02/02/24 Maravatio - south - CycleBlaze

February 2, 2024

02/02/24 Maravatio

A climbing day, but with gentle grades. I’m still recovering my legs after my long break and got tired
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Festival prep continued into the night. These flowers had appeared when I left my hotel this morning
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There were dozens of booths especially for tamale vendors, who were just getting set up
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Tamales and atole has been my go to breakfast lately, it satisfies and lasts
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Karen PoretBeautiful artwork on the chairs! ( hmmm. A dodger fan in the background :(
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3 months ago
I’ve been riding roads like this, two lanes with no shoulder. Not bad when traffic is light
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A little tense when it’s not, but drivers have been considerate
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Good black dirt
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I had a jolly lunch at this taco stand in Acámbaro. Jorge, standing with the ladies, was curious about my trip and ended up treating me
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Jorge has been to Mississippi and Alabama several times. He said he works long enough to buy a nice motorcycle and then rides it back home. He has four now.
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Don’t believe the sour faces, these ladies were a complete hoot and insisted we take this picture
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These birds were swarming around behind a tractor plowing the field
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Entered Michoacan in the afternoon
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First look at Michoacan
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The road into Maravatio was terrible. Rough, full of holes and cars and a nasty wind made for unpleasant riding
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Ni Una Más is a campaign against violence to women, a national problem
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I was tired and glad to arrive and call it a day
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Someone had an idea and made it happen
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Karen PoretGuess the Michelin man had to “go”…;)
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3 months ago
I found this modest hotel a few blocks from the center of town. Quiet and cheap
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Karen PoretAnd a see thru ventilation system on the top floor ?
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3 months ago
“It was never so easy to get to heaven” a monument to a martyr who was beatified by the pope in 2016
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Walking back to my hotel after dinner
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Overflow crowd at mass tonight. Something special was going on, many women were carrying what I first thought were young babies but were in fact dolls. I didn’t ask
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Today's ride: 48 miles (77 km)
Total: 1,662 miles (2,675 km)

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