands until he is free of sedation. This morning Joel was taken off the respirator and was breathing on his own with a non-rebreather mask. He was briefly taken off the sedation where he proved his ability to move and how strong he currently is. He was then sedated again for transport from Xalapa to the airport in Veracruz where he was met by a ...

... while kayaking on the Antigua river 5 km from Jalcolmulco, Veracruz - Mexico. He apparently capsized in a relatively calm section of the river and it is believed that he didn't hit any rocks while upside down. His brother, Jordan was kayaking near him and pulled him from his kayak and swam him to shore attempting to keep his head above water as much as possible.



Joel was pulled to shore where ...

... of this, locals who have planted their crops on top of the hill (there is a lack of planting space around the area due to the canyon and jungle terrain) have dug up ancient artifacts which are now displayed in a "museum" in one of the local houses. The view from the top is amazing. You can see for miles around; the climb is definitely worth while. After spending some time up there and enjoying the sunrise over the ...

... by allowing us to climb up his legs on acouple of occasions where there were no hand-holds. We went through a cave full of bats and climbed some rock walls and finally hiked up a hill planted with coffee before getting to the laddres. The ladders are placed in steep areas to facilitate a climb up the canyon, and are made of bamboo and wood lashed together with wire. I guess you could say they were not exactly made to code... We hiked across the flat top amongst the ...

... drop that we run is half way down a series of falls and the only way to get there is to climb down the first. There was a rope but we were not attached to it - we just hsd to hold on and climb down whilst the water poured all around and over me. Once we got to the bottom of the first fall and the top of the other I climbed down some rocks and sat at the bottom to watch, helping out with some safety whilst I was there. So, Jim found me a boat and set it up for me at the top of ...

... dans ta tête "cours Forest, cours". Et tu cours, tu cherches ce putain de Terminal 1 porte A6. Les panneaux annoncent "last call" en rouge. Tu cours toujours en espérant ne pas te vautrer et te peter 7 autres dents... Et en même temps tu te dis que jamais tes bagages seront transférés à temps mais c'est pas grave tu cours encore... Finalement tu arrives à temps, en sueur mais à temps. Tu t'installes, et qqs minutes plus tard ta voisine demande ...