The Journals from the Road
November 20: Dia de la Revolucion - Rosario, BC Mex
We woke early this morning and I thought I would show off my new skills as a
cook and cooked up a few pancakes. After a few that finally resembled
pancakes I thought I would quit while ahead. Plus, we had to put
everything away before the big parade at 9:00 am.
Today is the Day of the Revolution against Spain and a time to celebrate.
The parade was composed of mainly school groups, each with their own marching
group, dance group, and human pyramid teams. There were at least twenty
different school groups and well over 1000 students from kinder to preparatorio.
The costumes were everything from classic Mexican costumes of the 1800s to
rappers to clowns. Justin and I enjoyed watching the scene and taking it
all in.
After the parade we headed out and south to the town of Rosario. Up into
the hills we climbed as the scenery began to change. We knew we were
heading into very small town with about 40-60 miles in between so we packed
extra water just in case.
Toward the end of the day, as we were turning east away from the ocean we
started getting some fog. Soon the combination of fog, winds, and oncoming
dusk turned the scenery into a purple misty tundra of sorts. This blowing,
cold mist seemed to transform the whole environment into a surreal twilight
zone.
By the time we found Hotel Rosario it was well past twilight so it was nice to
have braved the search together. After a few stern words we got our change
for our double room.
I sent a few messages and tried to call my family before hitting the sack as
Justin surfed all four channels on TV: an American sports channel, a polo
channel, and two Spanish channels.
Peace(Bike),
TAD
An 'edu-venture' around the world for peace.
"We seek to connect young people around the world to each other so that
their friendships build a peaceful world for us all.
-Tad Beckwith
PeaceBike in Baja Norte!
Miles to go before I sleep.
Images and Videos from the Parade in San Quintin:
