Tuxla and San cristobal
Caught a cab
at 6am to the airport after a few drinks last night. Elske even bought me a goodbye present at the local market. It was a cactus fruit which I really wanted to try and it didn't dissapoint.
About to get on a plane to tuxla via Mexico city for a couple of hours. So I'm going back then forward again! I can't see my plane yet but I'm hoping interjet aren't some backward arse company with shitty planes!
Ok so they are like virgin but with heaps more room, good airline. I asked if i could smoke anywhere at the Airport and got a guided escort Back to the front of the airport and the security lady asked in Spanish if i was going to drink some tequila.........um, no, its 6am lady!
I'm now at Mexico city airport, waiting waiting waiting as the planes been delayed.
The plane ended up being on time so I celebrated with some tuxlans sitting next to me with a whiskey con Pepsi. They were all one drink wonders and couldnt stop laughing. One of them showed me a photo of a rock that if you turn the photo upside down it turns into a face!
Got offered a taxi for 600 pesos claiming there was no bus to San cristobal, well I walked about 100 meters and bought a ticket for this non existent bus for 160 pesos........taxi turds. Theres quite a few stern looking army dudes with sizable machine guns lurking around.
Unfortunately I deleted the info I had on the hostel I picked so I'm flying blind.
Got to the bus station in San cristobal and was having a smoke outside wondering where the hell I'm going to sleep
tonight when a guy came and offered a free taxi to hostel planet near the zocalo so I took him up on the offer. Not a bad place down a dodgy alley! I
dropped the backpack in my first private room (only $12 so I lashed out) and went for a wonder through town. It's so nice here, right in a valley surrounded by misty mountains. Local women are traditionally dressed in the brightest colors. There's a big stinky hippy feel to it as well, very bohemian. I found my way to the local markets and couldn't walk away without these 2 gorgeous cushion covers that you would pay about $100 for at home. Got them for the bargain price of $16 and I feel like a thief because of all the work that must have gone into them. They will take pride of place wherever I end up living back in oz. I stopped for a local beer and some people watching. I've decided to head to palenque tomorrow via agua azul because the bus stops at a few waterfalls and the palenque ruins and then I can just stay in palenque instead of coming back to San cristobal. So up at 5am again for the 5 hour trip! I'm heading out tonight to try the local brew called 'posh'. I have no idea what it is but I know it's a local liquor!Well didn't get to try the posh but wound up having an awesome night. I walked down the zocalo at about
7pm and found an ATM, there was a line and then I heard someone say "no wuckin furries mate". I asked the three girls "are you Aussie?" and they all started laughing. 2 aussies and a kiwi! They said they were going for a wine and we might catch up later. Anyway, I found a locals credit card they had left in the ATM and stood on the street wondering what to do. I decided against giving it to the police officer *possibly corrupt* and when I turned around the girls had come back to ask me to come drink with them! I flicked the credit card through the bank door so someone will find it tomorrow and followed the girls to a tapas bar. This place was one of a kind. We ordered wine from a massive list and for every drink you have they bring you out some free tapas! My fave the broccoli and cream cheese on toast. We got a table inside because it was packed and I ran into old mate Dutch chick from the hostel in Oaxaca. Well I had to warn the girls about this one. She doesn't shut up and every story is about herself. So we bailed to a table outside where the girls ran into a few of their friends and a couple of locals and the night began! After many wines we went to a mezcal bar down a side street and hooked into a bottle with some salty worms and Chilli crickets! What a great night! Hoping to catch up with the cairns chicks in palenque or tulum at some stage. It's funny where life takes you when travelling solo, I truly love it. Hitting the sack now and all is quiet at the hostel
at 12.43am but I had to laugh because someone just let rip the loudest fart which echoed through the entire place! On that note, alarm set for
5am to head to palenque tomorrow. Good night amigos!
