DAY 13

Today we set a new record, 4 1/2 hours to go 100 miles.  When you see the trafic jam on the brigde it is because some guy had the bridge blocked at the other end to hold a protest.  We put the time to good use though, we looked over the edge of the bridge and saw ladies doing their laundry in the middle of the river.  The smell of smoke is very common since people put their trash by the road and then burn it to get rid of it. 

There is a picture of the front of the Hotel we stayed at last night and if you look real close you can see me and my bike in the courtyard.  The picture of the shrine is one of thousands along the highway, some even more elaborate than the one in the picture and some very small - they put these up where someone lost their life in a traffic accident.  I am surprised that their aren't many more; the way they drive here.

The scenery is varied - mountains, endless beaches and marshes.  The little 3 wheeled Taxis are everywhere here in Southern Mexico.  We are staying in Puerto Escondido even though we drove past it by over 20 miles before we realized that we probably couldn't get to a town with a hotel before dark so we turned around. 

Thanks for riding along.