Late morning we left the hotel and went the nice flat 20km to Lazaro Cardenas. We met up with Dave and Uschi whose new plans were to bus to Oaxaca in order to escape the heat and unfriendly atmosphere. We decided to join in on the busing at least as far as Acapulco. Because of the heat, our riding days have been cut in half so we are not making good progress and are wandering off schedule. Mexico is also quite large so we really don't mind skipping a bit of it. Before leaving the city we biked over to walmart to pick up a few things (unfortunately forgetting a new watch), went for some mcdonalds, bummed around town til there was nothing left to do but sit and wait for our 1:30am bus. The ride was wonderful, with only a few stops we got a pretty decent sleep sitting behind the driver. For some reason it wasn't that cold either, usually they keep the air on all night but we were spared this time around.
Arriving in Acapulco around 8 we put our bike back together, said goodbye to Dave and Uschi and started out into the big city. The city was quite the experience as it has many unique areas. First we rode through the absolutely insane downtown. Vehicles and people everywhere! I was really hoping the whole city wasn't like this. Just bonkers. Then we came to the beach and things calmed down enough that we could read signs and generally able to hear ourselves think. We found a restaurant with wifi and ate breakfast. Prices were very good. Once the heat of the day struck, it was as if we lost the will to move and so found a spot to sit til it was time to eat again.
After our early dinner, of which I tried a fish soup which I will never order again, we looked up the correct directions to Diego Rivera's mosaic murals. It really wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for the bones..and the skin..and really the fact they just cut the fish in half and threw it in..
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| ..fish..soup..mmm? |
Deigo spent his final years of battling cancer in Dolores Olmedo's house piecing his 5 murals together which are placed on the outside walls and ceiling. The house is located atop a cliff overlooking the ocean and of course we had to bike all the way up the side of the cliff to get to it. I guess it was worth it.
In the pictures you can realy see the steep grade of the road, just brutal.
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| View of the house and the mosaic at the top |
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| The house Rivera stayed at, unfortunately not allowed inside |
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| The view of an old abandoned house overlooking the city |
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