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| January 30, 2006 - Valle de Bravo wasn't anything
like I expected. What a great Mexican culture and flying experience. We
would get up in the morning and walk to the socalow (sp? town square)
and have breakfast. Then back to catch the truck ride to launch at 10.
Fly around for a couple of hours and try to make it back 8+ miles to the
lake to land. I made it 4 out of 6 times (flew 6 days in a row!!). At the lake kids would break down the glider for 15 pesos ($1.50) while I enjoyed a cold cerveza and talked to pilots from Russia, Poland, England, Canada, Germany, Holland, Mexico... etc. They came from all over the world. All the different people with the same passion was fantastic! After watching and talking for a couple of hours we would go back to our apartment and get cleaned up. Then back to the socalow for dinner. My favorite place was a taco cart where I would have 2 or 3 el pastor tacos with cheese and pineapple and of course... a cerveza. All for 28 pesos ($2.80). Then I would either walk the town or sit in the socalow and watch the people. Never once did I feel uncomfortable in Valle de Bravo. It was a great week! One day before flying we went to see the Monarch Butterflies. We hired a guide and hiked up a mountain where they were bunched on trees by the millions. When the sun hit them and warmed them up they would take to the air. Another great experience! Now to start thinking and planning my next adventure! Adios - Tom PS- If you ever need to get away to slow things down and enjoy good people, food, scenery, and flying, contact FlyMexico.com. The only disappointment I had was that I only stayed for one week! |
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