We arrived yesterday from Puerto Escondido, where we got up super early to catch the quick minibus over the mountains. At 6 hours for $13, rather than 10 hours for $22, we thought we had snagged ourselves a bargain...
Worst. Bus ride. Ever.
3 to 4 hours of those zig-zag mountain roads with no seatbelts to restrain your movements, a driver with some sort of crazy delay+reverb effect on his CB radio, and a passenger next to me with a round pot which we later discovered had been oozing some kind of meaty goo onto the floor, attracting cockroaches - delightful!
Anyway, we arrived in one piece, if a little exhausted, and lucked into a private room at the rather splendid Hostel Pochon in the north west of the city, run by the charming Geraldine and Ilan. We were especially delighted to discover a properly equipped kitchen, with chopping boards, knives, multiple types of pan... everything!
A quick tour of our immediate area netted us some olive oil, courgettes and a pain de campagne. After the basic charms of the last week´s beaches, this represents seriously cosmopolitan living!
Today we enjoyed a lengthy stroll around the city, finding some great street art and a couple of awesome markets on the way round.
Debs has become completely obsessed with piñatas.
Tonight we are going to sample some mezcal - the local tipple - but not too much, cos we have to get up pretty early to move on to Mexico City.We´re feeling like proper travellers now, skipping from city to city, fearlessly turning up at hostels without a room reservation, and economising like mad on meals (so we can spend it on drink). Give us another few months and we´ll be like Stanley and Livingston. Perhaps.
Hasta Luego!
Ben
