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Week 133: Headwinds

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Week 133. Headwinds. Our already slow tempo was slowed even more by strong headwinds. Once again we talked with local people, once again they told us ‘it’s never windy here’. Either that global climate change thing is very real, or we’re just very unlucky and always appear to be in places where ‘it never rains’ and ‘it’s never windy’… Up next: change of course.

Quiz: Nopal

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Quiz Friday! Here is Sven and Nopal cactus aka Mickey Mouse cactus. This plant is important in paint production as well as food source in the region. One day when we were feeling hungry and brave, we tried it too. Question: How does this cactus taste like?
A Green (string) beans
B Pumpkin
C Paper
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Week 132: Mexico City is behind us

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Week 132. Mexico City is behind us! There were 3 main ways to deal with Mexico City:
1. Go around on the west side via Toluca, which includes crossing the most dangerous state in Mexico;
2. Go straight through Mexico City, which is a megalopolis with 9 million inhabitants and chaotic city traffic;
3. Go around on the east side via Arco Norte, which is a brand new motorway that is very strict about ‘No cyclists allowed’ rule.
None of the options were favorable for us, so we started digging deeper and at the end we had plans A, B, C, D up to X, Y, Z as well as couple of numbers too. Take these oh-so-many options mix them with things that don’t go as planned every single step and you get… Well, Mexico City is behind us, but please don’t ask us how we got here.

Quiz: Where to Cook Our Food?

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Quiz Friday! Here is Sven cooking. Cooking is a big part of our daily life and we spend a lot of time doing it. Question: Where do we cook most often in Latin America?
A On the street
B On the roof
C In the inner yard
D On the balcony
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: Rain as a Phenomenon

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Quiz Friday! Here are Kira and Tulku on a rainy day. That sounds like a normal thing, but not here in Mixteca Alta! Turns out it rains here only twice a year and never in Spring. What is even more surprising – it’s not the first time we visit the driest place on Earth and hear the locals tell us that it ‘never rains here this time of year’. This happened already three times: in Mixteca Alta (Mexico), in Tatacoa desert (Colombia) and in… Question: Where was the first time we encountered rain as phenomenon?
A – Salvador Dali desert (Bolivia)
B – Nazca lines (Peru)
C – Sechura desert (Peru)
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.