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It's day three and we've made it to Mexico after a slow start. When a bad storm hit Chicago our flight was delayed, which meant we weren't making our connection in Chicago. After much negotiation with United, Jorge got the first flight out with a connection in DC. I got a sweet Air Canada flight (direct!) later that day. Jorge is still upset and his legs are cramped from the United Express airplane (not jet).

We've seen a lot already. We've toured Mexico City by tour bus, foot, subway and taxi - Chapultepec Park, the Reforma financial district, Polanco (like Yorkville meets Robson Street) and Condesa (like Queen West meets Liberty Village). The sights are great. The bars are fantastic. We found an Irish pub last night - it was like we never left Canada. We'll check out more bars in Querétaro - leaving tomorrow morning by bus.

We toured the Teotihuacán (the pyramids outside Mexico City) today. We decided to go to the pyramids early - leaving at 6 am - with a taxi, then shady bus connection, instead of taking the typical tourist bus. We fell asleep and almost missed our stop. The bus driver was yelling in Spanish to “wake up and get off the bus”. Once we were awake, we realized it didn't open until 9 am. We were not happy. Anyhow, the pyramids were amazing after all. Pictures will follow tomorrow once we reach Querétaro.

Se ven, hasta luego. Ryan y Jorge.

PS - we bitched about our very small hotel room on the first night and are now staying in an executive suite with private access. The suite is bigger than Jorge's and my apartments combined. I'm not sure how we managed that, but I'm guessing Jorge is a good negotiator in Spanish.

It's time to stop slacking and start packing. In a few days, I'll be off to Mexico for an 11 day adventure of culture, sight seeing and rock climbing. But first, MY INAUGURAL BLOG POSTING!

Follow me as I explore the countryside with my Mexican friend, Jorge (hore-hay). Landing in Mexico City on Friday, July 28th, our plan is to visit the sights, restaurants and bars until late the next evening. On Sunday, we'll be going out of town to visit the pyramids, which is lucky because i just learned that a major political rally will be held in front of our hotel. It seems the PRD (Party of the Democratic Revolution) is protesting the recent Presidential Election results. A few hundred thousand politically charged Mexican's and me. Should be fun.

After that, it's off to Queretaro City to stay with Jorge's family. We expect a lot of food, drink and rock climbing in this region, which should last several days at least. From this point we're not sure what the trip holds. However, we plan to finish the adventure by climbing Pena de Bernal, the second largest monolith in the world. Soaring over 400 metre out of the desert like surrounding, this climb will be one to remember.

Anyhow, I'm off to pack now. Check back for updates and photos starting this weekend. I'll be posting as much as possible. But it may only be every few days.