It has been quite a while since we left Acapulco with hopes
and dreams to come back, our host Fiorella and their family were the greatest
ever by letting us stay long enough to get some energy back and not only that
but offered more than a place to camp as the offered an apartment for us to
stay that we will never been able to repay back, Fiorella it is a really sweet
girl that just won an scholarship to continue study what she loves and not only
that as she is also thinking of ways to help her home town and state of
Guerrero by making culture accessible and share a message with the rest of the
world by working with collective groups of young entrepreneurs like some of us
wish to do.
The first night we did not nothing but rest as we where
really tired from the road trip and getting up hill as the Maxitunel towards
Acapulco has not access to 2 wheels vehicles of any kind, it was so surreal to
see how in one side the houses reminisce the favelas in Brazil in the form of a
valley with houses all around us and no sight of the beach until we reach the
top ready to decent where there is access to services such a supermarkets,
internet, jobs and so much more

Something that has come as a surprise to me it has been able
to see how we have managed to stay at beautiful places all along the way our
trip from sleeping out on the side of the road where no where to find water not
to look for resources of any kind where or money holds no value and then
hitting the jackpot with new friends that become so much more than that in
every way J

First night Gaby, Checo and I went to tour town as we loose
the weight in our bikes, first stop zocalo, then la quebrada followed by riding
around the malecon where we meet up with a local kid doing BMX tricks that
keeps us company while we share our story with him, we had to make it back but
we were hella thirsty so Checo came with the idea of hitting a local casino to
get us some free sodas which we did getting all of ours money worth of soda, $
50 pesos among all 3 and 3 lottery tickets for the next morning contest, no one
won but we had fun
Next day we got the
apartment number 2 thanks to Fiorella´s dad for letting us stay there and her
mom even let us borrow some fans so the heat of the night was not as bad for
the following days we stay, our view was the complete bay and it is safe to say
it was aaaaawesome
I think it was this day went we cooked out using the grill,
it was amazing enjoying the bay drinking caguamas with some steaks and pasta
done by our host´s mom, the following day we continue our way to the beach
where Fiorella took us for a swim next to a military base were we saw soldiers
jumping in parachute while we ate sand sandwiches, yes I wrote sand as you get
some while eating at the beach ;)






we ended up really tired after since we spend most of our
day out followed by the supermarket and then the FIL
The morning after we said our goodbyes to town as we head
out back to the road but we will not forget that maybe Fiorella will meet us
next month




This is were I lost my big plate as the gears of my bike no
longer worked and Checo helped me out to at least continue with 2 and climb the
following hills to come next
That first day we made around 80kms as we were all rested
but we stopped around 40 km out to rest on the side of the road, this time we
took the free road since we have learned our lessons of not being on the tool
road or cuota with no water for miles to come and no stores, after resting
eating and covering from the sun,

we rode for around 38km more and stopped in a
town between playa encantada and las vigas for the night where our host told us
about how they bough their permission for transportation and then will become
invalid once the tren ligero comes into the picture and their permission and
investment will be lost






Next day we manage to do over 30 km until we stopped at las
vigas due to extreme heat of the open road, while in the store we meet up with
a couple of locals that ended up drinking with and share stories with us, also
I manage to sell a silver necklace that I bought 15 years ago in las vegas for
70 usd but left it at 500 pesos to make enough money for my trip, so far I
still have around 2200 pesos left but I am thankful for my friends that paid me
some money and helped me during this trip, life works in mysterious ways and
money will come when needed


that night as heading out Checo was a little drunk and had a
problem with his bike so we had to stop before heading out were we staying at a
local restaurant property while Eva played with the local kids



Next morning we rode about 30 km to get to playa Ventura
were we stayed the night at this beautiful beach where we ate some amazing
tacos sudados aaawesome




Following night we ended up at san Juan since we corrected
our path from Ometepec to San Juan since we would have had to go up hill but we
would not have been able to make it, we stayed at this patio where a couple of
locals talked to us but before that an old man gave us sodas as well wanted to
give money to Gaby but we will not take it as we would rather to keep the
energy flowing and perhaps he could help some one else in the future, next
morning we stopped at Cuajinalpa for ice cream and internet as it was the last time we contacted our families
since no signal from both phones no internet access, first person I called my
Hermosa luna que amo tanto J
it was at that between that moment and the next town where
we stopped and talked to Edgar a local farmer that gave us advice in how to
ride safer as a group
the next time we stopped we decided to deviate from our
route 30km to get to Punta Maldonado a local fisherman town from costa chica
where we felt in love with the people and their stories, it is a hard place to
get to with the wind in front of us and the sun up in the sky hitting our backs
but once you passed by little towns and get to the friendly town we understood
we made the right decision as I meet up with King and one of his friends that
asked me to cover from the sun with them and share our story







This town and their people that happened to be so friendly makes me wonder what would it been of me if I decided to stay longer, it sense of family, friendship and warm knows no equal as everyone greet us and share with us asking about our trip and what to come next, King managed to talked to his cousin Elisandro and let us stay at his property next to the local Billiards where another one of our friends live and helped us with food and stories, damn I really miss this place where everyone is family and we were able to sleep without leaving 1 eye open, guys if you ever get to read this tambien los considero mis primos a todos

Aoife got sick and had to stay in for almost 2 days but we
explore without her, she is way better now, she has been really strong and the
trip it is perfect with all the people in it since we have become functional
dysfunctional family in a way now







July the 8th the first night it rain after 10
months as we were here to witnessed how everyone prepared and talked about it
along the way costa chica everyone asked us about rain and it is one of those
thing we take for granted as I come from a city where it always rain and it
might not be as needed our crucial for the people that live there, but here it
is a different whether people will be able to do some farming and feed their
families, once again I humble myself to realize how lucky we are traveling and
getting to all the people along the way, the truck drivers that have stopped to
helped, our hosts, the meals we share and people share with us, their warm and
smiles in their face as for some we give hope knowing there is a different way
to live and travel, some need just someone to care and listen to, it is within
every interaction, big or small where we leave part of us and become more
human, I got a gift from a young man that gave me hammer heard shark teeth to
take with me, thanks for that and the open road it is not a sport it is a way
to live life, it gives you a different perspective of what it is important and
the stories I will be able to share one day with some one and my grandchildren
next to the fire one day, if you wanna get to know the meaning of family and community while you wash every single fisherman helping each other without asking questions but with a smile on their faces while at it so you should go to Punta Maldonado and charge your batteries there while listening, sharing and nurturing from the good vibes of their residents, gracias gracias a todos


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