It was another gloomy day, which makes for cool riding but not very easy on the eyes. I was on the toll road for a while, then cut east on a regular road with minimal shoulder but also minimal traffic which I found much more pleasant. The noise on the toll road can get so tiresome. When I got to San Miguel el Alto I went to one of the three hotels Google lists and found it fully booked and was told all the others would be as well. That’s when I learned about the pilgrimage to San Juan de los Lagos that happens every year at this time. Lucky for me there was one Airbnb still available otherwise I’d be in the plaza with a lot of pilgrims and most certainly not sleeping.
Looking back at Tepatitlan as I left in the morning
I went to the plaza for beer and botanas while I looked for alternate housing on my phone. Modern travel is so easy, you can get away with little to no planning
David at the next table bought me a tequila to welcome me to town. His buddy Kim, on the right, was so hungover he didn’t participate much in our chit chat
Free public WiFi which actually works. I could walk around town with cell in airplane mode and stay connected. Not terribly fast, but connected. Impressive
A sculptor shop next to the church. The stone that makes up most of the buildings is called “cantera” which translates to “quarry stone” but which I’m pretty sure is rhyolite
