by FERENC IVANICS My tooth broke off. The false tooth, the one I managed to get replaced in Spain (and had lost in the Sahara). What can you do the life-span of these acrylic teeth is short . It’s pretty uncomfortable, not only because I look scary, but it’s hard to eat without it. So, I had no other option, in the small town of Cardel I bought a new replacement. Since we’re on a low budget mission here, there was no money to buy a ceramic tooth , I’m wearing an acrylic one again, valued 40 bucks here. As we’re almost broke again, I wasn’t really happy about it. I guess it’s   read more

Sharky Beach October 9th, 2:30 PM North: 19.062594West: 95.993171 by FERENC IVANICS We decided to wash away the dirt of the road in Antón Lizardo. We dipped ourselves into the sea. The water was calm, warm and pretty shallow. The kind of beach where you just lay down in the water and do nothing. Not the kind of recreation we are used to. We were leaving the water and walking to the shore when a fishing boat made land. The fishermen pulled out two sharks from the boat.   read more

Mango Trees October 6th, 8:00 AM North: 19.605505 West: 96.399397 by FERENC IVANICSWe found a camp spot thanks to the owner of a small diner. We slept below some mango trees, we liked the birds singing during dusk and dawn . Another interesting experience was checking out the noni plantation right next to our spot. I   read more

Fish Tank October 5th, 5:20 PM North: 19.623110 West: 96.400791 by FERENC IVANICSWe passed by a huge lake. Suddenly I spotted some strange pools. They were bubbling. We figured out that they probably breed fish here . Freshwater fish, Moharra Tilapia , to be exact, as we were told by the workers. This is one of the most exquisite comestible fish around here. They   read more

Hotel Palmasola October 5th, 10:00 AM by FERENC IVANICSWe arrived to Palma Sola after dark. We tried to find a spot to camp for an hour with no luck. The recommended places were too public, or the folks rambling around looked too suspicious or too drunk. Finally a woman told us to check the Hotel Palmasola , they have a huge garden and the owner might let us stay there. We don’t usually like to stay in motels or hotels, they are out of our price range, and we know that guests without a dime aren’t always welcome But we asked. The   read more

Turtle Kindergarten October 4th, 1:00 PM North: 19.902471West: 96.504598 by FERENC IVANICSOn hot days we sweat a lot. Trucks and coaches pass us on the dusty road, so in two or three days we get pretty filthy . That’s when seawater comes handy . We were walking through the little town of Santander when we saw the sign pointing towards a beach. We wanted to take a bath and to take it easy, so we took the path that turned out to be quite long and cranky. But it was worth it, we walked by some nice swamps. When   read more

Mangrove Lake October 4th 11:00 AM North: 19.919574West: 96.530406 by FERENC IVANICSThere are more and more lakes and rivers on our path. Quite often we cannot tell if a lake is freshwater or saltwater. Most of these lakes contain mixed water , probably. Their   read more

by FERENC IVANICS We’ve been walking for days without a rest. We promised each other that when we reached the sea, we would take one day off . Tourist season is over, or it hasn’t started yet, so we found some nice, calm places to stay. We put up our tents on a private land that looked deserted.István, my brother tried his luck again with sea-fishing. He hasn’t managed to catch anything this far. Now he tried with a crab-flesh bait , and in minutes he has caught his first prey , a fish called ronco around here. We got some baits from local fishermen and with that bait István caught half   read more

Coconut Grove September 29th 1:45 PM North: 20.381953West: 96.934175 by FERENC IVANICSUp until now we haven’t seen coconut palms but in gardens, mostly cultivated for its beauty, not for its nutritional merits. As we reached the sea nea Barra de Nautla, we reached the northern limit of the Coconut Cultivation Zone. There are acres of coconut palms here. At   read more

by FERENC IVANICSBananas, they are well known around the globe so I don’t have to introduce them as I did with other strange fruits. But while—at least in Hungary—you won’t find but only one type of bananas in grocery stores, here it’s a different story. As we approach the real Central America, we stumble upon more and more banana-specialties . Bananas are cheap, they sell two kilos for a buck, so we can afford to try every single kind of it. We always name them. That one is a “teat” variety, three peaces of this giant banana weight almost two pounds. Its flesh is yellowish-orange   read more