As soon as we crossed the border, we were amazing by how things can change so much in just a few kilometers. Everything just seems slightly chaotic in Mexico and our senses are constantly overloaded with new images, smells and sounds. Result being that after our first day of riding south of the border, we were more mentally exhausted than physically.
The main differences?
Well, the roads are every bit as narrow and shoulderless and we´ve been warned about. But don´t worry, Moms - the drivers have been very courteous so far and give us space when they pass. Not a ton of space, but enough, and we know that they are more accustomed to these narrow roads than we are. In the busiest places, we have found shoulders, but they´re about 4 inches lower than the main road, which makes for some exciting hops up and down as we dodge obstacles.
The main obstacles we dodge, aside from potholes big enough to swallow us whole, are dead dogs. There are hundreds of them and in the dry heat, they smell terrible and the smell lingers for several hundred meters.
People´s responses to us are very different here, too. We get honks/waves/yells from over half of the people who see us. The majority are fun, with only a few creepy catcalls per day. The truckers and bus drivers are especially exuberant, and they like to honk little tunes or use their alarms to make fun whistle noises at us.
All in all, our first few days in Mexico have been an exciting change from riding through the US and we´re looking forward to moving even further south, sampling tacos and ice cream bars along the entire length of the baja!
-Christine
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