Date: December 21, 2012
Time: 10:14 am CST (Maya Standard Time)
Current Location: Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
Weather: Rainy and humid with temperatures in the low-70's
Mission Objective: Get some breakfast
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| 1-star hotel bathroom |
Fortunately, the water came back on and we were blessed with a proper shower by the Maya gods. Due to weather conditions we decide to scratch the idea of going to Agua Azul tomorrow. We will just visit the ruins and then leave town. So, we pack our bags and check-out of the lonely 1-star hotel. Goodbye Posada "San Vicente".
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| On the street in front of hotel Posada "San Vicente" |
The streets are soaked from the recent rains and the forecast calls for drizzle throughout the day. Jetta is loaded with our belongings and off we go to Restaurant "Trotamundos" for breakfast.
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| Restaurant "Trotamundos" |
Ah, the hippies got our table! Well, not really ours. It's just the one we sat at last night. I'm hardly hungry. The can of tuna and raw cocoa beans I ate just before we left would probably get me through a couple of hours. The excitement alone is enough to keep me going.
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| Fresh papaya |
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| Chamomile tea (manzanilla) |
We start out with chamomile tea and fresh fruit. The eggs are on the way. Dani and I have known each other as acquaintances since my wife and I started dating ten years ago but we really got to know each other while he was living in Austin, Texas a few years back. I had a three-day job in Austin and stayed at the home Dani shared with three other guys. I spent four days in Austin and learned very well of Dani's need for speed! He drove a corvette at that time. She handled the curves like none other. Now we're off on a crazy 'End of the World' adventure in Chiapas.
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| Huevos rancheros |
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| Huevos revueltos |
Breakfast goes down well and it begins to rain again. I ask the waitress, "At what time will the world end?". She coyly shrugs and nods that she doesn't know. Dani adds, "We are asking because we want to know if we should wait to pay the bill". We all laugh.
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| 'Doomsday' adventurers |
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| Waitress at Restaurant "Trotamundos" |
Instead of waiting to for the world to end, we go ahead and pay the bill. Now what? It's raining again. Should we just go to the ruins and hope for the best?.... Definitely. As we are walking out of the restaurant we notice that several hippies have their gear stowed in big plastic trash bags. I ask one guy where he bought his. "At the store right there across the street", he informs me.
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| Rain gear |
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| The end of the era seems to cause no disruption in cellphone communications |
At just eight pesos a piece (about sixty cents) they're good insurance for my photography gear. Dani waits under a storefront awning while I purchase the bags then we're off in the jetta for about a five-mile drive to the ancient ruins and pyramids of Palenque!
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