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Oaxaca Village Trip

Monday, November 27th, 2006

It looks like I made the right decision to go to Oaxaca last weekend and miss the surfing competition here because things have gotten more out of hand this weekend in that lovely colonial city.  From what I just read, the protesters escalated the situation by lighting buildings on fire and attempting to surround the police.  It seems very silly to me because they only further alienate themselves (and their many causes) from the Oaxacan locals and they are well outnumbered by the federal police (supposedly a small subset of 4000 protesters participated and there are about 4000 police officers if I remember correctly).  That’s a few dozen or hundred people against 4000 well-armed police… good luck.  A new president takes over December 1st and he will probably need to make a difficult decision on how to end this problem before it snowballs into something ugly.

Last Sunday I went on a tour of Oaxacan villages…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Just want to extend the greeting to my American friends and relatives.  This is the first time I have been out of the country over my favorite holiday.  Tomorrow will be a fairly normal day here in paradise with Spanish classes, maybe some swimming in the ocean and an excursion to a lagoon to see turtles, igunanas and crocodiles.  “Maybe” for the swimming because today was the first time I have ever tried surfing and I am sore where my ribs lie on the board.  I always knew surfing was very difficult and my respect has only increased exponentially now that I have tried.  I will go out again on Friday.  Apparently, this soreness is normal and will go away after you do it a few times.  In the meantime, ouch!  We went to “the point” where the waves are small and fairly consistent whereas the waves below my place at Playa Zicatela are very powerful and not to be played with,  Today was a perfectly clear and dry day and the views of the mountains while sitting on the surfboard were superb.  Pelicans flew very close.  Unfortunately, I was gasping half the time from sheer exhaustion as well as worrying about incoming waves and the umpteen things you have to remember while out there in order to enjoy them as much as I would normally.  I think I would prefer to be out there comfortably in a kayak taking in those sites, but when in Rome…

Teargas Hurts!

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
I was going to tell you about my Oaxaca adventures on Sunday in this post, but I have decided to tell you about today (Monday) instead.  Right now I am in my nice room and I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tagger Central

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Saturday turned out to be a much better day than Friday with its very ugly ride.  I walked a few blocks to the old part of town seeing all of the graffiti that the protesters have ... [Continue reading this entry]

I’d Call This Highway to Hell if the Destination Was Not So Nice

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
So I woke up Friday morning around 6:00 AM near sunrise like just about every other morning in Puerto.  My head hurt from all of the Spanish stuffed in there and I did not feel 100% ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hurricane and Earthquake

Thursday, November 16th, 2006
I am specifically attempting to avoid hurricanes, cyclones and snowstorms on this trip.  Unfortunately, the latest recorded Eastern Pacific Hurricane has formed off the Southwestern Mexico coast.  I knew something was up two days ago when I woke up to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Puerto Escondido – Week I

Monday, November 13th, 2006
First, my bag was found and delivered to my apartment the day after it went missing - a huge relief.  I will rethink my carry-on packing to come up with a better plan.  At least I can take toiletries onboard ... [Continue reading this entry]

On the Eve 0f Leg II – Central and South America

Monday, November 6th, 2006
And North America (Mexico) as I have recently learned.  I still think of Mexico as part of Central America due to cultural, linguistic and historic reasons, but I guess it is part of North America due to geographical reasons.  Actually, ... [Continue reading this entry]