San Miguel de Allende

Now for adventure…..

We planned a route not on the map or the GPS. It was epic however. We had almost 200 km of twisty curved road. The first part was well traveled and we saw many guys on crotch rockets. It was like the dragon but ten times longer and there were the donkeys on the road for an added thrill. The second half was on a road not on the map and on which we did not even see another car during 100 km of curves. We were a tiny bit concerned at one point that the amount of rock fall on the right side of the road and absence of traffic might mean an impassible washout was up ahead, but no such obstacle was found.

Arriving in San Miguel de Allende we met the steepest cobble stone street ever, thank goodness for the knobby tires. The B&B is off on a quiet side street with a lovely courtyard. It is just a 5 min walk to the central square and all the action. There is so much to explore here. There a many beautiful churches and squares. We wondered the side streets to admire the beautiful doors and windows. There are lush courtyards behind many of the doorways.

We happened upon a techno band playing in the main square and there were several roaming bands of musicians.

There is a huge bull ring here, but the season is in August. Mexico is getting ready for the day of the dead and many stores had Halloween like displays in there windows.