Hout Doug

i. am. exhausted. Rather, we. are. exhausted. Jake and I spent the last day? Day and a half? Traveling from Zipolite to Tepotzlan. We caught a collectivo out of Zipolite after saying our goodbyes to the many folks there who have been so good to us for the past week. Via collectivo, we arrived in Pochutla about forty minutes later, sweating furiously with our packs under a relentless sun. After snacks and booking our tickets to DF, or Mexico City, we caught our bus for a thirteen-hour-long journey back to the heart of the country. We left at 7pm and arrived in DF at 8AM the next day, after very little sleep and not much to eat. From DF, this morning, we caught another bus to Tepotzlan, which lies 80km from Mexico City, about two hours' drive. Dazed but relieved to be in the beautiful mountain town of Tepotzlan, we found a gorgeous (and somewhat more expensive) room at a hotel just two blocks from the zócalo. Tepotzlan is built on hills that would put San Francisco to shame, but the cathedral in the center of town is beautiful, and we´re excited to explore more beyond the markets and street vendors that line the cobblestone roads. Tomorrow we're making the trek up to the pyramid, for which Tepotzlan is famous, and we'll do our best to cram in as much sightseeing as we possibly can in our last two days. We're sad to leave, and somewhat astounded that the trip is ending already, but we've had a fantastic time and there are many more stories to relay once we arrive back stateside. Love to you all, and buena honda!

-Suz

So Zipolite was pretty awesome (to use local surfing vernacular) It was good for me to just relax, slow my pace and not worry about where my bag/wallet/passport/camera/travel companion was at all times. I spent an inordinate amount of time with my back against a hammock and my nose in a book. There is something about the beach that just begs for a stack of libros and a mojito. While leaving new friends was difficult, I was ready to move on. Evidently Quetzalqotal (i know its spelled incorrectly but dont have the energy to look it up) was born right here in tepotzlan. Im pretty psyched about trekking up to the pyramid tomorrow. To give an idea of what this town looks like, imagine the red rocks of sedona arizona covered in green. The state we are in, Morelos, is known as the state of Mexican spring (its a climate reference my intuition tells me!) Our hotel really is not expensive at all, but nor is it a fifteen dollar treehouse on the beach.
As far as last nite´s bus ride goes, Im thinking that mini sized suzy fits into the sleeper bus better than I do. It was a step up from a red eye in coach, but not much. Suffice to say i did not sleep too deeply. Seemingly unrelated but very pertinent, I have developed an intense hatred of both robin williams and the movie the producers, after having to suffer through both at top volume in the middle of the night while attempting to sleep. Earplugs. Need em!
But so anyways, soforth, so on, etc, We are quite pleased to be checkin things out round these parts and despite our drooping eyes and not so bushy tails we will be making the rounds and seeing all that ´tzlan has to offer.

hasta

jake

PS, this place is famous for UFO sightings..... FAR OUT DUUUDE! :)