Hotel
Bocana, Zihuatanejo, Mexico, 22-03-09
San Blas to Melaque (6 cycle days;
398km; 3847m)
San Blas to Las Varas (70 km; 438 m)
Las Varas to Sayulita (53 km; 426 m)
Sayulita to Puerto Vallarta (48 km; 385 m)
Puerto Vallarta to El Tuito (45 km; 1022 m)
El Tuito to Punta Perula (101 km; 619 m)
Punta Perula to Melaque (80 km; 957 m)
Extreme!
Words escape me as we euphorically pedal
out of San Blas after our nine week break. It was great
to have stayed at Hotel Morelos, met Magdelana, chatted
with all the people coming and going, especially Peter
and Ron towards the end of our stay, but boy oh boy,
does it feel good to be back on the road.
The journey starts off very flat: a
total blessing seeing as we are incredibly out of shape.
After a couple of genuine little fishing villages, a
winding tropical Highway 12 weaves us up and down little
mountains that are not too steep nor too long, but in
our condition see us panting quite a bit. Past luminous
green banana palms, papaya trees and jackfruit limbs
bulging with their hefty harvest...
Tip of the month: The next best thing
The NBT2 lockring remover has assisted us in
fixing many a broken spoke in the last 32
months of travel and will continue to do
so for the rest of our travels no doubt.
Honestly, don't leave home without one!
After the first broken
spoke, it gets easier and easier to use
this cassette removal tool and to find out
more about how the NBT2 works take a look
at the M-gineering site. Ordering can be organised
by sending an e-mail directly to the company, who will ship almost everywhere and they conveniently have a Paypal account as well.
San Blas - San José del Progreso (Mexico)
Kilometres: 1517 kilometres and 830 metres
Riding days: 19 this month !
Alti meters: 12,106 metres
Weather: sun, sun, sun and did I mention
sun?
Best accommodation: It's a tie
this month and for completely different
reasons. Hotel Bocana in Zihuatanejo had
a massive king sized bed in a clean and
homely decorated room with hot water, air-co,
cable tv and the biggest bonus off all:
free wifi. All this for just 200 pesos.
Hotel Del Angel in Acapulco on the other
hand, had a million dollar view across the
bay and city for 250 pesos as well as being
neat, bright and also very clean.
Special thanks to:
Magdalena Martinez y Familia at Hotel Morelos
San Blas for the nice presents when we finally
left • Dentist Rafael Ramirez in San Blas for fixing
our teeth.
Breakdowns:
06: new derailler cable (Ali)
12: flat (Ali)
15: flat (Ali)
16: replaced tyre (Ali)
