The beach at Sian Ka’an Yesterday I took a long bike ride out to the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, just south of Tulum, and spent some time on the beach. Sian Ka’an has been a Mexican national park since 1986 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, and has an area of 5,280 square [...]
I’m back in Tulum (Quintana Roo, Mexico). I flew out of Puerta de Veracruz on Saturday and rolled up here Saturday night. It’s a strange feeling, being back here where I spent my last two winters (and more). A lot of things have changed, because this town, this whole coast, is developing at a breakneck [...]
Last Saturday, November 21, I was getting ready to go the airport and leave Coatepec, my home of the past four months. It was an intense time in an amazing place, and I had no idea when I would see it again. As far as towns go, Coatepec is about my favorite ever. It’s a [...]
Jalcomulco is a little town right on the Rio Antigua in Veracruz, surrounded by mountains. On November 15, I was blessed to have a whole-day adventure in Jalcomulco, Veracruz with my two friends, my “Mexican nephews”, Noe and Salvador. They were my guides on a long hike up a tributary of the river to where [...]
On November 14, I spent a long amazing day in the mountains west of Xico, Veracruz, just hiking, enjoying a rare full day of bright sunshine, and feasting my eyes on the beauty of the views. I went by myself this time, and it was wonderful to be alone in such tranquil and visually gorgeous [...]
Last week on November 2, Dia de los Muertos in Mexico, I followed the throngs who were streaming down the street. In Coatepec’s large, old cemetery, hundreds of people were gathering around the gravestones and tombs of their ancestors, whole families bearing flowers and decorations and food to spruce things up. It was a bright, [...]
My friend Noe, getting into the waterfall We saw FIVE huge waterfalls on this hike, each one deeper and higher in the mountain ravines A valley with a tiny farm.. a couple of buildings, a herd of goats, some cows and horses A mind-blowing, wonderful day. I’m still in its spell! This morning I went [...]