Lots of road and lots of trafic.Its a bit of a slog at this point but the roads are good and the sun is shining. I try to ride early to beat the sun but it gets very hot just the same.
Stopped a few days to rest in Guadalajara and got the bike serviced ready for the road ahead.
Excelent service by" Ride Endless ".Once again a reccomendation from the motorcycle community and one look at the quality of the bikes being worked on in the well organised workshop put me at ease that I had made a good choice.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
22/3/17 Comitan to St Cristobal de las Casas
Early start to beat the heat , beautiful road , not too much traffic, stomach holding out and only a bit of discomfort seated nothing could stop me reaching Cosamaloapan now.
I was busy cursing myself that I would have to pay a toll as I aproached Tuxtla Guttierez but I needn<t have worried.
The road was closed and speaking to the locals was informed that the last time it was closed for three days. After about an hour and without being any the wiser I headed back to the nearest town St Cristobal de las Casas.
Ensconced in a good (cheap) hotel with secure parking I set off to find someone to do some repairs to my rattly brake disc. Such is the beauty of motorcycle travel that the Honda garage offered to do the work the next morning so that I could be on my way.
After a visit to the farmacy to get something to allow me to sit more comfortably I headed back to the hotel to enquire about decent restaurants. I dont know why I decided I knew better but I spent the whole night paying for it. I was now blessed with all three of the unholy trinity of travelling......blocked passage , piles and diarroea.
About 4 in the morning I started to take immodium but it was a full 24 hours before I could leave the room.
As it turned out the town is very nice with a lot of charm ( and tourists ). Why is it that Hippys in the quest of being different , all look the same.?
Three days later Im ready to leave.
I was busy cursing myself that I would have to pay a toll as I aproached Tuxtla Guttierez but I needn<t have worried.
The road was closed and speaking to the locals was informed that the last time it was closed for three days. After about an hour and without being any the wiser I headed back to the nearest town St Cristobal de las Casas.
Ensconced in a good (cheap) hotel with secure parking I set off to find someone to do some repairs to my rattly brake disc. Such is the beauty of motorcycle travel that the Honda garage offered to do the work the next morning so that I could be on my way.
After a visit to the farmacy to get something to allow me to sit more comfortably I headed back to the hotel to enquire about decent restaurants. I dont know why I decided I knew better but I spent the whole night paying for it. I was now blessed with all three of the unholy trinity of travelling......blocked passage , piles and diarroea.
About 4 in the morning I started to take immodium but it was a full 24 hours before I could leave the room.
As it turned out the town is very nice with a lot of charm ( and tourists ). Why is it that Hippys in the quest of being different , all look the same.?
Three days later Im ready to leave.
21/3/17 Huehuetenango to Comitan
On the road bright and early to make the border crossing into Mexico . Expecting the worst I was very pleasantly surprised how easy border crossing suddenly became, apart from having to leave a 300 dollar cash deposit that is.
I dont know what happened but I found myself on a fabulous road and suddenly everything was perfect. Immediately I decided that I would be through Mexico in a flash and being in need of something to worry about i wondered how I would manage with the extreme cold in Alaska so early in the year.
Once again a nice clean hotel less than 30 dollars and walking distance to the shops. After a bit of minor maintenance I decided to test my stomach in a local eating establishment.
I managed to get back to my room in time and was over the worst of it when it was time to sleep.
I dont know what happened but I found myself on a fabulous road and suddenly everything was perfect. Immediately I decided that I would be through Mexico in a flash and being in need of something to worry about i wondered how I would manage with the extreme cold in Alaska so early in the year.
Once again a nice clean hotel less than 30 dollars and walking distance to the shops. After a bit of minor maintenance I decided to test my stomach in a local eating establishment.
I managed to get back to my room in time and was over the worst of it when it was time to sleep.
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