detour...

Hello! Seems odd to be talking to you in the morning as it has become my nightly ritual but things happen right? The hotel we stayed at claimed to have wi-fi but couldn't get on. Anyway...yesterday we left our beautiful oasis to hit the road agian. as tempting as it was to luxuriate there it wouldn't get us any closer to our destination. the roads yeasterday were very very bad and I spent a good chunk of my time yelling "hole!" and getting angry with John for sometimes landing in a lunar crater. Poor guy....its really scary because what if we broke an axle? When we pass through some of these little byways they are lined up with makeshift car repair places that are FULL of jacked up rims, tires and axles. I would hate to get stuck there or worse, have to leave the truck behind.
We passed through some amazing scenery.It reminded me a lot of Hawaii.( I took lots of pictures and will probably post most of them on Facebook as that is easier) As we neared Veracroz you could see the aftermath of the hurricane in the little villages. Not so much destruction but lots of flooding. Once we got to Veracruz you could see the broken trees and a few fallen roofs but not too bad. we got lost again in the city but after some wandering around found our way out. I got really stressed after we opted not to stop for the night in Veracruz then had some difficulty finding the right hiway. we didn't want to drive in the wrong direction and end up in the dark. after a few stressful miles we were on the right track when a Federale stopped us (TENSE!)He was parked in the road. Luckily-or not- he was only stopping us to tell us the road was closed ahead. so, the detour began and that is when we found this town-well, small city really- of Tiara Blanca. got a hotel right away (quite a step down from the last two nights but hey... this isn't lifestyles of the rich and famous...)unloaded our stuff and walked up to this coffee shop. had croissants w/ ham and cheese and went"home". Showered and watched Friends-in english then called it a night. woke up in the middle of the night FREEZING because the blanket was a s thick as a Kleenex..not that it's cold but John had the air conditioning on.... so, we were up at 8:00 loaded up the truck, came back to the coffee shop where we are having huevos rebueltos y pan (scrambled eggs and toast), i'm updating you and we are off. There is a newspaper here with a story about 11 bridges being out...hence the detour. So, we may make it to Villahermosa today, maybe not....once again I will try to post but who knows....I'll attach, or try to, a cou[ple of shots and be off. lots of driving again today and I have to be on top of my game of hole watch..!