Mountain Vistas and Crazy Cities!

Wow, today was a long day. We were on the road at 7:30 this morning and travelled over 1,000 kilometers on some really good highways. So far they have been much better than we were expecting and were able to make some good time on them too. There is a lot to be said about 110 kilometres.  There was some beautiful scenery and much of it was in some mountain passes. From the mountains, we headed into some of the driest country we have ever seen and followed by some beautiful rolling hills with many trees and crops. It made us feel as though we had been transported to Tuscany based on the pictures I have seen of their countryside. Completely breathtaking!

On the road today, Mic and I discussed how surprised we were to see the amount of money Mexico is putting into education, infrastructure such as roads and utilities, and churches. Many of the schools we saw were either new, or very recently renovated. It really does say something about where Mexico is going; upwards. Bravo Mexico and keep up the great work.

We finally reached our destination we set for today of Puebla. What a crazy city! After getting lost, and learning you can not turn onto a one way, from a one way on a red, we decided to get out of town and head to the next town which wound up being, oh, about another two hours down the road.

Let me back up and tell you about the red light thing. Unfortunately there was a police car that saw us do this and pulled us over. We knew this was going to be a new experience for sure. They took Mic's licence and said he could pick it up in the morning at the police station to guarantee that he would pay, or we could pay them now. We opted for the pay now option, and $40 later we were on our way with no ticket and it was forgotten by the police and by us. Works for me! Now if only tickets I had received in Canada had been so cheap and no points. Go figure.

We have finally settled in for the evening in Xalapa for the night and it is definitely time for bed. Tomorrow we will be heading to Ver Cruz and onto Villahermosa. Until tomorro y'all!