Category Archives: Mexico

USA, Canada and Mexico, 2008-2011

I travelled through all 50 states of the USA and Canada and Mexico on and off from 2008 to 2011. This is a link to my Horizons Unlimited Blog which I used during my 2008 USA ride. http://new.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/chrisd/around-the-world-2008 and pictures … Continue reading

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Belize, Belize City, 21 Nov 2011

I went to bed and dreamt of tropical depressions and sliding down muddy wet roads in Belize and woke up to blue skies, a nice birthday present, departed at 0800 for the border which was 15min away, follow the signs to … Continue reading

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Mexico, Chetumal, 20 Nov 2011

Rained all night tropical depression being the forecast for the next 3 days, left Cancun at 0830 full wets on, wet roads but no rain, 4 lane highway all the way to Carmen del Palya then Tulum, lined with Resorts … Continue reading

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Mexico, Cancun, 17-19 Nov 2011

Another easy ride from Chichen Itza to Cancun, I followed the Libre (free) road not the Cuota (toll road), hardly any traffic, roadworks most of the way, Valladolid one big town, 200k’s and 3 hours later arrived at the metropolis, blue … Continue reading

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Mexico, Chichen Itza, 15-16 Nov 2011

Short ride from Uxmal via some back roads to Chichen Itza 160k’s, 2:30. Checked in to the hotel and went for a ride to the nearest town to buy some water and have a Taco or two and an ice-cream. … Continue reading

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Mexico, Uxmal 13-14 Nov 2011

The ride from Campeche to Uxmal (Ooosh-maal) took 2 hours and was uneventful, blue skies and road works almost the whole way, it looks like they are expanding the road to 4 lanes. This area is sparsely populated a much … Continue reading

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Mexico, Campeche 12 Nov 2011

Spent the day wandering around taking pictures, very clean and well maintained place, first time I have seen any Western tourists, there was a theatre festival on and at night, performances were on the street.

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Mexico, Campeche 11 11 11

I woke up and looked out of the window and saw rain, loading up my bike in the rain while trying to keep everything dry while soaked in sweat in my wet weather gear must be fun to watch, the … Continue reading

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Mexico, Villahermosa 8-10 Nov 2011

The ride from Vera Cruz to Villahermosa was bumpy, more than half of it anyway, the bike chain was making an ungodly racket and power was delivered in a series of jerks. The road went along the coast for a … Continue reading

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Mexico, Vera Cruz 7 Nov 11

Day 2 in Vera Cruz wandered around taking pictures, the weather is cloudy and warm. This is a large deepwater port with lots of big ships, overall not bad at all.  

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