Mazatlan -> Nayarit -> Mexico City
After my last post I drove to Mazatlan. The bike is handling wonderfully with the new shock. Not much excitement on this leg of the trip. Spent the night in Mazatlan and woke up to a lot of rain. After it cleared I packed the bike and headed to the Centro Historico and I ran into my first fellow adventure rider of the trip, Wes and his KLR 650 named Neopodo.
Wes’s adventure can be followed on his website, www.neopodo.com. Should be interesting he’s planning on taking the 97 KLR 650 all the way to Argentina and he started his trip in Madison, WI!! We’re planning a rendevous in Guatemala. After cruising Mazatlan with Wes and having breakfast I got a late start hitting the road and I made it to the beautiful coastal puebla San Blas, Nayarit by sunset. The scenery here was lush and beautiful but while there I decided it was time to gain some mileage and I committed to getting up early. I hit the road just before sunrise (about 7 a.m. here) and drove to Mexico City making one stop for lunch and coffee in Guadalajara. The tolls here were crazy, between Nayarit and DF I must of spen 100 bucks! The highway was beautiful and so was the scenery. There were some long stretches with no gas stations and I cut it a little close in Michoacan. I stopped in a little puebla, out of cash and running on fumes. No cajero automatico and I talked the local supply store into selling me some gas that I paid for with as US $20.
The ride into Mexico City was nothing less than a complete rush of adrenaline. As I approached the city it got dark but it mattered little. As I climbed the mountain to the plateau that this grand city rests upon a dark cloud hovered the city hurling bolts of lightning every few seconds. I really wanted to take a picture of this spectacle but pulling over to capture it would of been extremely difficult with the traffic. When I pulled into the city I was greeted by a downpour of rain but I stayed dry under all my gear. The GPS pulled me right to where I wanted to go into Coyoacan Centro with ease despite the traffic. The lodging feature took me right to a hotel which had a garage. By the time I settled in it was about 11 p.m. Didn’t get much sleep because of the adrenalin rush so I grabbed a taxi seguro and cruised the city for a couple of hours.
The next day (yesterday) I hooked up with my old friend Miriam and Inti of collectivo 666 and we cruised some bookstores and I went to their house where they impressed me with their knowledge and collection of funky cumbias. After we hit our mutual friend Sandra de la Loza’s art show, Fantom Sightings which is a group exhibit that happened at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. There I ran into Gary Garay who hosts Mas Exitos in L.A. and who we showed at 33 1/3 Gallery. I didn’t even know he was going to be part of this show and he’s Deejaying a party tonight here which we’re all looking forward too. I ran into all kinds of fellow Chicano’s from l.a. and it felt very good to be in their presence in this great city.
So that’s it for now, my second day in Mexico City. Not sure how many days I’ll be here. From here off to Tlaxcala. Debating what the next leg of the trip will be.
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