Training Log Archive: ndobbs

Some photos

Jogged and walked partway to Monte Alban, passing through some parts of town where breathing was unpleasant. But the destination was fresh.



After wandering there for a while, I found a wee trail leading from the smaller ball court near the first carpark out along this ridge.


Found a way from there to the trail heading around the right of the next ridge.


Looking back up the valley. Trails were all wonderful, just had to stop occasionally to pull some spiky stuff from my socks.


From there, re-entered civilisation via dirt road into some slightly slummy area (intersection of zapotecas and donaji, nothing unpleasant.
Bought a drink, jogged down until the pollution overpowered, hopped on a bus back into the centre, had a good meal and a couple of glasses of watermelon juice. Yum Yum.

Hiked many kilometres from Benito Juarez down towards Teotitlan before being picked by a truck. Sat for many more kilometres in the back with a couple of locals and a pile of laurel and pine branches to be used in festivities tomorrow. Managed to reach Teotitlan before accepting a shot of mezcal.

On the bus to Oaxaca, chatted to a Teotitlanic who'd spent decades working in construction in California, became an alcoholic beggar, became a runner, became a man with a banjaxxed knee who wanted me to go into rug business with him. Better Tortilla Curtain than Man on Fire (watched on the flight over).

BBA. Benito Juarez to the Mirador (3200m?) with a detour by piedra larga. Walked some bits. Signage leaves a lot to be desired and the 'map' is worse.

Went off in search of las cascadas. They may have been past where I turned back, or somewhere else entirely. Ran better on the way back.

Sleep hasn't been great. Perhaps some jetlag, perhaps the 3000m altitude up here, plus it wasn't overly warm.

Read a Confederacy of Dunces, pretty good!

Finished reading Tortilla Curtain. Explored Teotitlan a bit, saw some Zapotec squiggles. Took a taxi up into the mountains. The tortillas are solid up there.

Failed to find the mirador on an evening stroll.

Hung out in the 2nd class bus station in Oaxaca for a couple of hours. Took a 10 peso (50c) bus ride to Teotilan, somehow found a place to stay, waited out the evening storm, caught the last of the drizzle and jogged up Pichaco. Moon was out which helped with the descent -- properly dark before I got back. High point 2200masl.

Not moving fast. I'll blame it on jetlag.

Since when does lichen grow on cactii?

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