A long ride!

Our ride from San Miguel De Allende was an extremely long day and one that was better than the alternative of zooming on interstates through Mexico City. The bypasses around led us through many small established communities and some great fast moving roads with great sweeping curves and beautiful scenery. It was on this part of the trip that we had a fallen rider. Roy, in a feat of great courage and valor, single handedly swept two elder mexican women out of the way of a raging bull and upon completion of stopping on the rain slicked road, slipped on a patch of gravel and caught a pannier to the ankle. Unfortunately, this would be the winding down of his trip.

The town of Huamantla was a small town outside of La Malinche, a mountain about 14,000ft that I had climbed on a previous trip with Quest. This was the portion of the trip where typically we would begin catching glimpses of Pico de Orizaba, however due to the weather conditions, we did not have such luck. You'll notice I made some friends at our hotel and it is flattering to have mexican women ask for pictures with you...It reminded me of a portrayal of middle school where people look from a far and giggle. Funny because for all I know...they could be discussing my dirty jeans, worn and tattered appearance and ridiculously large motorcycle in comparison to what was typically seen in Mexico...Who knows...One thing for certain is I definitely want to get better at their language.