No power

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When the power isn't there, there is no point pushing on.

Yes. We are in the back of a pick up one again. Read on to find out why.

We had a late night in the bike shop as I spent a while tracking down slow punctures on both wheels and the shop was beside a busy road so we didn't have a restful sleep.

However, our ride out of Querétaro took us past this amazing 74 arch viaduct built to supply the town with clean water. It also took us past a coffee shop where we enjoyed a proper coffee that was a nice change from the Nescafé that we usually get served in cafes.

Rachel is slurping on a coconut and pecan drink in the photo below. We had that to wash down two delicious quesadillas that had a rich red salsa served with them.

When we passed through Fuentezuelas we spotted this communal laundry facility. To the great amusement of the two women who were doing all their laundry, I stripped off my shirt and gave it a quick wash.

We rolled through Tequisquiapan and took in the sights of another stunning colonial town. It is also a Pueblo Magico - we have been through several of these.

We found this delightful place to camp just out of town. 

However, it was beside a train line and several double loco, 60+ double decker truck trains went through in the night. The vibrations and noise meant a disturbed night.

Our day began with a lovely climb that have great views back to our campsite and over the other side were done amazing caves created by ancient mining.

The tunnels were marked with pick axe marks and went a long way back into the mountain.

Rather dispiritingly, our tyres were feeling squishy. I took advantage of a tyre menders water bath but could not track down any sign of a hole. Grrr.

It seems like coconut drinks are a feature of this area. They really are delicious. Rachel opted for a pineapple and lime drink that was equally nice.

By the time we arrived in Huichapan we were hungry and fading after two nights of poor sleep. We were also getting fed up with the tyres which were going squishy again. We looked around the square and it's magnificent church before heading on.

We had revised our target down to the town of Nopala with the aim of recuperating. We had not got far when Diego and his family passed in a pick up and offered us a lift. Neither of us thought twice about accepting. We had entered this tour with a shared objective of enjoying riding in nice places. We are not committed to riding every mile no matter what. Thus a lift for the final 10 miles off the day (along what turned out to be a very bumpy road) was a perfect end to a day when we had been feeling tired and losing patience with the tyres. 

It turns out that Nopala is busy at weekends and we had to search around for somewhere to stay. I think we lucked out with this find :)

We are going to stay two nights to refresh ourselves, examine the tyres thoroughly and plan the next stage.

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