Storm kick our ass and changed our plans
Here's some more photos of Zacatecas. It's really a great place to stop and see.
OK- so we rode from Zacatecas to Colima yesterday, about one half in rain and the rest in cloudy but nice weather. Getting out of the desert and into green lush fauna. Things are looking good and we think we've out smarted Tropical Storm Arlene.
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She dumps a load of rain clear across the country all the way to the Pacific Coast, our destination for today.
Once we got to highway 200 there was mudslides and rockslides all over. But still we kept going. That crap was nothing to Stromtroopers. However, the washed out bridge was a stopper. Cisco thought if we go back far enough and made a run at it we would clear it. Fortunately his vote didn't count.
So we back tracked 16 miles and went inland. We though we were pretty smart until:
We waited at the river for awhile and talked about the pros and cons about trying to cross. Then some trucks and buses made it across so we said "what the hell could go wrong?"
Cisco was the sacrifical lamb to go first. He made it and I followed. The current caught me and pushed me over to the side of the washed out road. I put a foot down and steadied up the bike and made it across.
Then we followed a small road for about 80 miles in pouring rain and then fog. But we went through beautiful country as we climbed the mountain range and then came back down. We found a town large enough to have a hotel and called it quits around 1700.
Checked into a hotel for $20 with inside parking and a little restaurant across the street. All is good. Buy stock in Modelo and Corona!
On the way we managed to get lost in a tiny village that had no more than 6 streets. We spent 20 minutes trying to find our way through.
Cisco rides lead much of the time as I want him to find all the topes. I do the English to Spanish talking which bodes poorly for the rest of the trip. I was hoping he was somewhat fluent but alas, he is, but only in German. So 2 years of high school Spanish taken 52 years ago is getting a quick refresher course.
We are heading back to the coast tomorrow via another route and have our fingers crossed that all the bridges will be intact. We've decided that we are no longer touring but instead are on an adventure ride. Yea!
Until tomorrow - Adios from Don Diego and Cisco
