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Magically Mountain Town – Great Horseback Riding –
New Friends
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Cheap Hotel Bed
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Tunnel to Town
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Tunnel to Town
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Enter & Exit
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Cute Mexican Men |
Arrived in
Real de Catorce, my prayers answered. Like no place I've
ever seen. The movie The Mexican was filmed in this
town. I get inspiration sometimes of where to travel to from
movies. Both Actor Brad Pitt and I think that Real de Catorce is a
trip. (Saw an interview of him commenting on his visit
here.) A step back in time to a quieter, simpler life.
There is one
main way into town and it's through a one-way tunnel thru a
mountain just wide enough for one vehicle. It's hard to describe
how exciting it was to be going through this dimly lit
passageway into the unknown. Once you get through the tunnel
into town, you are stepping back in time. I got the nicest room
yet for $15 and wander around the streets of multi shaped round
stones enjoying the tranquility and peace of this small town.
Very cool vibe, zero rat race. Great sunset in the mountains to
finish out the day
Day One - What
can I say, a fantastic day. Rode horseback up a mountain to a
ghost town and made arrangements with a guide to go higher still
the next day to find flowers $40. Just after I returned back to
town from horseback riding, a cute Mexican woman invited me to
go again by hired jeep with her friends. I said no, I can be
really dumb sometimes. I really admired her for her braveness
and her kindness to approach an obvious foreigner and invite me
to join them. So a few seconds later I said sure why not? I fell
for Perla almost immediately, looking into her beautiful eyes
atop the mountain. Her friends were so sweet and fun loving and
remember there is a language barrier. Luckily a friend of hers,
Sandra, spoke English. I asked for Perla’s number and e-mail
address. I hoped I could see her again
Didn’t do much
that night after Perla and her friends left. Real de Catorce is
a magical, wonderful place. Is there a smaller, nicer, more
tranquil place in Mexico? I couldn't stop thinking about Perla
and what a sweet, beautiful woman she was. I emailed her and some
friends back home. Enjoyed a nice sit down meal and met a nice
German couple that loved Real de Catorce too.
Day Two was
the greatest. I went on a five hour horseback riding adventure.
Just me and the guide and two horses to search for flowers.
We rode along a beautiful path into the mountains. Looking
down very steep ridges defying death on a horses that knew
their stuff.
(See horse riding in real de Catorce video
below)
After returning,
I met a very friendly Mexican family from Monterey staying at my
hotel. They may have been Mexican hillbillies because they were
cooking in the street right in front of the hotel. I was really
amazed how they had little powerful fires that heated the giant
wok shaped pans that they were cooking in. They shared their
dinner with me as if I were part of the family. Unforgettable kindness and
hospitality. This is the main reason to fall in love with
Mexico. The great people. I left town the next day very
satisfied
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