Mexican Adventure Part 1

Hi, i've got to number these because I think that this will be a series.

Anyway, I've just taken off on my journey, about three days ago (Friday). I've already got enough for an email. So I went to catemaco on an 8 hour overnighter. I took a little boat trip out to this island where they brought monkeys over from africa to see if they could adapt to the "new enviornment" Well, they adapted to tourism quite well, and are now grossly overweight. Then, I went to a bioreserve where they filmed medicine man (so now you got an idea of where i was) and just about got a black magic spiritual cleansing, but decided when the "witch doctor" came out with a super nice, shiny watch and really nice shoes, that maybe it wasn't all that.

From there I went to Playa escondida, hidden beach for those non spanish speakers, but to get there I had to take what they call a "Pirate." I'd have to say it's more of a covered wagon on the back of a truck, or maybe better yet a jungle-gym on wheels, or best a death trap. Anyway, I climb into this thing, standing on the bumper and hanging onto the metal frame, flying down the road at about 60mph. So then some people get off, and I get to move up to stand on the bench, right behind the cab, supposedly the best seat in the house/gym. I'm standing there eating bugs, dodging low branches, clothes lines, and the occasional powerline. Not to brag, but I do have to say that not one hit me.

Anyway, I get to the beach, after about and hour's walk from where the death trap let me off. I get there, for 10 bucks I get my own private beach, in essense, since nobody else was there. It was quite the neat place, just a beach about 150 yards long, huge bluffs on each side, NOBODY there. Jungle threatening to come and beat the living daytlights out of you if you dare venture into the trees (not a good idea)

Today I went to montepio and rode a horse barefoot (as the stirrup wouldn't fit my sandal. oh yeah, i'm working hard on my sandal tan) for about an hour, to a waterfall in the mountains, went swimming, had fun, came back, had a girl offer me to stay in her house, then elevate the offer to a demand, at which point I bolted from there. 2 hour, 30 mile pirate back to where I was, over dirt roads, I did get nicked by one low-lying branch, but that was only because I was checking out the cows that had impeded our journey by not listening to the horn and standing in the middle of the dirt.

That's about all for right now, I'll write again, don't you worry.

adios,
todd