Since I left Gwod the cows have arrived, 50 odd of them I think. Just snapped a fraction of them today with my PDA so the quality’s not grand, but so far they’re an impressive bunch. We’ve now seen cow parades in Geneva, Atlanta and somewhere else that escapes me now… Chicago? Anyroad, little by little things are approaching normality round here.

No word from M & D as of yet… Hope they didn’t turn around and go back to L.A. to check on the cats.

Sita was navigating, so the route taken may vary from the map… Overnight stopping points, Nogales, Arizona and Culiacan, Sinaloa

Fastest yet. We’ve now done the GDL-LA trip 3 times. And this time managed it in 3 days, driving around 10-11 hours a day. My favourite bit is definitely the Culiacan-Mazatlan bit as you cross the Tropic of Cancer and the desert turns into lush forests and mountains. Next favourite, Tepic to Guadalajara- all agave fields and volcanoes. Gorgeous. We also had a quick wander round Tepic. And a pizza. Can’t wait to get back into the Mexican swing of things. M & D should be arriving any day too. Good times. Any new year’s parties happening?

Torta ahogada

Bugger, the alarm didn’t go off…. never mind it’s 7 am, and we’ll be hitting the road in 15 mins or so for Nogales, Arizona. Then Los Mochis, then Guadalajara in Mexico querido y lindo. Monica and Daniel are leaving tomorrow, more of that soon. Monica’s got a blog if you fancy following along their exploits for the next 6 months… the link’s on the blogroll chili cat in LA. Looking forward to the Mexican landscapes and seeing everyone again.

Bienvenida to the latest guestmappee- Karla in Brazil. Gracias por pasar por mi bloguito : )

Hasta muy pronto, enjoy the turkey leftovers y’all…

Sita got me a fiddle… Sorry neighbours… Happy Christma’s y’all

I just sent this YouTube link to Jose. Hall and Oates are two of his favourite all-time recording “artists”. Then I thought it was too good not to share with a wider public.

Enjoy!