I ate breakfast in my room and left Chilac at 6:30 in the morning, having prepped the night before and correctly anticipating that there would be no tamale vendors or anything open in this tiny town
I saw a small bird. I also saw several large birds catching animals but never in time to grab my camera. I took a lot of effort to stop grinding and reach into my bag
Nele and Jalil are a German/Mexican couple living in Germany and on multimonth van tour around southern Mexico. See CamperStyle.de, it’s how they make their living. They topped off my water and gave me a cold bottle of Coca-Cola which made the final 5 miles of climbing a lot more pleasant! I could have had a cold beer as well, but I declined, knowing from experience that beer needs to wait for the end of the day…
I should have trusted my instincts, all three hotels in town were non-functioning. That was depressing because I’d let myself think the climbing was over. I walked back up the hill to the gas station hotel
