The valley of cacti

After leaving Oaxaca for Veracruz, the final stop on the Latin American journey for Nemo, the wonderful Blue BIus, we stopped for two nights near Zapotitlán Salinas. Here we camped on the property of a kind of botanical garden/research station that rents out a few cabins and offers excellent camping conditions. The location is special, I called it the "cactus forest", here you can find many species of cactus, from the great ones to the small spiky ones that in Europe you see as decorative plants. The nature hikes we did were fantastic, the place is very interesting and practically untouched by foreign tourists.

Once again... The best memories from this journey are not the overpriced diving tours or visits to overcrowded tourist attractions like Machu Pichu, because influencers or the tourism office decided that's where the masses should go... In fact, the best memories we have were... free of charge, or almost free (in this place, camping costs around $17/day). Plus the interaction with special people, like the couple who offered us breakfast in a traditional restaurant - see photos, makes the trip fantastic!

At the time of publishing this part of our story, we are in Veracruz. Nemo has been already installed in the port, waiting to embark for Antwerp. The only formality that remains to be fulfilled is a check of the camper by the border police, which will be carried out in my presence in the coming days (we are waiting for the appointment). Otherwise... what can I say? We are sorry to have to say goodbye (temporarily!) to Nemo, but we will continue the journey for about another month without him.Okumaya devam et