Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

From Catemaco we headed due east to Chetumal, spending the night in a Pemex station that had long lines waiting for fuel. I’d fueled up 2-300 miles earlier and could easily make it to Chetumal so I spent that evening … Continue reading →

The several Mexican cemeteries we have passed in our 3-4 weeks here have been interesting to see at 40 MPH but I wanted a closer look, so when we stopped for a break right across the street from an old … Continue reading →

After we left Xalapa, we first headed east then south to Catemaco. It is a picturesque town on the shore of a lake of the same name. When we arrived, there were no other RV’s in the park that we … Continue reading →

After we left the Emerald Coast, we headed on up to Xalapa. This is a city with all the amenities including one of the largest collections of Olmec giant stone heads at their museum. It was off our track but … Continue reading →

After spending the morning touring the El Tajin ruins, one day is probably enough, half a day not enough, we went on without Woody (he headed on down to Panama), to the Emerald Coast. This area is well worth the … Continue reading →

We’re hanging here at the La Ceiba RV park in Catemaco (Caw-tea-maw-ko) another day or so, it’s Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006 and I’m trying to catch the NFL games today. I have ordered streaming audio of all the games over … Continue reading →

We settled here in Catemaco next to a large lake and have spent a couple days relaxing and checking out the town. It was overcast when we got here, the day after a major wind storm that caused lots of … Continue reading →

We’ve been on the road in Mexico now for a week, we crossed the border on Nov. 7th and today is Nov. 13th. The first travel day we went to a small town right on the Caribbean coast named La … Continue reading →