February Monday 13th to saturday 25th
After los Cabos, I went back to La Paz, from where there is a ferry to continental Mexico.
I had time to visit the city, and the very cool whale museum.
La Paz
La Paz
La Paz – Madero Market
La Paz
La Paz – Whale museum
La Paz
On the night of tuesday 14th, I took the night ferry to Mazatlan.
Where I spent the night
Back of the ferry
Arriving to Mazatlan
Arriving to Mazatlan
The ferry
I stayed 2 days in Mazatlan, beautiful coastal town. I was hosted by a mexican friend, Johnatan. I visited downtown, went up the lighthouse, and chilled on the beach.
Mazatlan
Mazatlan
Mazatlan lighthouse
Mazatlan – View from the lighthouse (shrimp boats)
Mazatlan – View from the lighthouse (shrimp boats)
Mazatlan – View from the lighthouse
Mazatlan
Mazatlan
Mazatlan – Isla de la piedra
Mazatlan – Isla de la piedra – typical dish called “Aguachile”
Mazatlan – Isla de la piedra
The next day, friday 17, I went south to Sayulita, where I spend the weekend with a friend. Beach, chilling, and visit of the Marietas islands, especially the beautiful playa escondida, hidden beach.
Sayulita
Sayulita
Sayulita
Sayulita
Islas Marietas – Playa escondida
Islas Marietas
Islas Marietas
Islas Marietas
On sunday night and monday morning, I had some time to visit Puerto Vallarta ( and to write the previous article :)), very nice city but with a lot of tourists, before taking a bus to Guadalajara.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
I stayed 3 days in Guadalajara, I was hosted by couchsurfers in a very cool shared appartment. Despite an ugly stomachache I was able to visit the city.
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
The next day I went to visit the Tequila fields and the village of Tequila, not far from Guadalajara:
Tequileria tres mujeres
Tequileria tres mujeres
Tequileria tres mujeres, “jima” (harvest) process
Jimador
Agave fields
Tequila
Tequila town
Tequila town
I also want to Tlaquepaque, a nice little village that is now part of Guadalajara.
Cathédrale de Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Tlaquepaque
Tlaquepaque
Tlaquepaque
I left on thursday the 23rd, hitchhiking to Morelia. It went very well but I have no pictures. I was hosted in couchsurfing by a very cool family. On friday, I went to see the very beautiful nearby city of Pátzquaro, where I saw the Janitzio island (with the statue Morelos, hero of mexican independance on top of it), and the archeological site of Ihuatzio. A very full day.
Janitzio island
Janitzio island
Janitzio island
Janitzio island – view from the top
Charales – fried fish
Ihuatzio site
Ihuatzio site
Ihuatzio site
View of the Pátzcuaro lake from the hights of the city
On saturday, I visited downtown Morelia, I tasted a local specialty called gaspacho: chopped up fruiton which there is… cheese and hot pepper! I then took a bus to Mexico city, where I’m spending a week before hiiting the road again.
Morelia
Morelia cathedral
Morelia Gaspachos
Morelia Gaspachos
Morelia Gaspachos
Morelia Gaspachos
Morelia
Morelia public transport
Morelia
Morelia Aqueduct
More soon!