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Mark Force heading down the valley. |
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Road construction in a little village we stopped at. Most everything is done by hand. |
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A small store/cafe we stopped in front of to take a break and hook up with Gary in the van. |
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Just about everyone is munching something. We were all pretty hungry at this point. |
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Dennis Stajic and Doug Hackney |
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Internet access at the little store. You could find internet access just about anywhere there was phone service and a village of reasonable size. After taking care of some business stuff on arrival day, I successfully fought off the urge to check email the entire week. |
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We stopped at a little stand to have fresh coconut. Here the vendor is chopping the coconuts open with a machette. |
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Ed and Malcolm watch the coconut chopping process. |
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Jeff samples some of the coconut juice. |
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Stephanie Hackney takes a sip of coconut juice. She hates regular cocunut, but loved this. |
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Don Mackey tries a sip. |
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At the coconut stand. |
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Malcolm thought we should be able to find a way down to the edge of the lake, and sure enough, he found a road. Further evidence you have to be willing to take the road less traveled and be lost once in a while to experience the best life has to offer. |
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This island is the center of the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico. |
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Ed, Mark and Malcolm and the island of the dead. |
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Group shot and the island (less Doug). |