The Winding Road
Yesterday we came to Oaxaca's coast and are so glad to be here! No phones or banks in Mazunte, but they do have internet.
We arrived after a six hour trip in a 15 passenger van on one of the craziest roads I've ever been on. The unending windingness of this road cannot be exaggerated! It takes you up high through the mountains, all the way up into pine forests where long sleeves are a good idea. Getting out for the first time after coming down was like taking a breath of heaviness... you go from altitude to the tropics with nothing in between.
The beach is extraordinarily beautiful. The "town" has such a laid back feel... probably because there's not much here. There aren't many people either; the beach at it's most crowded probably had 50 people at the most, mostly Mexican kids with boogie boards. Not surprisingly, Ben has already gotten a sunburn despite our best efforts with SPF 30 and sitting in the shade. He is just a white guy, and that´s all there is to it.
We arrived after a six hour trip in a 15 passenger van on one of the craziest roads I've ever been on. The unending windingness of this road cannot be exaggerated! It takes you up high through the mountains, all the way up into pine forests where long sleeves are a good idea. Getting out for the first time after coming down was like taking a breath of heaviness... you go from altitude to the tropics with nothing in between.
The beach is extraordinarily beautiful. The "town" has such a laid back feel... probably because there's not much here. There aren't many people either; the beach at it's most crowded probably had 50 people at the most, mostly Mexican kids with boogie boards. Not surprisingly, Ben has already gotten a sunburn despite our best efforts with SPF 30 and sitting in the shade. He is just a white guy, and that´s all there is to it.
posted by Laura at 6:47 PM
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