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  • México
    Day 45

    Lake Chapala

    December 30, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Lake Chapala is the largest in Mexico; 80km in length, 18km wide but with only an average depth of 7m.

    We had a wonderful day wondering the town of Chapala and watching the 'Voladores'.

    For sunset, Alfredo and Maria Ester took us to a restaurant with the most incredible view 😍Read more

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    Day 43

    Guadalajara Centro

    December 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    After a horrendous 7 hour night bus where we hardly slept, we arrived in Guadalajara at 6am. It took us a further 1.30 to get to Alfredo's house, but on arrival, we were greeted with coffee and delicious scrambled eggs.

    Alfredo and Marie-Steph had to work, so we set off to the city centre almost hallucinating with exhaustion but ended up having a great day.

    After some delicious churros and chocolate we went to the cathedral to enjoy the incredible lights , making us feel Christmasy for the first time.. we even got to meet Mr FC!!    Read more

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    Day 20

    Ferry from Topolobampo-La Paz

    December 5, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Pulling into Los Mochis our final stop on the Chepe Train we were informed that the time is 1 hour behind after we crossed into the state of Sinaloa.
    With our ferry not due to leave until midnight we went to find some food near the port. We settled on a dodgey looking place (featuring a homeless guy who sat on the floor awkwardly close to our table) and prayed with every bit that we would not be ill on the 8hour crossing ahead of us.

    The ferry company insists that you 'check in' 3 hours before departure so we had a long boring wait. After finally boarding the ferry by the most ludicrous 4 meter bus ride we went to look for the 2 chairs that we would call our bed (the cabins were way over budget). Finally feeling settled at around half midnight a member from the crew came to check whether we had gone for dinner yet...walking into the canteen was like being transported back to a school dinner hall and a 1980s cruise ship😂. Still stuffed from our roadside supper we soldiered on, not ones to ever turn down a free meal, tucked into our '3 course dinner' at 1am (2am from the area we had just come from) and 'enjoyed' the entertainment. Totally stuffed and exhausted we retired to the plastic recliners (think Ryanair flight) zipped ourselves up into our sleeping bags, put our earplugs in to emit the snoring and  passed out from exhaustion!    Read more

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    Day 20

    Urique to Los Mochis

    December 5, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    A 7:30am start to the day, with the first thing on the agenda being a 3 hour ascent up the very same dodgey dirt-track that we originally took to get to Urique just two days ago.

    Luckily, our driver Monce claimed he had made this journey 'every day for the last 10 years', so this combined with a slightly less rickerty vehicle gave us the confidence to buckle up (metaphorically, as there were no seat belts) and hit the road out of the valley.

    After a few wobbles (emotionally) and some stunning sunrise views, we made it back to Bahuichivo at 10:40am where the final leg of our Chepe train journey was due to depart from. Hoping to get some breakfast before the train journey at 11:30, we ordered eggs and tortillas at the local restaurant, just before being told by a local taxi driver that "the train arrives at about 11:00 and pretty much leaves whenever it wants"...

    ...we got our breakfast to go.

    Luckily we caught the train (the next one wasn't until Saturday) and could finally relax in our recliners as we watched the cactus-lined canyons roll by.

    Next stop; Los Mochis and the overnight Baja Ferries journey to Baja California.    Read more

  • México
    Day 19

    Urique Day 2

    December 4, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    Today was a hot hike to the neighbouring town of Guapalaina and beyond to the 'Green Pool' passing villages of Tahumara people and walking through the towering Canyon The sun was hot, especially after the -3C we have been exposed to the last few days. We saw a multitude of birds including Eagles, Egrits, Heron's and brightly coloured red/black birds, as well as butterflies. However, each time a car went passed we couldn't help but feel slightly nervous...
    We finished the day with a swim in tbe pool and a couple of beers!    Read more

  • México
    Day 18

    Urique

    December 3, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Well that was one of the most terrifying bus rides of our live.

    The hair-raising 2.5 hour drive down to the Valley of Urique in the Copper Canyon included hairpin turns and steep decents on a dodgey dirt track road.

    After finally making it to the town of Urique, we were rewarded for the journey with an unbelievably picturesque hotel right next to the river and a beautiful pool.

    The town on face value appears to be close to paradise.......    Read more

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    Day 17

    Divasedero/Areponapuchi

    December 2, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Woke up early to a frost-covered Creel in order to buy our train tickets on the Chepe Regionale.

    After saying farewell to our friendly hotel owner/new chess teacher Diego, we departed on the first leg of our Copper Canyon train journey to Divisadero.

    With the views getting increasingly more impressive as we made our way along the tracks, we arrived at some of the most awe-inspiring scenes with {three legs canyon} before meeting Carlos who ran the hostel that we were staying at.

    We finished the day off with a sunny walk along the top of the Canyon followed by some much deserved Chilaquiles and cervezas.    Read more

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    Day 16

    Creel Day 2

    December 1, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

    We left the Temazcal before sunrise. Scrambling up the hill with four dogs in tow. Buster, a muscula guy with scars all over his face, Cooney, the guesthouse dog who infact acted as our guide showing us the way. Junior, who was less confident than the others and Peggy, a skinny black girl who had a broken leg (slept outside our room all night❤️). When we reached the top the sun had just began to appear and lightup the valley. We carried on walking along the top of the hill for several km until we arrived to the "valley of the frogs and mushrooms" . We got quite attached to all the dogs who stayed with us for the full 8km but none more so than Peggy who had achived the walk complete with rock-climbing with her broken leg.

    When we got back home we spent the afternoon sitting in the sunshine playing chess with Diego who ran the guest house. Peggy still stuck to our side.

    As the sun faded we headed to a Caffè Alicia had recommended, to have a coffee and warm up. When we arrived the place was only open as a guest house and there was no Caffè but a man called Pablo Gómez Wong said he would make like to make us a coffee anyway. We sat talking to him for about 45mins and Peggy stayed outside waiting for us.

    Before heading home to cook dinner we bought some dog food but before we had a chance to feed her Diego's partner chaced all the street dogs out of the accommodation. We were feeling so heartbroken that we went out to search the streets for Peggy. The sun began to fade and so did our hope of finding her. Finally on the last street there was Peggy!! She ran over to us and we were able to feed her.    Read more

  • México
    Day 10

    Cabel Car

    November 25, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Today we went to Iztapalapa with Mara to ride the longest cable car line in the world, 10.6km. This isn't a tourist attraction but rather a mode of transport which opened 3 years ago enabling those from deprived areas reach parts of the city that would otherwise take them several hours during rush hour.

    We loaded onto the cable car ready for the 90minute round trip with a picnic gawping at the rooftop murals and mountain/volcano views. In contrast the commuters made the most of having a power nap.    Read more

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    Day 9

    More Tourist

    November 24, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    The main University in Mexico City is called the UNAM it is Free and regarded as one of the best universities in the world. It maintains a very selective acceptance rate with only 1/10 applicants being accepted but it has the largest student enrollment of all universities in Latin America as well as one of the largest campuses in the world. As of 2021 there were 41,542 teachers (5,783 full time) and 366,930 students 🤯.

    We spent the whole day wondering around many of the museums of Art, Film, Biology as well as Botanical and Sculpture gardens. We ended up having lunch at the canteen in the faculty that my mum studied in.

    Changing the mood a little we walked to a beautiful restaurant/bar (San Angel Inn) for a beer and to listen to the house band before riding the night bus back home and spotting a mariachi band tucking into some tacos.. Top Day!!    Read more

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