Mexico: the first climb

The last few days in Querétaro have been awesome. We've been handing around Jorge's amigos and living a bit of the 20 something Mexican life.

The first friend I met was Chepo. Chepo is large, loud and fun. He's a doctor by profession and pours massive three finder drinks like water. With all types of tequila in his house, he wanted us to try the very best with sample after sample. Last night we were suppose to hang out again, but our plans fell through. He wanted to take us rabbit hunting and then cook it at a local geyser in the dessert (hmmmmm – even Jorge thought this was shady).

Next we met up with another Jorge, who we will climb Bernal with. He still attends Jorge's university, so we met up with him there and climbed the schools rock wall. We also did some practice climbing at a crag called La Cañada (how fitting). Check out the pic below.

Then we hit downtown Querétaro with Jorge's friend Mona and her fiancé Alex. We had drinks at a great little patio bar/restaurant with live music. Check out the pic below. The old city of Querétaro is very beautiful at night with cobble stone roads, town squares, bustling sidewalks and church steeples towering over head. Below, we've added a couple of pictures from the streets.

Yesterday, Angie was our tour guide for San Miguel de Allende. The town is very old and very congested. If you want to feel apart of old Mexico, this is the town to visit. Apparently the movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico was filmed here. The town is so congested that one of the parking lots was in an old courtyard with two-level elevator style parking. Picture below. While we were there, thunder storms rolled in and flooded the town. Seriously, the main square was a river, as all of the water ran down hill through the tiny cobble stone streets.

Alright, we're getting ready to go exploring again. We will post again later. And if we don't post tonight, wish us luck as we climb La Peña de Bernal tomorrow.

Adios.