Ephemerica

We finally got around to uploading the photos from the last part of our trip through Mexico, which can be seen here in the photo gallery.

Posted by Matthew on May 21st, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico | 2 Comments »

Enjoy.

Posted by Matthew on May 8th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico, Movies | No Comments »

We’ve had quite a ride on the way from San Cristobal, Mexico to Xela, Guatemala. The first day out was great. It’s always nice to be on the bikes again after a hiatus. We did pretty well—we were hot and tired afterwards, but not in pain. The second day was pretty nice, too. That is […]

Posted by cindy on May 7th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico, Guatemala | 2 Comments »

As promised, the city of San Cristobal has lived up to its reputation as a charming, friendly colonial town that (most importantly!) has a mild climate. When we arrived by bus, we found a hotel and then immediately proceded to put on jackets and pants. Our hotel was thankfully willing to let us leave our […]

Posted by Matthew on April 30th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico | No Comments »

I’ve been waiting to bust out that title for a while now….that felt good! I’m doing my Axl Rose serpentine right now as I’m typing…
I’ll expand a little bit on what Cindy wrote earlier about the heat. The guidebooks will tell you that weather down here (in Central America) is less dependent on latitude and […]

Posted by Matthew on April 26th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico | No Comments »

I was just cruising the NY Times and found this article, which I thought I’d pass on:
Certifying Coffee Aids Farmers and Forests in Chiapas
Good to hear that some of those little labels you look for when you buy coffee in Seattle are actually helping people. Well, at least until the bigger farms get on the […]

Posted by Matthew on April 24th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico | No Comments »

When we left the US we weren’t sure if we should go to Oaxaca or not due to the political unrest of the past year, where a teachers strike and protest for the removal of the Governer of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz, led to Vincente Fox sending federal troops into the city. As often happens, the […]

Posted by cindy on April 20th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico | No Comments »

As I sit in the hotel room and write, Matt is taking the bus back to our last hotel where we hope our tent poles and stakes are waiting for him. This extra “rest” day is not completely unwelcome; we have descended from the mountains and are finding the heat and humidity of the low […]

Posted by cindy on April 20th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico | No Comments »

I couldn’t figure out how to get the movies loaded into the photo gallery, so I uploaded them to our youtube.com account (username: ephemerica).
Spring parade in Patzcuaro

Monarchs in flight

P.S. OK, figured out how to embed the movies, but they don’t work correctly on the PC at the internet cafe I’m at. Can anybody confirm they […]

Posted by Matthew on April 15th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico, Movies | 4 Comments »

We’ve been in Mexico City for about a week now, and it is about as crazy as you would expect a city of over 25 million people to be. First, how we got here. We were whisked to a bus stop in Toluca by Moises’ dad, and within seconds of arriving, our bikes were thrown […]

Posted by Matthew on April 4th, 2007 | Filed under: Mexico | 1 Comment »