Well, the Tres Amigos Team broke apart today. Ross is still on track, or so I think. Steve ran out of time to get back to the family for Christmas Eve. And I had to take a breather from the crazy roads on Highway 200 which winds through the west coast mountains of Mexico. We made it last night to Roca Blanca near Zipolite and each of us decided it was time to go at this Maya Rally on our own. To give you an idea of time versus miles, we traveled just over 200 miles in 10 hours! The Topes (speed bumps) were time killers. Every 15 minutes we would come into a small community and the topes would start, making us slam on brakes and bounce across the topes. Then there were the overloaded little trucks, the big buses, and the switchbacks that kept us from getting any speed up. Ross was leading and even though he quickly learned to drive as the Mexicans, we still could not get many miles. I thought the Maya Rally was about experiencing the country with time to spare, but I'm wrong. It's about driving skills, nerves of steel, and if you are lucky, you get a day to enjoy the scenery. Me, I was staring at the back of Ross's rig and keeping an eye on the shoulder of the road because THERE IS NO SHOULDER! One wrong move and you will fall over the side of the mountain.
It's still a lot of fun and getting to know new people and experiencing this country is quite good. I just had to take a day off today and watch a couple of nude bathers in Roca Blanca near Zipolite. Tomorrow I start again early to finish the Rally. I just may not make it until the 21st. Heck, it's the end of the world anyway. Right? :ylsmoke:
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Ross trying to get a connection to call home during our short lunch break in Punto Escondido... or so I think it was Punto Escondido.