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And we call this fun!?!
By Patrick O'Diam NSS 35852
From the May 2000 Flowstone
As I thought about the post to TAG-Net concerning the Mexico experience, I realized the many bad things that had happened. While on the trip, everything seemed to be going well and I think all really enjoyed the time spent south of the border, but I realized that quite a few things went wrong. This it my post for TAG-Net:
"Fifteen people - three vehicles. One flew. The plane had a malfunction, had to land in Corpus Christi. Caver decided to rent a car and meet us at the border. Driver feel asleep and wrecked. Reports had to be made and slowed us down, but driver was alright. This put 3 people in the back seat for about 8 hours - very crowded. Party got separated near the border. Crossed without incident. Montezuma's Revenge got several people as they were climbing Golondrinas. A few stayed sick the remainder of the trip. Got sun burnt. Had lizards in our room. About starved. Got lost. Visited other villages that were unknown to the world. Put a local down a 414' drop for the first time. (He lives by Golondrinas but wanted to start off on a baby first). Had a hard time finding a hotel room for under $1500 pesos at 12:30 a.m. Buried the kick-butt mini van in the sand on the beach. Lost prescription sunglasses in the ocean. Ticketed for almost hitting a cop but got out of the ticket for a $500 peso bribe. Dealt with unfriendly locals. Avoided coral snakes. Got attacked by killer bees. Got lost again and ended up on the wrong mountain. Had a flat. About had a heart-attack in rush hour traffic in Monterey. Got lost some more. Couldn't find a motel room in all of San Antonio. Ended up driving all night. Had passenger side mirror knocked off as another car passed. Dodged motorcycles that were not there while hallucinating from lack of sleep. Got stuck in construction. Spent more money than planned. Had a blast and am ready to do it again!"
Now the last statement, "Had a blast and am ready to do it again" is really true. I guess at times, you do not realize what all is truly going on because of the good time that you are having. For me, getting to go to Mexico is a way to escape from the rat race. The people there are so wonderful and open to help and make our trip enjoyable. The trip to Mexico is well worth it just to experience the other culture, their easy living, laid back way of life. Getting to do a little caving while experiencing this just puts the icing on the cake. Upon visiting Mexico several times, I am more and more desirous to live there for a time, work, and enjoy their culture. Although many of these people would be considered to live in poverty by standards of the US, I truly feel these people have a richness of their own, and for this, I am envious.
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