1. None of my typical day is spent strapped down in a small metal container alternating between abject boredom and fear for my life. 2. At least some of my day is spent zooming on my bike with the wind in my hair noticing the sights, sounds and scents of the world around me. Or [...]
I’m back in North Carolina, after a year and a half in Mexico. Why? It was just time, for reasons that are a little too personal to post here. It was an amazing experience living down there. I plan to visit Tulum before too long. But for now, I’m here in the American South, settling [...]
If you’re anywhere near Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico, and need to buy a bicycle, or stuff for your bike, or have one repaired, here’s the best little bike shop in Mexico: Depor-Luiyis in Plaza Crystal. The proprietor is Olga Guzman Martinez. I totally depend on a bicycle here, and have had several comical and bizarre experiences [...]
A street in Coatepec with Pico de Orizaba (also known as Citlaltépetl) a dormant volcano, and the highest mountain in Mexico at 18,491 ft (5,636 m) A street in Coatepec with the extinct volcano Cofre de Perote or Nauhcampatépetl – 14,049 ft (4,282 m) If I could, I would take thousands of photos of people [...]
Yesterday I rode my bike out the beach road in the heat of the day. My system during the summer is to either go early in the morning, or late in the afternoon, so that either way I only have one long ride in the 95 degree F heat. The beach road – apparently its [...]
My bike looked so good parked in front of the cafe this morning that I had to take its picture. My well-loved and well-used bike.
I promised I’d post a photo of my bike once I got it proudly painted in my choice of Caribbean-influenced colors, so here it is. Back in North Carolina, I had been taking a daily walk outdoors of about 1/2 hour. It was actually very important to me, and it was only very rarely that [...]