We left Oaxaca, heading north, surprised and excited about our new plan. Still receiving news of potential road blocks due to the teacher strikes, we proceeded with caution. It wasn’t long before we began to see traces of evidence that disruption had actually occurred. Burnt out cars and trucks littered the side of the road […]
Month: August 2016
Oaxacan Overland Oasis
Calvin and Leanne are a Canadian couple who have travelled extensively in their 1957 Greyhound bus. We didn’t have the pleasure of meeting Leanne as she was back in Canada, but Calvin greeted us like old friends. The place is called ‘Overland Oasis’, and it truly is. Calvin and Leanne have transformed their garden space […]
Life after one year
So we have just reached day 365. One year. And I have decided to add a new section and dimension to this blog, one that comes just from me. My honest, raw opinions on a whole bunch of stuff that I have going on in my head. Some of it may useful and informative, some […]
A mountain paradise
Maggie was packed and loaded and we bid farewell to Jess, Luis and Gaia, and Will and Beth. It felt strange to be on the road again, but it wasn’t long before it was time for a beach stop to cool down. The beautiful Mazunte provided us with clear waters and waves that were of […]
A little home in La Punta
In Puerto Escondido we found a new home. Well, to be exact, in the little southern cove of La Punta, we found a new home. Puerto Escondido and its main beach Zicatela is a major tourist haven and has earned the reputation of the Mexican Pipeline, with the waves sometimes getting so big that the […]
Cruising the Pacific Coast
We packed up our beach camp and carried on down the coast. We drove through the mega touristic Puerto Vallarta, past all the resort compounds that really could be anywhere, as could you when your inside by the pool. We cut inland for a bit, absolutely bombarded by the heat, the Land Rover ‘air conditioning’ […]