San Cristobal de las Casas

We made it to San Cristobal! It was a very long drive, and we are happy to have arrived. Now, we're going to eat!

Last night in Puerto Escondido

We had another relaxing day today, wandering around town, swimming in the pool, and reading the newspapers over lemonade and nachos in the palapa. Tomorrow morning, bright and early, we head to San Cristobal de las Casas! Our hostel there allegedly has internet, so I hope to post in the next day or two.

More Teco Pictures

Here are some more pictures from our visit to Tecolotlan!

I took some pictures of the convent where Sergio had his first communion, and of Sergio standing on the steps of his old school.

There are also some pictures from our hike to Sergio's grandfather's ranch: some along the way, one of a little boy with a bird that we stopped to talk to (the conversation went like this: Sergio asked if he could take a picture of him, and the boy said yes but looked awkward, so I tried to engage him in conversation. I asked, "What is your bird's name?" and I thought he replied, "Jose," so I said, "Oh, that's a nice name," etc, etc. When we walked away, Sergio told me that he thought the boy had replied, "No se," which means "I don't know." If this is the case, he probably thought I was totally nutty), one of Sergio with a donkey, one of Sergio dancing to the rap music that was blasting from somewhere (although we didn't see anyone around!). There's also a picture of the church in Teco.

More Cuernavaca Pictures

Here are some more pics from Cuernavaca! When we arrived in Cuernavaca, we immediately got lost. My guidebook notes that Cuernavaca is a notoriously difficult city to navigate, with streets that change names, stop in one place and start up again somewhere else. I thought I knew where we had to go to get to our hostel, but sure enough, we got onto a street that I thought was on my map which then abruptly changed names into something I didn't recognize and I wasn't sure where we were. After driving for awhile, we decided to stop and ask for directions, and we saw a small group of men and women wearing matching shirts and thought they would be a good group to ask. One of the men came over to the car, showed me where we were on the map, and gave us good directions. We thanked him and drove on. Local elections are taking place in Mexico on July 5, so there are political posters everywhere. A few blocks after we received directions, we saw a poster for the man we had just spoken to! He is running with the conservative "PAN" party, so Sergio made a joke about that, and I took a picture of his poster. Below that are pictures of the beautiful lunch we ate on the plaza, across from the Palacio Cortes; the gazebo designed by Gustave Eiffel, and Sergio at the Museo Robert Brady.

Puerto Escondido pictures!

Here are some pictures from Puerto Escondido! I have posted pictures of some of the fabulous food we have been eating, and of the view from the hotel restaurant palapa, and of the beach.

This morning, Sergio and I slept until 9 (after waking up at 4:30 for two days in a row, that felt like sleeping in late!), went for a run on the beach, had a beautiful and leisurely breakfast, and then went to the market (there's a picture of a parrot and of Sergio at the market, where he bought a shopping bag). After that, he went to the beach and I went to the laundromat to wash our clothes (how wifely of me!). Pictured are Julia and Laura, who helped me with my laundry and chatted with me while I was waiting. Now I'm back at the hotel, and I am going to finish uploading my pictures and then go swimming! Our hotel has two pools, and one is partially shaded, so that's where I will be.