The power went out about five times last night and each time a different alarm went off in our house. I spent the night waking up and tramping around the house. The first time without a flash light, I smacked everything possible, it wasn’t a pretty sight.
Morning arrived and the power still was not on so we sat around the place till about 11:00 am and then went over for some volleyball. It was a good group and we had quite the workout. When we returned the power was back to normal, well normal for Mexico.
When we finished the three of us walked down to the bike rental shop. It is where The Rental Bike Baron of Costalegre does business and Linda and I rented bikes for the next week. Beth
walked back to the house while Linda and I glided over the cobble stone streets trying out our new swifter source of transportation. I have visions of riding throughout the country side of Melaque, San Patricio and the Villa Obregon. The Baron was a very nice fellow and gave us some tips that he has written called Protocols for Safe and Secure Biking in Mexico. I rea
lly enjoyed the part on right-of –way on roads and highways; you can read for yourself.
“Right-of-way rules in Mexico are based on size. At the top of this road chain are the monster double trailer semi-trucks that haul dangerous cargo like propane or gasoline. At the other extreme end is the poor hapless lizard that relies on the compassion of all wheeled vehicles to make it across the road. Somewhere in the lower middle we find ourselves, cyclist’s out and about exploring Mexico. Of all wheeled modes of transportations, we are at the bottom, below semi’s, busses trucks, cars, 3 or 4 wheel ATV’s, motorcycles, and scooters. Then again, we are above anything on the road that does not ride on wheels. So, pedestrians, burros, dogs and the like beware. When out and about you should always realize that Mexican drivers and pedestrians rely on you to understand your relationship to them and expect you to act accordingly. If you think the car turning in front of you will yield to you, you are going to get in an accident. If a cow walks into your path, you have the right to plow into it but you, not the cow is going to suffer the consequences. It is called common sense folks and use it or you will lose it.” By: The Rental Bike Baron of Costalegre
Morning arrived and the power still was not on so we sat around the place till about 11:00 am and then went over for some volleyball. It was a good group and we had quite the workout. When we returned the power was back to normal, well normal for Mexico.
When we finished the three of us walked down to the bike rental shop. It is where The Rental Bike Baron of Costalegre does business and Linda and I rented bikes for the next week. Beth
walked back to the house while Linda and I glided over the cobble stone streets trying out our new swifter source of transportation. I have visions of riding throughout the country side of Melaque, San Patricio and the Villa Obregon. The Baron was a very nice fellow and gave us some tips that he has written called Protocols for Safe and Secure Biking in Mexico. I rea
lly enjoyed the part on right-of –way on roads and highways; you can read for yourself. “Right-of-way rules in Mexico are based on size. At the top of this road chain are the monster double trailer semi-trucks that haul dangerous cargo like propane or gasoline. At the other extreme end is the poor hapless lizard that relies on the compassion of all wheeled vehicles to make it across the road. Somewhere in the lower middle we find ourselves, cyclist’s out and about exploring Mexico. Of all wheeled modes of transportations, we are at the bottom, below semi’s, busses trucks, cars, 3 or 4 wheel ATV’s, motorcycles, and scooters. Then again, we are above anything on the road that does not ride on wheels. So, pedestrians, burros, dogs and the like beware. When out and about you should always realize that Mexican drivers and pedestrians rely on you to understand your relationship to them and expect you to act accordingly. If you think the car turning in front of you will yield to you, you are going to get in an accident. If a cow walks into your path, you have the right to plow into it but you, not the cow is going to suffer the consequences. It is called common sense folks and use it or you will lose it.” By: The Rental Bike Baron of Costalegre
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