This is the adventure of a guy named Ryan who is pedaling his bike from La Esperanza Honduras to Boulder Colorado. Help support the ride by sending 10 monthly installments of positive vibes, keep this Duzer going! Check my progress on the interactive maps, click on the links below. !!New!!! Buy the official super cool T-Shirt and support my kids in Honduras. Click on the T-shirt link below to see the design and order your very own Duzer shirt.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

City Camping


Big City Camping
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

We are In Zacatecas at 2500mts above sea level(that's higher than Boulder) camping on top of our hotel. I asked the manager for the cheapest room and this is what he gave us. We have the best view in the whole city, all for the equivalent of 4 cans of beans and night.

Big Sky


Big Sky
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

The Churches in Zacatecas look very impressive behind a backdrop of a piercing blue sky and puffy clouds.

Cowboys R Us


Cowboy Country
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

The difference with the north is this, cowboy hats, boots, ranches and deserts. The beans remain the same though.

Desert Country


Desert Country
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

It's hot during the day and cold at night. The landscape is very striking out here, no more palms, only giant cactus and red dirt. It's also fun to race the small lizards as they run beside us.

I found more Kids


I found more Kids
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

Are these the same kids from La Esperanza? No! Jeff and I found a nice group of curious kids who claim to have never met Gringos before. We pulled off the highway looking for a place to camp and the town authorities of "La Punta" let us sleep on the floor of the youth center. Very friendly people. This is the great part of riding bikes, we get to stop in small towns in the middle of nowhere where no Gringo has gone before.

Broken down in Aguas Calientes


Broken down in Aguas Calientes
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

Jeff broke a spoke, got his wheels trued and they fixed my gears and took links out of my chain. All for 3 Bucks!! Or the equivalent of three cans of La Sierra Beans(Bayos por favor).
This was the friendliest big city we have gone through, everyone stopped to talk with us.

The Clouds are Closer


The Clouds are Closer now
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

We have been climbing in altitude which means that the sky is closer. We like the clouds, they make for fun daydreaming as we ride. "Hey Jeff, look! It's a monkey eating a banana!

University of Guanajuato


The University in Guanajuato
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

There may not be a kickass futball team here but I would love to attend this university.

Tunnel Vision


Tunnel Vision
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

The subterrainian(sp?) tunnels in Guanajuato are great for night time wandering.

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Guanajua-TO!!


Guanajua-TO!!
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

This is my favorite city in Mexico by far. It is very Spanish looking with cozy cobblestone alleyways, flowers draping over balconies and beautiful churches and theaters. It is also a student city which means that there is lots of rowdy night life, yeehaa!

There are no cats in Guanajuato...


There are no cats in Guanajuato...
Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

..and the streets are are paved with stone. All the streets are cobblestone, fun for walking but not fun for pulling a trailer behind a bike. There are also pizza places everywhere, I think that it may actually be easier to find pizzas than tacos here. Am I in Mexico?

Mummies and Me

Mummies and Me Originally uploaded by duzercruzer.

The mummy museum is very famous and very gross. I went in with a headache and came out with a worse headache and ready to puke. I shouldn't have gone, I used up all my lunch money on the ticket and ate bread for dinner, oh well. The story behind the mummies is this, there was no longer room in the cementaries and they started pulling bodies out, then they found out that for some reason the bodies had been mummified and now Guanajuato has a nice little tourist trap to gross out everyone.

Over the Hills and Through the Mountans

Life is good up here at the same altitude as Boulder. Jeff and I turned inland from the coast last week and have been powering up and down hills into the heart of Mexico. The beaches are beautiful and fun but I must admit that I like the interior better. It seems to be more "real" out here. There are no tourists waddling down sidewalks peering into silly shops selling crap like in the beach towns. We are getting a taste of what the average mexican city looks like and it looks pretty good. The only problem I have with the mountains are that they are cold. We froze our Spandex off when we camped out in Patzcuaro, it got down to 43F. I wore every shirt I had, two pairs of socks and cuddled up to my wimpy pack towel in a desperate attempt to stay warm. I may have complained when I was sweating buckets in my tent on the coast but I would rather have the heat anyday over the cold. I'd better get used to it though, we are heading into winter afterall.