We´ve just come off the bus after a 9 hour journey from Merida. It sounds bad, but the Mexican busses are air conditioned, so it was actually nicer than being outside. We got held up by the military twice at road blocks, and every time we stopped the locals would get on the bus and try to sell us weird fruit that looks a bit like a pink artichoke. Noone bought one, so I can´t say what they taste like. The busses also show movies. We had four of them today, two in English with subtitles and the others American movies with dubbed soundtracks. We saw two of them on one of hte other buses, so now I´ve watched Ice Princess twice, dubbed in Spanish. The scene where she gets the new skates and they blister her feet terribly is especially moving.
Last night in Merida we went to a bar where the waiters gave us all technicoloured sombreros to wear and we sat around with rifles under pinatas drinking crazy coloured drinks. A nice way to say goodbye to a crazy city. As we left, I noticed that the name of the hotel across the street was the Hotel Colon. I was very glad we didn´t stay there.
The heat is still oppressive, but most of the hotels we stay in have air conditioning. Tomorrow, we´re off to the Palenque ruins, followed by a refreshing dip in Agua Azul falls.
For your information, denture cream costs heaps more than regular toothpaste, and I was happy to get my money back and have some useful toothpaste instead.
Until nex time....
