Sabacuay Gulf of Mexico

Sabacuay is on the gulf of Mexico. This was my first time on the gulf and the first time I saw foggy green water. It was beautiful although strange to swim in. There were absolutely no waves here and Ivy loved it. Of course, Dorian felt differently.

The beach was really dirty with trash everywhere. It has so much potential if only the locals took better care of it. The shells here are abundant and beautiful and the landscape is loaded with a myriad of bright greens. There are buildings going up here so Dorian and I felt very lucky to have visited this beach before construction projects take over.

We only stayed for one night while we struggled in a huge lightening storm and very strong winds. This was the biggest storm of our whole trip and El Grande Rojo stood up to the challenge.

Pelanque Maya Pyramids

Pelanque for me was definately the most significant place we explored in Mexico. We hiked all around these maya ruins for three days straight. This place is steaming hot and the stairs to most temples are challenging to hike up but in the end it was all worth it.

This is an amazing place that I think everyone should visit. The feel of these ruins are quite ancient compared to other ruins in Mexico. While walking around the common quarters of pelanque where the workers once lived, Dorian and I felt a strong sense of history.

There are many gringo's who are permanently camping at the campgrounds around Pelanque. Dorian and I can understand why. This place has beautiful jungle, wildlife, history and the artisans who live here make incredible belts, purses and jewelry. We love it here.

Agua Clara Mainland Mexico

Agua Clara is one of my favorate places in Mexico. There isn't any accomodations here besides dry camping but this place is so special. As you can see the fresh water river here is light turquise and clean. It is the most beautiful river in the world in my opinion.

We were greeted by the mayan indians who lived there. I became friends with a young girl named Ana who taught me some of here native language. She spoke Celtal which is one out of about twenty five mayan languages. She helped me carry water up from the river and I taught her and her friends how to jump rope. This was a very special experience for me. By the end of our stay in Agua Clara all of the neighborhood kids found their way into our camper.

San Cristolbal de la Casas

We stayed here in San Cristolbal de la Casas for a couple of nights while we did some minor repair on the camper. We were able to really see this colonial style city after getting lost in it for over an hour. We finally ended up camping at a rv park/hotel. Not a bad city although not suitable for El Grande Rojo for the streets are tiny. We found it nearly impossible to manuever our rig through these cities.

The Submarine Canyon

The Submarine Canyon is between Tuxtla Guttierrez and San Cristolbal. It is a beautiful place with amazing wildlife and the landscape speaks for itself. We saw tons of crocodiles, monkeys and exotic birds here. Dorian and I call it the grand canyon of Mexico. We were fortunate to have a guided tourand even Ivy was allowed the experience. The locals thought we were crazy when we brought Ivy onto the boat.

Tuxtla Guttierrez

Tuxtla Guttierrez is the nicest city we traveled to. It is not loaded with tourists and we were able to enjoy live music at night. We really liked watching the locals dance merigue and Samba as the band played at the park.

We went to the zoo here where they have local animals displayed. Yes, I said local animals. The zoo has alot of shade so it is really enjoyable to walk around. The animals there seamed to enjoy it too. The rat looking animal is called an Agounti and they are everywhere. The pig looking animal is actually not even in the pig family.

We stayed in a nice hotel. Well we camped in back of the hotel with access to their pool and bathrooms. It was a really nice place and we enjoyed it there for three nights.