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What I learned in Mexico

Posted on May 19th, 2008 by Josh.
Categories: travel.

1. The Mexican military and Department of Tourism don’t seem to have open lines of communication. Case in point:
   
   
   
   Just minutes before getting into Rocky Point, we came upon a stop in traffic. Cars were backed up as far as the eye could see. Why, exactly? The Mexican military set up a roadblock so they could search for drugs. Apparently drug running is on the rise in Sonora, MX, and I guess they got a tip that there may be some trafficking going on. It was pretty lame. What made it worse, though, was that my fellow tourists thought it would be a good idea to make more lanes, therefore creating a bottle neck and slowing traffic to an even slower crawl.
   
   
   
   I like to think I made the best of things, though.
   
   
2. Roger Clyne is awesome.
   
   When he says he’s got a 45 song set ready for the night, he’s not kidding. Grab a blanket, some beers, and tequila.
3. Jack and Jose can be friends.
   
   Saturday, 10am: Jack and Diet. Sunday, 1am: Jose. Various combinations of the two and beer throughout the day. It was a good day.
4. Jet Skis are fun. I finally got to ride one. It’s like riding a motorcycle on the water, and it’s a lot more forgiving if you fall off. Dragging knee on the water = lots of fun.
5. Mexican guacamole FTL. This isn’t really new to me, but I figure maybe I’ll find something better one of these times. Either we’re going to the wrong places, or American made guacamole is like eleventy billion times better than Mexican guac. Guac I’m used to up here is kinda chunky with all sorts of good stuff in it. Guac down there is simply avodacos in a blender, watered down, with a bit of cheese on top. Meh.

Here’s a link to the rest of the pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshua_schlag/sets/72157605143792441/

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