Patzcuaro and Isla Janitzeo
Visiting Patzcuaro felt a little bit like camping at a farm! The place we chose to stay had a wide variety of farm animals roaming free on the large property. […]
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Cuitzeo and San Juan del Lago- One mans vision!
Cuitzeo is a small village that we likely would have overlooked. San Juan del Lago is even smaller. These two cute little places could have been missed, and in fact […]
Tula-
When we finally left San Juan Teotihuacan, we didn’t go far. Just a short drive away is the archeological site of Tula in the town of Tula de Allende. It […]
Teotihuacan- pyramids from our past
Teotihuacan is one of those places that we visited briefly when we passed through in 2001. Coming back this time meant spending more time in the community and at the […]
The amazing blue waters of Grutas Tolantango
Some of the places we visit have been suggested by other travelers or by folks along the route. But the stop at Tolantango made our list several years ago. […]
Xilitla and the concrete vision of Edward James
Xilitla is the town that is located nearest an unusual concrete wonderland in the rainforest of Mexico in the state of San Luis Potosi. The actual sculpture garden is located just […]
Media Luna-
Near the town of Rio Verde in the desert of San Luis Potosi, Mexico there is a strange phenomenon. As you drive towards it you can feel the desert […]
In the cool mountains of Mexico
After a great time exploring the abandoned mining area and the wonderful pueblo of Mineral de Pozos we were ready for a change. We left the high desert and headed up into the […]
Mineral de Pozos, MX
Sometimes when we are on the road, we just have to trust our hunches. Trusting hunches can work out well, or it can be all wrong. Mineral de Pozos or […]
Guanajuato activities and goodbye!
Guanajuato was a great city for us to spend four weeks in. When we promised ourselves that we would be back, we had no idea that we would enjoy […]
Visiting a vet in Mexico
While we were staying in Guanajuato with The Slow Dutchman, everyone began noticing that Seri was more lethargic than normal. We attributed it to challenges with the city walking schedule- […]
Guanajuato, still!
We have been in Guanajuato for quite some time now. So long that we are familiar with schedules in the neighborhood and we notice when changes happen. There have been […]
Guanajuato- continued
While we are hanging out with our friends The Slow Dutchman , we will spend some time exploring the city of Guanajuato. The four of us (and three dogs) rented a house for several […]
Guanajuato; we said we would be back someday.
Mike and I travelled the length of Mexico in 2001. We drove from Bahia de Kino to the far tip of the Yucatan and even visited Belize. One of our […]
We stumbled upon a music festival!
Somewhere outside of Durango, Mexico we crossed another geographic milestone. This is a first for the new camper rig. Driving into Zacatecas we knew that we were in for […]
La Ferriera- the first pyramid of the trip
As we left Durango we felt the burgeoning city melt away. We were headed about 7 kilometers away to an archeological dig site known as La Ferriera. This is located next […]
Through the Sierra Madres to Durango, Mexico on the “new” Devils Spine.
We left our cozy beach spot near Mazatlan and headed for the Sierra Madres along the cuota road. We looked at the libre road, and read the reviews about Espinazo […]
A different look at Mazatlan (electrifying)
Mazatlan is probably viewed by most people as a resort town, a tourist destination and a cruise ship stopover. But we managed to experience Mazatlan very differently. We arrived on […]
The journey begins, again.
The journey has begun with a stop at a familiar location. We lived in Bahia de Kino (Kino Bay) Mexico for a few years, so we love returning to say […]
Parting words…. the back of the camper!
The fact that you are reading this post means that you probably know the name of our blog. “It’s not a slow car, it’s a fast house” has been our […]
