{"id":2296,"date":"2009-03-14T17:58:08","date_gmt":"2009-03-14T22:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2009-03-14T18:08:49","modified_gmt":"2009-03-14T23:08:49","slug":"nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-march-08-14-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2009\/03\/14\/nels%e2%80%99-notes-nomadic-wandering-shenanigans-march-08-14-2009","title":{"rendered":"Nels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Notes:  Nomadic Wandering Shenanigans March 08-14, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><strong>Countries: <\/strong>Mexico<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miles Driven<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 1,431 Miles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song of the Week<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wrong About Me\u00e2\u20ac\u009d-Brett Dennen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book of the Week<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Forgotten 500\u00e2\u20ac\u009d-Gregory A. Freeman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quote of the Week<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153THIS, is redefining the word LIVING.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201cSteven Shoppman at 1:30 a.m., Wednesday night, in the beach town, Playa Escondida, observing the beauty of our surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 5px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/NelsNotesNomadicWanderingShenanigansMarc_B610\/DSC_0021.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0021\" width=\"354\" height=\"238\" align=\"left\" \/> There is no normalcy on the road.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re always coming and then going, saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hello\u00e2\u20ac\u009d one day, and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153goodbye\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the next.\u00c2\u00a0 It is how it has to be.\u00c2\u00a0 On Sunday we awoke early in Merida with a long day of driving ahead of us, and had to say goodbye to the stellar Hungarian, Zsofi, who was with us for a five-week stint.\u00c2\u00a0 I can speak for the entire crew in saying, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She will be missed.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Fourteen hours in the trucks got us to Veracruz, and sure enough, just as I was about to park the Tundra I was pulled over.\u00c2\u00a0 Yes, we know one of the brake lights is out, but his other claims were false, resulting in Shoppman giving the transit officer a lesson in his own regulations, and getting us out of the ticket.\u00c2\u00a0 Monday we were able to explore the largest port city in Mexico and check out the massive ships carrying an unreal amount of containers, which from previous experiences, made Bouey shutter.\u00c2\u00a0 A group of us later that night had the opportunity to see an amazing flag presentation that packed the entire town plaza, had two marching bands, government officials on the stage, a little kid looking like GI Joe,\u00c2\u00a0 two men singing their city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s song, and a school group of girl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that marched the flag from the pole to it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s resting place for the night.\u00c2\u00a0 It sure was a spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday was another long day on the road as we made our way from Veracruz to Acapulco.\u00c2\u00a0 Eleven <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 5px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" title=\"DSC_0068\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/NelsNotesNomadicWanderingShenanigansMarc_B610\/DSC_0068.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSC_0068\" width=\"354\" height=\"238\" align=\"right\" \/> and a half hours later we reached our destination and met up with two more stellar humans, Shoppman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sister, Katie, and her husband, Nate, who will be taking the trip up to Puerto Vallarta with us.\u00c2\u00a0 Wednesday was a highlight of the week as we saw the famous cliff divers of La Quebrada jump from death-defying heights up to 140 feet.\u00c2\u00a0 Their performance and guts were beyond impressive.\u00c2\u00a0 We headed out and happened upon a beach town half-way between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo called Playa\u00c2\u00a0 Escondida.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not even on the map, which makes it even better.\u00c2\u00a0 We had our own beach to swim, had a great dinner of stuffed peppers, pork and steak, made a fire, listened to some chill tunes, and watched the waves crash and the moon shine.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday we awoke on the beach, which tends to start a day off right, especially when you look into the ocean and see a whale jump followed by a number of dolphins.\u00c2\u00a0 We also had the pleasure of seeing our own little fish, crew members Craig and Steel, battle the massive waves.\u00c2\u00a0 From beach to another beach we made our way to Zihuatanejo where we enjoyed a swim in the Pacific and a sunset off in the cloudy distance.\u00c2\u00a0 Yet another beach would be the final destination of the week as we made it to undisturbed and unknown, Mexpan, early Friday afternoon.\u00c2\u00a0 A rustic cabana on the ocean would be our new home for the next few nights.\u00c2\u00a0 One can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t complain.\u00c2\u00a0 The ocean calls.\u00c2\u00a0 Peace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin: 5px auto; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" title=\"DSCN0095\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/NelsNotesNomadicWanderingShenanigansMarc_B610\/DSCN0095.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSCN0095\" width=\"554\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">TWBR Family Style Dinner with Katie and Nate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no normalcy on the road.  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