Hampton Inn Saltillo, Mx Airport Area

... the supermarket. Itīs close, itīs cheaper than grocery stores in the United States, but the large street markets, the ones with chickens hanging at room temperature, which are then sliced up gloveless in front of the customer, put the Supermarketīs prices to shame. I know my description of these large markets is perhaps appalling, but produce and cheese can be safely bought here for much cheaper, and for the meat, just ...

... we heade out for cocktails. once again Dina and Elaine headed back early, with Horhey (who's poor tummy still isnt better!) for some bizare reason anna decided to stay out despite claiming to feel unwell. having sat there for most of the evening with no-one talking to her i decided to engage el ginge in conversation - what a mistake! found out at length about this guy she met in new zealand who she really connected with (unlikely) but who hasn't responded ...

... to rebuild before i come back. These past few days we{ve really just been hanging out and dancing all night and having fun. Yesterday we went to the ruins in Tulum which are right on the ocean and actually very beautiful... tons of iguanas all over the grounds with pretty birds all over too... just very very hot! It was great to hang out with crissy and russel too, that was a nice surprise! I have to say that at first i really hated playa b-c it is so commerical and i just couldn{t ...

... of Mexico City and after a few quick snaps we were off to the main pyramids and ruins (Teotihuacan) about 45 minutes out of Mexico City. Along the way we passed the slums which seemed to go on forever through the thick smog and stopped at a Cactus Farm to sample our first Tequila shots and see the local stone work that were made by the farm owners and their family. Kerry had the opportunity to "eat the worm" which got stuck in her throat, but being ...

... for the one part we needed - a rocker arm spring. Off we went on our quest for parts. After a lengthy search and several stops at "parts dealers" we learned that while many VW parts are widely available in Mexico, these arenīt! I can only assume that Mexican made VWs have a different set up. A customer at the VW dealership pointed us to a crusty old VW mechanic ("Taller Mechanico") where a guy working in a muddy lot on VW engines simply reached down and produced an old rocker arm ...

... in with the copious tequila drinking, although only because it was poured down our throats by the bar man!! and we also developed a love for tacos and refried beans! One of the main highlights of our stay in Mexico city was our outing to watch lucha libre....mexican wrestling!!! This involved watching a series of highly staged but very entertaining wrestling matches, the best one including a dwarf! We totally got into the spirit of things betting on the matches (whooping ...

... a gamble. We hopped into a taxi and told the driver to take us somewhere affordable. The taxi driver replied, "I know just the place." The rain picked up just as we found ourselves down a gravel drive. In the black of night, Huitzilopochtli was kind enough to check for vacancies. Twenty minutes later and sopping wet, he returned with an ecstatic look on his face and news that El Panchon was full. For a moment, I thought surely he had lost his mind. "You can't be that wet ...

... though.... which made it hard for Alex, needless to stay we didnt spend anywhere near as long as we could there. Had a tequila sunrise though! And we also went to see the castillo de chapultepec, or castle of Chapultepec, in the city, theres big gardens and a zoo, and museums. it took us about 4hours to see 2 things..... so imagine if we had the energy to see everything, we would have needed easily the whole day or another. But poor alex lasts a few hours ...

... My cold like symptoms got a bit stronger so I went to bed early. The next day I was feeling a bit worse. We got onto the bus and stopped at a place that had a little wildlife tour with the famous turtles we kept hearing about (turns out they were in cages) but I had gotten too much sun the day before and decided to stay behind. Those of us that didn't go laid in the shade of the bus until the group got back. When they got back someone told me I probably didn't have a ...