Campeche, Campeche

We arrived in Campeche via wind tunnel...and by wind tunnel I mean a 1980's model Chevy pick-up with all four windows rolled down speeding down the highway at 120 km per hour! Interesting experience got even more interesting when it started to rain and we had to put our bags in the cab with us...I was nearly smothered by my backpack in the backseat between Lalo and a sweet little old lady being whipped (hard) in the face by my hair!
We arrived about 15 blocks away from the hostal we planned to stay in. I was soaked in sweat by the time we arrived...and the hostal looked nothing like the website had promised. We stayed anyway. The first night there were few other travellers and we almost had the dorm to ourselves...until our friend Robert arrived. He is volunteer for the Peace Corp in Veracruz. I was dying to know his story...he was not the typical Peace Corp volunteer...about 45, quiet, a little strange. He filled me in a bit but the rest will have to remain a mystery...he left this morning.
Campeche is a peaceful town that looks like it could be the setting for a movie. The "Centro" is walled in, the streets are cobblestone, and the buildings are very colonialesque. It's really quite beautiful...would be amazing if it wasn't so blasting hot! It's a 2 shower a day city...especially when you forget deodorant...oops!
Yesterday we went to the beach...Playa Bonita. The people here are very friendly and the city is easy to navigate...a welcomed change from Tabasco! The water was not the cool relief I was expecting..it was hot like bathwater! Lalo was less than pleased when a street dog managed to steal the 3 pieces of chicken we purchased and saved for later!
Today we meandered...took a trip to the Walmart which Lalo insisted upon because he had never seen one. Imagine that...
It's about to rain here...which it does about this time everyday. Hard, hard rain...fill the streets hard. In several cities we have been the street curbs have been really high (there are steps to get up them) and I never understood why until I saw it rain!
Enjoying Campeche and enjoying Mexico. It's starting to feel like home (don't worry it won't be permanantly). What an amazing journey...
Adios...Besitos...Nos vemos pronto!