November 2005
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MEXICO
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The whole November we drive only 'two day's further

- serious - that's it!

Beginning of the month form Guadalajara to San Miguel de Allende and at the end of the month from San Miguel de Allende to Mexico City.

What keeps us (Shane and me) that long around San Miguel?

That’s not a secret eighter; WWOOF - willing workers on organic farms,

. . . even if our destination is not really a farm.

Dorothy & Andy have 2 donkeys, 2 dogs and gardens.

The main thing is their business of alternative building.

To get to 'karacadir' we are driving 40 min over roads, paths and tracks. The arty and architecture interesting San Miguel de Allende we leave behind us and come back maybe at weekends.

We turn at one bush right and after the big rock left, then we right the cactus forest of Dorothy & Andy. They are from California and England and bought here some years back 6 ha Land.

Shane and I clear an area to built up our tent for the next weeks.

We make it as nice a s possible and add some blankets.

The 1st night the temperatures drop under 0'Celcius and in the morning it takes a while till we have the warm sunshine back. At 9 a clock we can take off the warm cloth and 3 hours later we sweat in a dry heat of 35 - 40 'C!

The next weeks we work on buildings. They show us how to fill dirt bags with a special mixture and how to plaster the walls.

There is also a greenhouse which needs a hand, a garden, a lot of trees and other little spots and area.

Shane has fun in the out door kitchen an crate nicest food.

Water filtering is on the daily list of doings, then we are not looking forward to get sick...

Since a while I have a opportunity to talk 'Austrian' German. Theresa (an other volunteer) is from Vienna and we have a blast. She travels without a tent and so I sell her my great, little one women tent. It is still in a good shape and the quality proves it's name.

Miles from Washington State /USA and Lauren from NY are well worth having here. They are all very nice people with all their stories.

The time flies by like nothing.

After a day of good work it is nice to have a refreshing wash. But if I’m to late (wind comes up in the later afternoon) or didn’t do a good job at the solar work to heat the water proper, it is a cold wash.

Evenings we enjoy a good meal and the stories which Dorothy & Andy bring back from their day of work at one of their building sights.

Then put warm clothes on, the cold night is coming quick.

A solar light for the next hour or two....that’s it.

For 3 days there is only Shane & me at the farm. I enjoy the peace and freedom to do some nude gardening to get some color, but it was too much. The little breeze and the intensive sun on over 1800 meter over see lever is to much.

I burn my back totally. I almost got dehydrated and have blisters all over. It takes a week till I can sleep normal again.

To sit on the great toilet with view is also only after this week fun again.

My body is everything then happy with and I pick up a flue as well.

Very good Henriette alias LUNA!

The last November Sunday we say good by and drive the 4 hour distance from San Miguel de Allende to Mexico City.

Evenings we see the eye of the beast. Mexico DF the 20 mil people city. In a very good hotel on the outskirts we take a fancy room and enjoy the hot shower. The hot water seems to be endless. After 4 weeks 'cold' wash that’s the pure luxury. The luxury goes on with a huge TV, nice indoor sleeping temperatures at 2240 meter over see level.

After a day relaxing we are ready for the city.

A criminal bus ride brings us to the metro and with the cheap and fast metro system we jet in to downtown.

A few tourist highlights first before we squeeze thru the busy markets on back roads. we hang out the parks before we are ready for the next 'hunt'--- when we get back to the hotel we have a good sleep - that for sure.

The next days we organize stuff like doing the laundry, post sending, read about routes and point of interests, do the e-mail thing and so on.

The fact that we are 2 different people, with different history, countries, cultures, languages and backgrounds makes it even more difficult and interesting. Also the most time of our lives we have been good singles and did it just 'my way'....

We will se how it goes and keep you anyway at this page informed.

Hasta luego - de MEXICO!