Acapulco

this is a photo of this really nice family i stayed with in Zijuantenejo. they were super into my bike trip and gave me this little toy wrestler, which i now have mounted on my handlebars. People have been so, so nice to me - it's crazy. like i feel overwhelmed by kindness. today i was drinking a coke at this little tienda by the side of the road. i ended up talking to this guy and his kids for a little bit, and he was all, "doesn't your water get hot?" and i said i was always drinking hot water. he took his machete and cut down some little branches for me and then strapped them onto the back of my bike over the galon jug of water i have on the back rack, so it was in the shade. so nice, huh?
yesterday as i left Zijuantenejo, there was this crazy party down by the river. i guess they have a kind of boat race, and at the half way point are bands, and food, and everyone is hanging out chearing on the rafts. i threw caution to the wind and ate a whole buch of street food, and i didn't get sick! i think i have a stomach of steel now. i ate a big cup of sliced up jicama, cucumber, papaya, watermelon and oranges with hot sauce. fruit and hot sauce is a really awesome combination. all these people kept coming up and talking to me, and these two guys Rene and Fernando were super nice, and Fernando is going to put me in his magazine. pretty cool, huh?
It's still super, super hot. yesterday i drank 5 liters of water, most of which i think i sweat out. all day long i'm sweating. this is a picture i tried taking of my face so you can see all the sweat. gross, huh?
I'm in Acapulco right now, but i think i might not stay here tonight. it looks like a huge crazy big city, and i kind of just want some place chill. i sort of feel overwhelmed sometimes. like i just get into city and have sensory overload.
-jessie
p.s. thanks so, so much to everyone who's sent me emails and commented on the blog and what not. i miss everyone a bunch, and it's so great to hear from everyone.