Back to the Pacific Coast. Mar 20, 2006

Puerto Escondido... one of the beaches

Linda talking to her Mom on the beach strip in Puerto Escondido
March 16 /06
With the new route plan formulated, we were up before sunrise and had the bikes loaded and ready to go at dawn. We opted to start on the Autopista Cuota (pay highways) to make time. We made good time for the first 100K, then the pay road ended. You can definitely make better time, but the pay roads are expensive. We figured that the charge was about 10 cents per kilometre. There was little traffic on the pay portions. Obviously they are too expensive for the masses.
We made pretty good time on the route to the Pacific coast despite several areas of construction. Once on the coast, the road became more interesting. A nice winding road through the hilly coast line with good pavement, few towns (ie. topes) and little traffic. Normally we would have stopped earlier that we did, but knowing the route and the availability of accommodation, we decided to push on to Puerto Escondido. We covered about 650K. The longest day yet. We rolled into our planned accommodation (Cabinas Edda) at about
March 17/06
Happy Birthday Leslie. Hope you had a good time and didn’t consume too much of that green beer.
We relaxed today and caught up on the chores. Saturday we are planning to stop just outside
March 18/06
Wow! It was hot day down here. . . especially coming through
Once we reached our destination, Pia de la Questa. . . a narrow beach strip about 10K north of
Eventually we found a room. The hotel owners knew that it was one of the last ones available and it was reflected in the price. Fortunately there was a nice beach restaurant nearby and we settled in to a good sunset meal.
Meeting other travelers is an enjoyable part of this experience.
March 19/06
We were up before sunrise this morning. Do you think maybe we are getting that “heading for the barn” feeling? Partly, but mostly it is more comfortable to travel during the cooler parts of the day. Also, we trying ride about 400K per day. With an early start we can find a place to stay by
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