Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Intro to the trip: Stage 3: Oaxaca to Ixtapa (on the Pacific Coast) 8 days, 800km

STAGE 3: Oaxaca to Ixtapa (on the Pacific Coast) 8 days, 800km

This route is basically mountains, over and over again, until eventually we descend to the Pacific. As well, there are some dormant (and not-so-dormant) volcanoes with roads up them that are optional to ride (to 12,000 or 14,000 feet!). We will skip Mexico City - I've been there twice and cannot recommend it for... anything. This will be the most off-the-tourist-trail part of the trip, and some days may find us scrounging for decent accomodation. Don't expect any Best Westerns here. It will be pretty hardcore... but thats part of the fun!





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