Puerto Escondido Stories


THE WAY THINGS ARE

coming soon. The road construction here seems to be a constant project underway.. I guess most road construction is a constant project everywhere. But here I notice it is done a bit differently. No one really seems to be in charge,also no one really seems to know what the hell they are doing with the roads either. they move like mexicans, literally....


BIRDING IN MEXICO

Today marked my first official birding tour in Mexico. Guided by Mike M., a well known ornithologist from Canada. Conveniently, he resides right down the street above the local café. He has been studying birds during the winter months of the Puerto Escondido area for over 25 years. Like everyone I meet here, Mike has a story. I take that back- eve...


HOMEWARD BOUND

Snow looks so much prettier when your watching it from your living room with the fire going than from your terminal at the airport. Yesterday my flight became one of the 5,700 flights canceled throughout the country. According to USA today, the biggest travel disruption in a day since 911. I have been stuck in Dallas for 2 nights now and I am now...


FIRST EARTH QUAKE

I always try to keep in mind of reality, of how small we really are, how quick life "can go," you know- the whole “live everyday like it’s your last” motto. Today I was literally hit with reality a little more than id prefer. I was in the shower scrubbing off that saturated oil, when the vibration began. My first instinct was well damn, the music is ...