Had another fine day in Cuajimoloyas, we hiked from there to Benito Juarez, just 8 km.

and not too steep. Halfway there we met a girl from  Shanghai with her guide she is traveling Mexico alone, very brave.

. Our guide was Alvino and he was our guide for both days. We stopped at his fathers farm where thy were just plowing, we felt put back in time as thy were using two bulls and a wooden plow.

Today Dec. 8th. We got up with frost on the ground, so we said goodby to Jan and Dave and traveled to Ixtepec  were we are parked at a Pemex for the night.

Hopefully we will have internet tomorrow so I can Post.

Big hug to all

Norbert and Greti

Spot with a view.

We spent two wonderful days in Oahaxa with Jan and Dave, lots of walking in the plazas and the museums and churches are special. Got our laundry done and a charger for our phone, so we can make a call if needed.

Today friday the 6th. We left Oahaxa at 9.0 am and drove to Cuajimoloyas which is a collection of aboriginal villages high in the mountains, one must take a guide to hike to the different lookouts. First we were to stay in a cabana but as it turned out we could park in a farmers field. What a fantastic spot and endless vistas. The hiking was harder as the elevation is over 10,000 feet so a lot of huffing and puffing but we made it.

dinner was a joint effort between Jan and Dave and me with Norbert supervising.

Very good and for desert we had ginger cookies made by Hildegard. While we were having happy hour there came a tractor to plow the field right next to Dave's camper. It was a potato vield  and after the plow went though we gathered some potatoes.   

Big Hug to all

Norbert and Greti.

Dec, 3, 2013

Today is Taylor's birthday, Happy Birthday from Opa and Omi.  Had no internet so could not call.

Drove from Izucar de Matamoros to Oaxaca almost all on the libre.  Passed though a lot of little villages and some beautiful countryside. We are now experts at detecting Topes. Every village has at least 6, so now we can guess where they are. Before looking for the RV Park we visited the ruins of Monte   Alban. From there we had a taxi guide us to the RV park. What chaos the traffic, and Norbert is becoming a real mexican driver.

We were surprised to discover we had a spot right beside Dave's camper. He is not here at the moment so we will surprise him. Had the camper washed in Tutla as it was very dirty, this is the first time that Norbert stood by and watched someone else wash his car  without interfering, wonders never cease. Looking forward to seeing Jan, Dave and Victor tomorrow.

Hugs to all.

Norbert and Greti

Norbert watching as his van is being washed

Dec, 01,  2013

Traveled from Queretano to Chulula.

It is nice to start traveling sunday morning as there is little traffic.  We wanted to take the Ruta Alta around Mexico City but Fiona " ourGPS" send us in the wrong direction so we ended up in the busy Mexico City traffic, to top it off lots of quotas "toll".

We did have clear sky's and could see both volcanoes very well. We were at an altitude of 11,500 feet. Went to visit the pyramids and as it is sunday there was fiesta in town. 

We were the only ones in the campground, no showers, dirty toilets, no internet and no water hookup and they wanted to charge 250 pesos, we paid 200 pesos but did not stay two nights as planned and drove to Puebla in the morning.  Visited the cultural center and the plaza was decorated for christmas. We did not stay in Puebla but at night the lights must be wonderful.

Left Puebla and drove to the volcano  Popocatepetl, over a dirt road to an altitude of over 12,000 feet, the camper and we got a good shaking.spent the night in Izucar de Matamoros at a new Pemex, with showers and all.

 Hugs to all

Norbert and Greti

Nov. 30, 2013

Drove from Guanajato and arrived in Queretano just after lunch parked at the Flamingo hotel took a taxi to see the ruins at El Pueblito at Corregidrora. Surprise, they close at4:30. So took the taxi back to the historic center and visited the museum and Cathedral. There was a protest with music and dancing, very colorful and loud. There were full preparations to decorate the park forChristmas as tomorrow is the first advent.

Walked back to the Hotel in the dark, had to watch for traffic, big holes in the sidewalk, no sidewalk, cables across the sidewalk but we made it in one piece.

Queretano is well worth a visit.

Hugs to all

Norbertand Greti