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[at-l] Re: TRIP REPORT #7 - WEEK #3, con`t.
- Subject: [at-l] Re: TRIP REPORT #7 - WEEK #3, con`t.
- From: Trailmixup@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:48:51 EDT
Hello everybody. 'Hope you all had a great weekend! Another trip report
from the CocoaMiss in Mexico.....
TMU
<< OAXACA, MEXICO
Oaxaca has been an extra ordinary experience for me. Every morning
we`ve piled into SUV´s and headed out to remote villages to find
traditional craftworkers in their homes. We`ve visited communities
that specialize in wool rugs, wooden animals, pottery, cotton
textiles. I keep muttering my mantra `I`m not going to buy anything
more, I`m not going to buy anything more...` but I`m failing
miserably. (I won`t mention that I had to enlist the services
of DHL one day...)
When we made an unplanned stop in a small town to roam through
the weekly market, I had a chance to use the public privy. I
rolled up my pants legs and stood in line in the muck after paying
.10 for the privilege. When the right shower curtain opened,
I grabbed myself a bucket of water and waded in, spilling half
of it on my feet. Great, highER water. When I finished, I `flushed`
the porcelain fixture with the rest of the bucket and exited.
The man who was waiting in line, TP at the ready, was completely
unhappy with my technique and made me go back in with another
bucket of water. I couldn`t resist pouring it all over the rim...Then
I moved on to the wash bucket *and* used all the antibacterial
wipes my squeamish friend shoved at me.
Back in Oaxaca, I was ordering lunch when I had that familiar
feeling of falling down an elevator shaft. The chair had collapsed,
folding me in half and dumping me backwards. Somehow Steve managed
to wrap his arm around me and follow me to the floor. So there
I was, in a gynecological position, man on top of me, everyone
staring, in a nice restaurant. What do you say? `Please, I`m
not that kind` came to mind. Instead, for the second time in
less than a week, I found myself saying, ´I´m okay. Let me go.
I can walk.` Definately outdid Datto`s performance at The Gathering.
Tomorrow we anticipate a bumpy eight-hour bus ride from the mountains
to the Pacific. It`s possible that muck or landslides from Hurricane
Carlotta may prevent our passage. It should be an adventure in
either case.
Give Me Chocolate
patv@falcon.cc.ukans.edu
>>
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