Oaxaca Coast; best Fishing ever!...We are on our way to Guatemala.
Tacos, again, angus Beef mixed with Chorizo. Pizza and Tacos...wahoooo! We're in Puebla, enjoying the culinary treats.
I think we have some 'Mole' here which is local to Puebla. Now we're going on a bus. Just booked a city tour here in Puebla. Enjoying the good music on the bus. Mariachi! It's good.
We've only got 30 days to leave the country, but we sure make the most of it. In this jam-packed episode, we'll bus you through the cities of Puebla and Cholula, take you on an African safari, return to our favourite campsite in El Tule, Oaxaca, and take you fishing on the Oaxacan Pacific coast. Cholula, which today looks more like an ex- tension of Puebla, is known for its 365 churches. Well, that was the idea back during the Spanish conquest, when the Spaniards wanted to create a church for each day of the year. The number to be found in this small city doesn't really match today, but these domes are pretty impressive! Today we're going on a big Safari here, near Puebla. There is a place called 'Africam Safari'. A drive-thru zoo.
And we're doing this with our friends from 'Dinoadventure'; Karsten and Steffi. Hello Karsten! Three zebras. Three zebras! And what did you just see over there with horns? A rhino. A rhino, it's exciting, isn't it!
"We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo, how about zoo..." "We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.." We're looking at the parrots." We're on safari, driving through Africa here, seeing all the big animals, the big 5. and lot's more, and we have an even... Look, I see something! Oh, it's an ostrich! ...we have an even bigger visitor animal here, it's called; 'The Dinos"! Wahoooo! Halfway through, and there are a few restaurants, and we're going to grab a drink.
Time for 'Michaladas' (beer with tomato juice). So, we're done with the driving part of the zoo. And there's also a walkthrough area here, where you can see these fellas behind me...the monkeys. Hippos! Check it out! Who is it Zoe? Who is in the window? Who is it? Lions! Here we are after our safari trip in the zoo. Having a beautiful wild camp here at the lake. Perfect ending to a perfect day.
It's always sad to part ways, but we are sure we'll meet again in Guatemala. The Dinos were off to Pico de Orizaba, and we were heading south to Oaxaca. El Rancho in El Tule, oh how we love you. You are an outstanding campsite and we love that we have a hub to go back to. Reuniting with old friends and meeting new fantastic travellers. Hello, I'm here with Phoebe.
You'll have seen her in lots of our videos. We're on the outskirts of Oaxaca. Seeing a very artisanal village, where they make rugs and tapestry. And we've just been to...what a demonstration! Wasn't it fantastic? It was fantastic! It was amazing. I'm so delighted that Abigail asked me to come. The rugs are pretty much edible.
Yes, they make everything from natural products as you'll see in the demonstration. Insects, using the colour from the insect's blood. Lime juice, vinegar, tumeric, ...it was amazing! Amazing!
Unfortunately we don't have space in our campers to buy a rug, but it was wonderful. Definitely recommend coming to this place... Squish it, can you squish it? Really press hard! San Jose del Pacifico.
San Jose del Pacifico, we're halfway down to the coast, the Oaxacan coast. And it's chilly! Oh yea, it's chilly up here. But it's a beautiful road over the mountains. Stunning! Yes, we are going to split the route in two, two days. We hope we can camp here at a restaurant. Go for a meal and ask kindly if we can stay the night. Oaxacan drinking chocolate. Yes, we're having Oaxacan treats here.
Wow, that's a mountain and a half! Giant taco! How is it? Good. A reindeer, Daddy! Look, I've found a reindeer. Reindeer, shall we look at the reindeer? This is where we are staying tonight, we're just moving to the other side of the car park. On a very clear day, they say you can see the ocean from here.
Although it's still 120 km from here... Down there, the pacific. That's why this place is called 'San Juan del Pacifico'. (Actually San Jose del Pacifico) We slept well here, in front of the restaurant, they gave us permission. And, yea, day 2 on our drive down to the coast. We're headed to San Augustin, or just Augustin, Don Taco's campsite. ...and meet some friends again. Have some beach time, two days, and then we're headed to Guatemala.
In about a week's time, well, pretty much exactly a week from now, we are crossing over. Town of mushrooms. Magic mushrooms right? And these are the magic mushroom tourists. That's the kind of road we're on here. Windy as it gets.
Little snacks, I'll have mine too, of course. Hey Zoe? Snacy-snack. Windy, windy, pretty cool road. 6 bananas...1 kilo? Yes.
The local gas station here. So, we've arrived at DonTaco's place here in San Agustine at the beach. Beautiful place! I'm going to show you around here... Fully booked! Check this out! All overlanders... ...and more. Richie! Hello everybody! Hey Marco, you made it!... Yes, all these corrugated roads! ...but it was fun! This is Don Taco. Let's dive into the ocean! So nice! And whilst most people still sleep, we go fishing! It's happening, we are going fishing! Buenas dias! Buenas dias! Ok, let's catch some tuna! We are out for about an hour now and cought about 8 fish, and ah...
saw turtles, manta rays and just now a dolphin too! We are having a lot of fun! That is so cool man! Alright, do we have a bite? We are reeling in one after the other! Here just another one... We are seeing dolphins and whales in the distance...we are having a blast! We are wrapping things up. The boat is full with fish!
So, best go and grill that stuff! Did you guys see the whale? Yes, oh yea! The catch of the day! What are you doing? Ceviche From fish we caught this morning...there it is. Well, fish they caught. Look at that!...Beautiful!
Frying fish here! And grilling fish! We have ceviche here. Oysters from our neighbour. And that's how a successful day ends with a big party under a palapa, eating tons of fish. Over and out! We made one last stop on this beautiful Oaxacan coast before entering Chiapas. Our last chapter in this great 10 month Mexican adventure.
Our campspot for the night here, right at the beach. At a restaurant...wonderful...sun is setting... Man it's beautiful! Just got breakfast from Oskar. Hola Oskar, buenas dias, como estas? Bien...bien. Thank you very much for breakfast and letting us stay here. He brought us breakfast, we're going to have some breakfast eggs. What's it called? 'Huevos-Mexikana'
We can't pass? Is there a way? For our vehicle? How much will it cost? Is the road closed for the whole day? Alright, a little protest going on here on Oaxaca's roads. But there of course is a detour, and they're going to lead us through some bumpy roads I guess. For about 50 pesos they say, so... ...we'll see. So, we're following this guy now for a few pesos. And they'll help us get past the traffic jam here.
We asked why the road was blocked, and they said, "Oh it's normal here". That's just happening all the time, they're not agreeing with some sort of politics or whatever. ...and yea, well as long as there is a way around, I'm not too mad. We've got a hysterical girl here. She's gone a little bit loopy! The road has turned her a little bit loopy.
"To Chiapas?" 100 pesos! OK, half an hour later, we're back on the road. A few scratches more on the vehicle but... yea, we got through.
Protesters!
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