We want to thank all of you that have been reading about our journey. This has been a enriching experience for us and we hope we have not bored you with our ramblings and our particular version of travel in Mexico.
We have tried to show you some of the great experiences we have had, but we have also had some heart wrenching ones that we have kept to ourselves. The mean streets and polluted sprawl of Mexico City, the hillside slums and poverty of Oaxaca, the impact of tourism, and a gringo invasion into the local economies. We also had a lengthy conversation with the driver of our van one day about the true economic problems in Oaxaca and what really happened during the uprising in 2006-2007 and the collision course it is on for a repeat performance. A very sobering look at contemporary problems in Mexico today. Not every day was easy and fun.
We have met some fellow travelers that have been adventurous, gracious, and inspiring. And we have met a lot of them that are selfish and rude, and should have stayed home. We know that we travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will tell us. And we travel, in essence, to see things new and fresh again — to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love with life once more.
Writing to this blog has been an interesting experiment, and we have found that it has helped us to stay connected to friends and family, and has been a great way for us to keep a bit of a journal of our trip too. Thanks to all of you who have been sending us emails from home, or far away on your own adventures, and for keeping us up to date with your lives.
We fly back on Monday the 8th and will be home on Tuesday evening.
Adios for now ....
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