03/04/24 Xalapa, very xilly

March 4, 2024

Dropping out of the Sierra Madre and into the Veracruz Basin

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Pleasant, easy riding, mostly downhill as I shed about half the altitude I need to get rid of to reach the coast. It’s all downhill from here. I found Xalapa to be a busy, happening place but all happening on different levels. The city center is on a very steep hill with the east-west streets high above each other. I’m going to decide in the night if I stay another day or just do the dash to the coast.

I headed onto the toll road this morning, deciding that would give me sane shoulders and grades as I begin the descent

and for the first time ever I was told I wasn’t allowed and directed to go this way to the free road

Nice bike path for much of the entrance into the city

I sat in the plaza while searching for an Airbnb

I found a nice Airbnb around the corner (and down a steep hill) from the plaza. My room is two flights up, my bike is safely and invisibly locked to this brick lattice

This two block stretch is the only flat in the city center

Long term protest in front of the church and across from city hall

Today's ride: 36 miles (58 km)
Total: 2,331 miles (3,751 km)

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