Studios Marviya 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 ...

... m going to keep surfing and possibly host some day. I was hosted by a girl and her family and they accepted me like family. They only let people stay for a day so she said I could stay at her friends house the next day. Her friends house was nice and it had a pool. They ended up taking me out on the town and we had a good time.

Xalapa, od** auch Jalapa, ist das Zuhause d** b**uehmten Chilischoten. Genau, die Jalapenos. Wir sind ab** aus einem and**en Grund hi**, denn wir wollen mal kurz uns**e normale Museumsscheue v**gessen und in das anthropologische Museum d** Stadt gehen, angeblich das zweitbeste des Landes (nach dem anthropologischen Museum in Mexiko Stadt, wo wir noch hin wollen). Mit dem Bus sind wir nach 2 Stunden auch schon da, nisten uns schnell in einem kleinen Hotel in Zentrumsnaehe ein und ...

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 ...

... first day on the Barranca Grande went well. We made good time down the technical, high consequence top section and arrived at the camp in good time even after trying to remove a strainer from the river. The evening went well and we left in good time the next morning.<br><br><br><br>The next day we scouted and ran Class A Cinco, the first of the "Four Fours", double guiding each raft and also providing good ...

... came across a party in a corn field, so Jim said "Anyone want to say hi?" and we stopped and went over. Of course, we got invited in to listen to the music (we went over to listen to them play and sing with guitars) and then they gave us tequila and roasted sweetcorn with mayonaise, chilli and lime. Stef got up and played The Gambler and some others and we listened to them play. It was an amazing end to an amazing weekend.

Stef, Jim, Eric, Laura and myself set off for Chopilapa from Jalcomulco about 9.30, having sent our lunch and sleeping gear on ahead in the van to our rendezvous point in Buena Vista. Chopilapa is a small village within a few hours walk of here. It only got electricity four years ago and a road last year. The road does not go all the way into town, but stops the other side of the river. It does, however, now provide a valuable route into and out of town for medical ...

... about the town. Jalcomulco is a small town which seems to be dominated by Esprit whilst still maintaining it´s own character. Almost everyone knows Jim and quite a lot seem to work for Esprit in one way or another. not many people speak English, so my Spanish is going to have to improve fast. I´m staying in the house of some Esprit employees and one other student is staying with me. We had a very quiet lunch of beans and lentils and chicken and tortillas whilst everyone tried ...

... to out room. We unpacked and went down to the pool. The pool was so warm it felt so relaxing. Then we went into the ocean. A bunch of Mexican kids kept starring at me. It was kind of strange. We had noodles for dinner. It was so good.