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Week 4
Day twenty one, Sunday 12/9/2007 I drove 307km from Leon, Nicaragua, N12 25.458 W86 51.997 to San Miguel, El Salvador, N13 29.487 W88 10.729 Nicaragua, The Central American countries are so small they all seem the same, only the currencies change. El Salvador, The border crossing went smoothly and I was soon driving on good roads again. I pulled into San Miguel just as it got dark. I stayed at the first Hotel I found. They had internet, and I walked down the street to the shopping mall and ate at McDonalds.
Day twenty two, Monday 12/10/2007 I drove 505km from San Miguel, El Salvador, N13 29.487 W88 10.729 to Siguinala, Guatemala, N14 18.403 W90 57.970 El Salvador, This looks like another day of two countries as I head to Guatemala. Guatemala, I found a small old hotel just after dark in Siguinala for $10.00 the cheapest of the trip. Dinner was at a road side stand.
Day twenty three, Tuesday 12/11/2007 I drove 384km from Siguinala, Guatemela, N14 18.403 W90 57.970 to Tapachula, Mexico, N14 53.907 W92 15.119 Guatemala, Due to heavy morning traffic I took a side road from CA1 to the CA2. Along the way I saw farm workers, (all women) pulling radishes, carrots and onions by hand. This road was stop and go for miles. When I got to CA1 there was no traffic on the road. A man at a gas station said CA1 in Mexico was almost impassable and not to go there alone. He almost begged me to drive back down the mountain and return to CA2. I followed his advice and drove down the mountain which now had no traffic on it, arriving at the Mexico border just about dark. Mexico, I crossed into Mexico without any trouble and went to the same hotel I had stayed at on my way south a week before. There was a Christmas Carnival going on in the street near the Hotel. I walked out into the street and found a great taco stand to eat at.
Day twenty four, Wednesday 12/12/2007 I drove 597km from Tapachula, Mexico, N14 53.907 W92 15.119 to Bahia Huatulco, Mexico, N15 45.788 W96 07.664 These wind generators were along the coast near Salina Cruz. I did not find any Hotels just past Salina Cruz, I had to continue on driving into the darkened night on steep windy roads overhanging the ocean, with no guard rails between me and death. Much to my surprise, I found Huatulco to be a wonderful city full of resort hotels on the beach. I stayed at the Best Western. They had internet and a good restaurant.
Day twenty five, Thursday 12/13/2007 I drove 256km from Bahia Huatulco, Mexico, N15 45.788 W96 07.664 to Pinotepa, Mexico, N16 20.963 W98 03.695 This beach at the resort town of Huatulco was very nice. On my way to Pinotepa I ran into a road block by taxi drivers protesting for higher wages. This road block had a hundred or more cars backed up for hours. The drivers opened the road just in time to make it to Pinotepa before dark. I took the first hotel I could find. They had a restaurant but no internet.
Day twenty six, Friday 12/14/2007 I drove 405km from Pinotepa, Mexico, N16 20.963 W98 03.695 to San Luis, Mexico, N17 16.323 W100 56.246 I passed several farms with fields of Hay. All of the cattle looked like they were raised for Beef, not Dairy. I stopped at a resort along the road to San Luis. They did not have an open restaurant but the owner made me a sandwich. Also no internet, or hot water. The owner said he has all of the rooms full of European Tourists in February and March.
Day twenty seven, Saturday 12/15/2007 I drove 547km from San Luis, Mexico, N17 16.323 W100 56.246 to Manzanillo, Mexico, N19 06.266 W104 20.057 The Hotel in Manzanillo was across the street from a Wal-Mart, where I bought more oil for an oil change. I walked down the street and had a good meal. Their internet only worked in the lobby.
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