We shipped our Tenere from home to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in October and flew in after Christmas (too cold to ride in January – even for us!) to follow along the Gulf of Mexico coast to Progreso, Yucatan. We saw lots of interesting places and we invite you to take a look at where we have been!
Homeward Bound
May 14, 2018 10:42 AM Our house sit in Patzcuaro has come to an end and it is time to head for home. The next 5 entries in my daily journal are all gas station entries. I remember that we…
Templo de Santiago Apóstol
Special Attractions May 12, 2018 12:10 PM Location: Tupataro, Michoacán Notes: Bill wanted to see this town because there is an artist renowned for making statuary out of maize stalks and a paste made from some kind of orchid bulb.…
Cherán, a town apart
May 5, 2018 2:37 PM Name: Mural town Location: Cherán, Michoacán Notes: On our way home we took some pictures of the many murals in this town. This area is controversial because in 2011 the people of this town ran…
Woodcarving Town
May 5, 2018 1:00 PM Location: Sevina, Michoacán Notes:: Whereas the people of Picháran make furniture, the people in this town make ornaments to place on the furniture. We were especially enthralled with a set of very realistic oxen and…
Furniture Town
May 5, 2018 12:31 PM Location: San Francisco Pichátaro, Michoacán Notes: On our way to visit Pacharo, the guitar town, we drove through this town where everyone makes furniture. Through some of the open doors we could see into the…
Patzcuaro Dancers
Special Attractions May 4, 2018 3:23 PM Location: Pátzcuaro, Michoacán Notes: There is always something going on in the plaza in Patzcuaro. Today after we finished our first week of Spanish classes, we strolled through Plaza Grande and came upon…
Spanish School…again!
Apr 30, 2018 10:16 PM Name: CELEP Location: Patzcuaro, Michoacán Notes: $350. Us pp Today we starred our Spanish classes. Both of us get two different teachers during.our 4 hours of study. My teachers are Lupita, a 26 year old…
Picnic with friends
Apr 28, 2018 11:47 AM Name: Kauar Tikuri Hotsprings Location: Nuevo Urecho, Michoacan, Mexico Entrance Fee: 30 pp Notes: We went with Georgia and Fer to the hotsprings today. They were invited by their friend who is their dog groomer.…
Copper Town
Apr 23, 2018 11:48 AM Location: Santa Clara de Cobre, Michoacán Notes: While we are in the Patzcuaro area we plan to visit the small villages that are close by. Many of the villages in this area specialize in some…
Housesit Patzcuaro 2018
Apr 18, 2018 6:40 PM Name: Joe Kelleher Location: Patzcuaro, Michoacán Notes: We met Joe for dinner with our friends, Georgia and Fher then we went back to Georgia’s casita and packed the bike. We headed out following our gps…
Lorraine’s Early Birthday
Apr 17, 2018 3:04 PM Name: Restaurant Campestre Alemán Location: Below Georgia’s house, Arocutìn, Michoacán Notes: This is my favourite restaurant in Patzcuaro. It is run by Germans but their menu is a mix of German and Mexican fare. The…
Tula Ruinas
Apr 16, 2018 9:44 AM Location: Tula, Hidalgo Entrance Fee:: 55 Notes:: Pp These ruins are very different from the Mayan ruins we have been visiting- although there is a ball court here ad well. The game must have been…
Los Asufres Hotsprings
Apr 16, 2018 5:47 PM Name: Balneario Laguna Larga Location: Los Asufres, Michoacan Notes: As we traveled through Los Asufres we passed many steam generators that create electricity. Its amazing how many there are and how hot the groundwater is…
Olmec Heads
April 14 2:56 PM Name: Museo de Anthropologia Location: Xalapa, Veracruz Entrance Fee: 55pp Notes: This museum is ultra modern and houses some of the giant olmec heads as well as other artifacts from the preclassic to postclassic civilizations in…
Xalapa Accommodation
April 14 12:47 PM Name:: Hotel Citlalli Location: Xalapa, Veracruz Notes: Not a bad little room with two double beds and a window that can open! Room is clean, beds are hard but the pillows are fluffy. We ate at…
Hwy 185 mishap (not ours!)
April 14 10:09 AM Name: Hwy 185 Huatusco to Xalapa Location: Veracruz, Mexico Notes: The first half of the trip was amazing. Once we passed all the slow trucks we were able to enjoy the twisty turny roads and the…
Plaza Real Hotel
April 132:12 PMLocation: Coscomatepec de Bravo, Notes: This is a lovely colonial hotel close to the center of the town on top of a steep hill. We checked in and opted for a room with a double bed. Turned out the…
Toward Córdoba
April 13 8:05 AM Notes: We ate breakfast at our hotel and headed out onto the road before it got too hot. It was only an hour or two before it got hot once again. We traveled through farm land.…
Acuyacán Finally!
My Journey April 12 4:45 PM Name: Hotel Arcos del Parque Location: Acuyacan, Tabasco Notes: Another pick from IOverlander. Today we spent most of our time on hwy180 sometimes on the cuota and sometimes on the libre. The terrain changed…
Hotel San Jose
My Journey Rating: 3.0 April 11 4:16 PM Location: Catazajá, Chiapas Notes: Gotta love small town hotels. This one we got a double bed, no toilet seat but lots of water pressure in the shower and secure parking for the…
Balamkú Ruinas
Special Attractions Rating: 5.0 April 11 10:45 AM Location: Conhuas, Campeche Entrance Fee: 45pp Notes: These ruins were recommended to us by Dave and Speranza because it is one of the very few that allows you to go inside the…
Bees
Gulf coast trip Wednesday 10:23 AM Location: Hwy 186 toward Calakmul Notes: Yesterday we noticed wooden boxes suspended high in the trees all along the road to Calakmul. We stopped to take a look at one point and they appeared…
Xpujil Ruinas
S pecial Attractions Rating: 5.0 Wednesday 8:10 AM Name: Xpuhil ruinas Location: Xpuhil, Campeche Entrance Fee:: 55 Notes:: Each This site was at its peak between 700 – 850 AD. We were able to walk from our hotel first thing…
Calakmul Ruinas
Special Attractions Rating: 5.0 Tuesday 10:36 AM Location: Calakmul, Campeche Entrance Fee: 376 for two Notes: This ruin is located deep in the jungle about 1 hour 20 minutes from the highway. We really enjoyed the ride in because the…
Xpuhil – Gateway to Calakmul
Gulf coast trip Monday, April 9 4:22 PM Location: Xpujil, Campeche Notes: What a hot hot day! Although we didnt have to travel very far today we were both drenched with sweat by the time we arrived at our hotel.…
Camping Magic Bacalar
Gulf coast trip Rating: 5.0 Sunday, April 8 3:59 PM Location: Lago Bacalar, Quintana Roo Notes: I chose this campground because it was at the end of a dead end street and had its own water access. We opted to…
On the Road Again!
Gulf coast trip Sunday, April 8 8:40 AM House sit Merida Location: Merida, Yucatan Notes: We had everything more or less packed last night so all we had to do this morning was have some breakfast. We had bought some…
Cenote Sambulá
Special Attractions Rating: 4.0 April 5 2:05 PM Location: Motul, Yucatan Entrance Fee: 24 for 2 Notes: Interesting subterranean cenote. Im not sure how far along the tunnel you can swim but at least a few hundred meters. Well utilized…
Hacienda Sotuto de Peon
Special Attractions Rating: 5.0 April 2 9:26 AM Location: Sotuto de Peon, Yucatan Notes: Bill and I had been to this place in 2008 and really enjoyed the experience so we thought Jehn might enjoy it too. My how it…
Police Action
Gulf coast trip April 1 9:43 AM House sit Merida Location: North Merida, Yucatan Notes: We were sitting on the front patio drinking our coffee first thing this morning when a man passing by asked us if we had surveillance…
House sit Merida
Gulf coast trip March 30 3:03 PM Name: Brian & Laura Gray Location: North Merida, Yucatan Notes: We arrived just after noon to our next sit. Our homeowner, Brian, was here to greet us and give us keys, house instructions…
Sian Kaán Beach Club
Special Attractions Rating: 4.0 March 26 3:37 PM Location: Chelem, Yucatan Notes:Jehn wanted a beach day so we took her to our favourite little beach club in Chelem. We spent the whole afternoon, eating lunch, drinking beer and lounging on…
Talavera Airbnb
Gulf coast trip Rating: 5.0 March 23 5:29 pm Location: Merida Centro (Santiago) Notes: This place is even better than I thought it would be. We arrived in the after noon and the first thing we did was tear off…
The Pickled Onion
Gulf coast trip March 18 3:01 PM Notes: We stopped here because we were hot, tired and hungry and we were intrigued by the name of the place. There was also a hotel here that I’ll bet is popular with…
Grutas Xtacumbilxucaán
Special Attractions Rating: 4.0 March 18 1:31 pm Location: Hwy 261, Campeche Entrance Fee: 100 Notes: Unlike the last caves we were in, these ones were cool inside. The path through the cave was manmade and very solid. In places…
Edzná Ruins
Special Attractions Rating: 5.0 Sunday, March 18, 2018 10:38 AM Location: Campeche, Mexico Entrance Fee:: 60mx per person Notes: Edzna is an amazing site -so extensive! Apparently this is where a lot of Apocalypto was filmed and it is easy…
Yax-Ha Eco-Tourism Camp
Gulf Coast trip Sunday, March 18, 2018 9:27 AM Name:: Yax-Ha Eco tourism Park Location: Campeche, Mexico Notes: Owner: Heder Opened 1 1/2 years ago Bill had chosen a hotel in Uayamon while researching this trip online. The reviews all…
Kabah Ruins
Special Attractions Rating: 4.0 March 17, 2018 10:46 AM Name: Kabah Location: Yucatan, Mexico Entrance Fee:: 55 per person Notes: This site is right on the main road so there is no long walk to visit the ruins. They are…
River Tour Rio Lagartos
Gulf Coast trip Rating: 3.0 March 10 1:06 PM Location: Rio Largato, Yucatan Notes: We got up at our usual time around 7am and went out in search of coffee. Found it at the same restaurant we ate a snack…
Rio Lagarto, Friday
Gulf Coast trip March 9 5:51 Pm Location: Rio Lagarto, Yucatán Notes: We took off right after the almuerso to Rio Largato, a small fishing village that also caters to tourists by taking them out to see the flamingos and…
Sunday in Sisal & Celestún
Gulf Coast trip Sunday 2:11 PM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Sunday trip to Sisal & Celestún Location: Yucatan Notes: We had been told that Sisal was a nice quiet beach town with good swimming so we headed off on the bike…
Saturday at the Beach
Gulf Coast trip March 3 11:52 PM Rating: 3.0 Location: Siaan Kaan, Chelem Notes: We left Merida and went back to Chelem for the day so we could enjoy the cooler air and a swim in the gulf. This little…
Centro Merida en la Noche
Special Attractions March 2 8:18 PM Rating: 3 Name: Video mappimg Merida Location: Merida Entrance Fee:: 0 Notes:: We walked from our homestay all the way to the main zocalo in Merida to enjoy the night life. It is a…
Spanish Center Merida
Gulf Coast trip March 1 2:15 PM Location: Merida Notes: One way to get inexpensive accomodation and learn Spanish is to enrol in a Spanish school. Thursday is cooking day at our spanish school. We have been taking classes since…
Homestay Merida
Gulf Coast trip February 25 4:55 PM Location: Merida Notes: Our house mother, Leticia was not home when we arrived so Bill called her. She said she would be here shortly and she was. She greeted us and showed us…
Last Day Progreso House sit
Gulf Coast trip February 23 12:11 PM Location: Progreso, Yucatan Notes: Speranza and Dave return from their expedition to Calacmal tomorrow so this is our last full day of being responsible for their beautiful home. This has been a most…
Balamcanche Cuevas
Special Attractions February 19 10:12 AM Rating: 2.0 Location: Valladolid, Yucatan Entrance Fee: 400 Notes: At 9:30 in the morning we were the only visitors there. The gateman said to wait for 15 minutes for other people to arrive since…
Sunday Evening in the Zócalo
Gulf Coast trip February 18 7:22 PM Name: Sunday Evening in the Zocalo Location: Valladolid, Yucatan Notes: We ate dinner in the outdoor cafe on the main square while we listened to a live band play dance music. We even…
Cenote Zaci
Special Attractions February 18 12:34 PM Rating: 4.0 Name: Cenote Zaci Location: Valladolid, Yucatan Entrance Fee: 30mx Per person, free with restaurant meal but I don’t recommend eating at the restaurant. The food is mediocre and the service terrible. Notes:…
Casa de los Venados
Special Attractions February 18 10:41 AM Rating: 3.0 Name: Casa de los Venados Location: Valladolid Entrance Fee: 100 Notes: The people we are house sitting for in Progreso suggested that we take this tour and we are so glad we…
Weekend in Valladolid
Gulf Coast trip February 17 1:10 PM Rating: 4.0 Location: HACIENDA SANCHEZ, Valladolid Notes: We arrived very hungry so just put our stuff in our room, changed out of riding gear and went to the restaurant. There must be an…
Hacienda Sanchez Vintage Cars
Gulf Coast trip February 17, 2018 8:23 AM Location: Valladolid Notes: I was fascinated by the old car collection so decided to take a bunch of pictures Accomodation: Posada/Inn Meal: Breakfast Food: Hotcakes & bacon, huevos Valladolensa, coffee Cost: 155…
Ek Balam Ruins & Xcanche Cenote
Special Attractions February 17 2:56 PM Rating: 5.0 Location: Ek Balam, Yucatan Entrance Fee: 211 Per person (Cenote & peddletaxi 300 for 2 plus tips) Notes: Like so many of these ruins in the Yucatan only a small part of…
La Casa de los Lotos
Special Attraction February 13 2:32 PM Rating: 5.0 Name: La Casa de los Lotos Location: Baca, Yucatan Notes: It seems incongruous to find a Thai ”temple” in a pueblita (tiny village) in Mexico but here it is in Baca. Although…
Dzbilchaltun Mayan Ruins
Special Attractions February 12 10:52 AM Rating: 4.0 Location: Dzbilchaltun, Yucatan Entrance Fee: 304 (2 non Mexicans) Notes: A Mayan ruin that was first excavated in the 1950s by a team from National Geographic, this site’s main feature is a…
Progreso Carnaval
Special Attractions February 11 12:41 PM Rating: 3.0 Name: Progreso Carnaval Location: Progreso Notes: For 3 days now we have gone to the malecon to watch the parades. Today we stopped at a beach palapa for a light lunch of…
House Sit Progreso
Gulf Coast trip February 5 12:17 PM Rating: 3.0 Name: Progreso Housesit Location: Progreso, Yucatan Notes: We arrived at our house sit in Progreso and were welcomed by Dave who showed us around the house. Speranza also greeted us warmly…
Xcambo Mayan Ruins
Special Attractions February 3 10:29 PM Rating: 4.0 Name: Xcambo Mayan Ruins Location: Xcambo, Yucatan Notes: I’m healed enough to take short trips on the bike so today we made a foray to a place called Xcambo. This little ruin…
Surgery!
Special Events January 30 10:27 AM Name: Surgery! Location: CMA Progreso Notes: This a long post describing my experience of having an emergency appendectomy in Progreso, Yucatan. Everything went well and I am recovering quickly. Should resume normal activities by…
The Ultrasound
Gulf Coast trip January 25 1:35 PM Name: CMA Hospital Location: Progreso Notes: I got the results of my ultrasound which indicate a swollen appendix. (Cost 450mx) The ultrasound specialist told me that I should make an appointment with Dr…
CMA Hospital
Gulf Coast trip January 24 9:19 PM Location: Progreso, Yucatan Notes: So I didnt sleep well last night because of pains in my stomach. It continued all day and I think I might have even had a fever. I was…
Drinks & Botanas
Gulf Coast trip January 24 1:43 PM Location: Chelem Notes: For lunch today we rode into Chelem and stopped at a main street restaurant that had other people already there. Turns out most of them are expats. With our drinks…
Casa Rosa
Gulf Coast trip January 23 2:24 PM Name:: Casa Rosa B&B Location: Chelem Notes: Took this b&b studio room for 3 nights. ($42 per night on air bnb) The complex consists of 3 1 bedroom apartments and this smaller space.…
Last Breakfast in Campeche
Gulf Coast trip January 23 8:37 AM Name: Marganzo Restaurant Location: Campeche Notes: We walked all around the old city looking for breakfast and finally ended up at this one neared the gate to the gulf. The food and presentation…
Salad Day
Gulf Coast trip January 22 1:07 PM Location: Campeche, Campeche Notes: I Felt like having a salad for lunch so we found an eatery with tables outdoors basically in the same area as yesterday. Later we stopped in the same…
Baluarte Botanical Garden
Special Attractions January 22 10:57 AM Rating: 4.0 Name: Baluarte Botanical Garden Entrance Fee:: 60 Notes:: Developed inside one of the corner bastions of the walled city, this little botanical garden is an oasis on a hot day. Unfortunately many…
Centro Cultural Casa #6
Special Attractions January 22 10:11 AM Rating: 4.0 Name: Centro Cultural Casa #6 Location: Campeche Entrance Fee:: 40 Notes:: The city has renovated and furnished this house to display what a wealthy Spanish family would have in their house in…
Norma Ruelas Taqueria
Gulf Coast trip Monday, January 22 8:38 AM Name:: Norma Ruelas Taqueria Location: Campeche Notes: There were no other tourists in this busy little restaurant. The menu said they would do eggs but we were the only ones eating them.…
Night time in Campeche
Gulf Coast trip Sunday 10:08 PM Location: Campeche, Mexico Notes: At our hotel pool we met another couple from Canada- from Markdale, Ontario actually. They have a small farm there and were originally from Czechoslovakia. They have rented a car…
On to campeche
Gulf Coast trip Sunday 1:51 PM Name:: Campeche Lunch Location: Campeche, Campeche Notes: We left Freedom Shores at about 10am and headed for Campeche only a couple of hours away. I had picked out 3 different hotels to try when…
Dolphin Viewing Tour
Special Attractions January 20 10:00 AM Rating: 5.0 Name: Dolphin Viewing Boat Tour Location: Isla Aguado, Campeche Entrance Fee:: 250 Notes:: The trip costs 1000 pesos so depending on how many people go the price per person varies. In our…
First Camping in Mexico
Gulf Coast trip January 19 2:48 PM Rating: 5.0 Name:: Freedom Shores Resort Location: Isla Aguada Notes: There aren’t many places to camp in Mexico but looking on iOverlander I saw this one. It is a nice, shady beachfront rv…
On the Road
Gulf Coast trip January 19 11:08 AM Name:: Hwy #180 Location: Tabasco to Campeche, Mexico Notes: It was time to leave the cuota highways behind so we headed straight north to the coast on a secondary road that took us…
Hotel Ruis Restaurant
Gulf Coast trip January 19 8:30 AM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Hotel Ruis Restaurant Location: Cardenas, Mexico Notes: So we sit here this morning after a night of loud electronic music until 2 am listening to the classics from 1767. The…
Cardenas at Night
Gulf Coast trip Thursday 7:41 PM Name:: Cardenas at Night Location: Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico Notes: Every store has music blaring from huge speakers and hundreds of people are walking or standing on the street making it seem like a party…
After the Rain, a Skating Party!
Gulf Coast trip Thursday 3:34 PM Name:: After the Rain Location: Hotel Ruis Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico Notes: We rode in the pouring rain for about an hour as we headed toward Cardenas on the quota highway. It was expensive on…
Ultimo Desayuno at Baluarte
Gulf Coast trip Thursday 8:43 AM Name: Hotel Baluarte Location: Veracruz, Veracruz Notes: Our waiter has seen us for breakfast and dinner and now he is our best friend. Excellent service! Very good pancakes and fresh orange juice Accomodation: None…
Hotel Dinner
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 7:52 PM Name: Hotel Baluarte Location: Veracruz, Veracruz Notes: The hotel restaurant was not expensive so we ate a light supper there before heading up to our room. There is a glass elevator on the…
Late Lunch Veracruz
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 3:48 PM Name: Palapa Perea Location: Veracruz, Veracruz Notes: Our guide, Hubert, suggested this restaurant for good seafood. It wasn’t bad but not as good as the fish and pulpo we had a couple of days…
Special Attractions: San Juan Ulua
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 1:10 PM Name: San Juan Ulua Location: Veracruz Notes:: This fortress located right in the middle of a modern, bustling was originally built in the 1500’s as protection from pirates who might try to raid the…
Special Attractions: House of Cortes
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 11:47 AM Rating: 3.0 Name: House of Cortez Location: La Antigua, Veracruz Notes:: Although this building has always been referred to as the House of Cortes, it was never.a house and Cortes was long gone by…
Special Attractions: Chapel
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 11:36 AM Name: Chapel of the Rosary. Capilla de Rosario Location: La Antigua, Veracruz Tour Fee: 105. MX for 2 including guide and transportation. Notes:: The chapel built 1523 is considered to be the very first…
Day 2 Veracruz
Gulf Coast trip Wednesday 8:06 AM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Day 2 Veracruz Location: Veracruz, Veracruz Notes: We started with breakfast at our hotel. Because the weather was cool and windy we decided to book a tour instead of continuing our…
Simple Dinner
Gulf Coast trip Tuesday 7:21 PM Rating: 3.0 Name: Pollo Feliz Location: Veracruz Notes: I had a hankering for chicken again so we ate at a fast food chicken place. It was a whole lot better than lunch! Accomodation: None…
Hotel Baluarte
Gulf Coast trip Tuesday 12:26 PM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Hotel Baluarte Location: Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico Notes: This is a very nice Mexican high end hotel very close to the historic centre of the city. We walked along the malecon then…
Breakfast on the Beach
Gulf Coast trip Tuesday 8:16 AM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Restaurant El Acuario Location: Chachalacas, Veracruz, Mexico Notes: Last night We asked the lady at this cabana what time they opened for breakfast. She told us 8am. So we showed up…
Beachfront Sojourn
Gulf Coast trip Monday 4:39 PM Rating: 3.0 Name:Monte Verde Hotel Location: Chachalacas, Veracruz Notes: Another long day on the road. We decided we were going to find a warm place to stay for a day or two since we…
Juice Break
Gulf Coast trip Monday 1:14 PM Name: Orange Stand Location: Hwy 180 toward Veracruz Notes: After hours of travelling on potholed roads through countless orange groves,Bill stopped at this roadside orange stand to have a fresh orange juice. We both.chose…
Breakfast Mexican Style
Gulf Coast trip Monday 8:29 AM Name: Comedor locale Location: Cerro Azul Notes: We headed out to the main square to find some breakfast. The first restaurant was not open yet. The man said it would be 15 minutes before…
Hotel San Miguel
Gulf Coast trip Sunday 4:49 PM Name:: Hotel San Miguel Location: Cerro Azul, Vera cruz, Mexico Notes: It was a long day of riding- not so much distance but road condition. The first half of the day took us through…
Pollo Asado “Eddy”
Gulf Coast trip Sunday 2:51 PM Name:: Pollo Asado Eddy Location: Canoas, Mexico Notes: Delicious bbq chicken at this small roadside comedor. It was served with pico de gallo and tortillas and a little bit of avocado. Eddy sat down…
Onward to Veracruz
Gulf Coast trip Sunday 8:22 AM Rating: 3.0 Name: Hotel Maria Yolanda Location: Soto de Marina Notes: It was not the most restful night. Bill has a relentless cough as he cycles through his very bad cold. The streets were…
Taqueria Snack
Gulf Coast Trip January 13 7:10 PM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Taqueria Location: Soto de Marina Notes: Just needed a small bite to eat so we found this little taqueria run by two young women. Delicious beef tacos! Then we walked…
Hotel Maria Yolanda
Gulf Coast trip Saturday 1:57 PM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Hotel Maria Yolanda Location: Soto de Maria, Mexico Notes: There is not a lot of choice in this dilapidated little pueblo. We saw several closed hotels, a couple without secure parking…
Crossing into Mexico
Gulf Coast Trip Saturday 9:39 AM Name:: Border Location: Brownsville to Matamoros, Mexico Notes: There has been a lot of articles published recently about the travel restrictions the US government has put out for Mexico. The worst state is Tamaulipas-…
Inn for the Night
Gulf Coast trip Friday 4:07 PM Name: Super 8 Motel Location: Harlingen, Texas Notes: We started out this morning with bright sunshine but a temperature of only 2C! A stiff wind out of the west was blowing too so the…
Lunch & Warm-up
Gulf Coast trip Friday 1:10 PM Name:: Los Altos de Jalisco Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Notes: Our first Mexican food of the trip. The place was hoppin’ when we arrived but the food came fast and hot. I enjoyed it.…
Small Town Breakfast
Gulf Coast Trip Friday 8:30 AM Name: Freddy’s Location: Wharton, Texas Notes: Although a good local breakfast it was not cheap! There was no menu but the owner listed all he had for breakfast and we made our choices. We…
Long Day’s End
My Journey Thursday 5:07 PM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Wakefield Inn Location: Wharton, Texas Notes: Bill had found a hotel on the internet whose rooms were a series of teepees so that was our destination for today. The day started off…
Bourbon Street Cafe
My Journey Thursday 12:30 PM Rating: 3.0 Name:: Bourbon Street Cafe Location: Jennings, Louisiana Notes: The theme of this cafe was Mardi Gras. They had a beautiful Mardi Gras tree! Accomodation: None Cost: 18.11 Currency: US Meal: Lunch Food: Shrimp…
Leaving Town
Gulf Coast trip Thursday, January 11, 2018 8:46 AM Name: Traveler’s Rest Location: Bogalusa, Louisiana Meal: Breakfast Food: coffee, oatmeal made in room Cost: none Weather: Cloudy Temperature: 17C Entry located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@30.7585472,-89.8455684,100m/data=!3m1!1e3 Shared via Journal 24×7
A Room at Last!
Trip: Gulf coast trip Wednesday 5:26 PM Name: Traveler’s Rest Location: Bogalusa Louisiana Notes: We passed through Alabama where the land is very low in spots with lots of swamps, lagoons and rivers. In the low lying areas everything is…
Lunch in Mobile
Gulf Coast Trip Wednesday 1:22 PM Name: Rock & Roll Sushi Location: Mobile , Alabama Notes: As we entered Alabama the topography changed. We moved away from the coast; the white dunes, pines, and live oaks gave way to more…
Goodbye to Good Friend
Wednesday 9:22 AM Name: Scott’s Place, Location: Panama City Beach Notes: Although Scott would’ve been happy if we had stayed a few days longer, we wanted to travel while the weather was mild. Today and tomorrow were forecast to be…
Dusty’s Oysters
Tuesday 6:12 PM Rating: 4.0 Name: Dusty’s Oysters Location: Panama City Beach Notes: We met some friends of Scotts and we all went out for oysters at this restaurant. The entire interior of the place is hung with American dollar…
Lunch at Five Guys
Tuesday 12:48 PM Rating: 4.0 Name: Five Guys Burgers Location: Panama City beach Notes: Scott recommended the burgers at this place and they were good. Accomodation: None Meal: Lunch Cost: 19.80 Entry located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2178951,-85.8785259,100m/data=!3m1!1e3 Shared via Journal 24×7
Visiting Friends
Monday 4:29 PM Trip: Gulf Coast Trip Location: Panama City Beach Notes: we havent seen our friend Scott for years and years but when Bill emailed that we would be in the area he invited us to visit. We are…
A Well needed Breakfast
Monday 9:13 AM Trip: Gulf Coast Trip Location: Breakfast Station, Chassahowitzka River Notes: After a cool night of camping we decided on a hot breakfast. It took about 1 1/2 hours to make and drink a coffee and dismantle our…
First Night Camping
My Journey Sunday 4:10 PM Rating: 5.0 Trip: Chassahowitzka River Campground Location: Chassahowitzka River Notes: Nice campground on the river. Although the temperature is quite cool and breezy we decided to camp tonight. We found this campground on Wikicamps. It…
Lake Wales Lunch
My Journey Sunday 12:40 PM Rating: 4.0 Trip: Lake Wales Family Restaurant Location: Lake Wales Notes: At lunchtime we stopped at this family restaurant that was packed with people. I think everybody goes out for lunch after church. Bill went…
Leaving West Palm Beach
My Journey Sunday 9:40 AM Trip: Heading for Mexico Location: West Palm Beach Notes: Leaving our friends who have so graciously put up with us Accomodation: Other Meal: None Entry located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@26.7130584,-80.1310110,100m/data=!3m1!1e3 Shared via Journal 24×7
Island Jacks
My Journey Friday 8:05 PM Rating: 3.0 Trip: Island Jacks Location: West Palm Beach Notes: Ross and Jean took us to a local restaurant for dinner. It was very crowded with people playing bingo and card games. The food was…
Copas – West Palm Beach
My Journey Friday 1:07 PM Rating: 3.0 Trip: Jean & Ross Copas Notes: Arrived safe and sound at our friends. They greeted us with lunch and a place to stay for the night. Accomodation: Other Meal: Lunch Entry located at:…
Palletized
My Journey Friday 10:16 AM Rating: 3.0 Trip: Palletized Warehouse Location: Miami Notes: Bill got right into his Spanish speaking with the lovely young lady at the warehouse. It is a new business run by Venezualen couple. Getting the bike…
IHOP Breakfast
My Journey Friday 8:27 AM Rating: 3.0 Trip: IHOP breakfast Accomodation: None Meal: Breakfast Other: Eggs bacon hash browns coffee x2 (55+) Cost: 20.83 Currency: US Entry located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8082149,-80.2794912,100m/data=!3m1!1e3 Shared via Journal 24×7
Days Inn, Miami
My Journey Thursday 10:02 PM Rating: 2.0 Trip: Days Inn, Location: Miami, Florida Notes: Well not the Ritz but a place to crash for the night . Unfortunately it smells moldy in our room. I’d ask for a different one…
In the Air!
My Journey Thursday 5:25 PM Rating: 4.0 Trip: Finally in the Air! Location: Over Toronto Notes: It’s a very clear evening and the city looks like a beautiful jewel down below us. Accomodation: None Meal: Dinner Other: Pizza Currency: CAD…
Pearson International Marathon Wait
My Journey Thursday 11:57 AM Rating: 3.0 Trip: Gulf Coast 2018 Location: Toronto, Pearson Intl. Ontario Notes: The shuttle from Belleville to the airport left at 7:30am but our flight is at 4:55pm so here we sit at the airport.…
