The Maiden Voyage of Boogie Bike to La Bocana, Huatulco

Sunday, I took the boogie board bicycle rack out for the first excursion to La Bocana.  It worked like a charm.  The board didn't shake at all and, once I was on the saddle, it didn't feel like I was carrying any extra burden.  I learned that, when mounting the bike, the rack side pedal has to be down so I can adjust my foot to pedal from the heel with the first thrust.

First portage from taking the shortcut the sector of empty streets for future residential development.  People can enter by the Fonatur recycling depot but all other exits are blocked, which probably saves a lot of unnecessary accidents from commuters racing the clock and trying to avoid traffic lights.

 

 

Next obstacle was at the top of the hill descending to Tangolunda.  Traffic had been diverted to an older 2 lane road half a kilometer back that I hoped to avoid because of my extra width and the blind turns plus increased traffic.  I just kept going and hoped for the best.  Sometimes a bicycle can squeeze through where normal traffic can't.

 

Approaching the moment of truth.

 

 

Whee.  No problem.

 





 

This video is clearly staged.  I saw Marbella waving to me from EcoSpa as I cruised through Tangolunda so I spun around and asked her to capture Boogie Bike in motion to show it off better.  That's the name for the contraption from here on in courtesy of Francisco.  It works for me.

 

                    

 

Random photo from the journey.

 

 

 

La Bocana just ahead at the bottom of the next hill.  I didn't even notice at the time that the front pipe had been shaken free.  It was the one spot I hadn't glued because the reduction sleeve had been jammed in so tightly, I couldn't free it.  I thought if it was that tight, it wouldn't need glue anyways.  No problem when I pushed it back in but it freed itself one more time before I made it home.  Maybe it was the constant vibrations of the tarmac that worked it out.  It's glued tightly now and it won't happen again.  

 



Ta-dah.  Beautiful Bocana.  I caught a few little waves and had some fun.  Mostly it was a fishing day.  An enormous school of fish had landed and fishermen and seagulls were everywhere.  People were taking home buckets of fish.  I grabbed my space in the water whenever a fishermen carried his haul back to shore and made room again when he returned.

 

 

 

My motorcycle gang

A lot of people may think this blog has been abandoned forever. Not true. In fact, I feel the urge to upload peictures even though they're far from current.

These are from a scooter excursion my friend David arranged at school for teachers and students months ago, a nice little day trip to Rio Copalita and back.



It's hard to get everyone in one shot. Someone has to hold the camera.



Half of these pictures are courteous of Omar, the man in the front.


It must have been raining in the hills to make the water so brown. I've passed over that bridge in the background quite often and the water has been crystal clear. Lots of people head down there to cool off and relax without the need to worry about treacherous ocean currents.

A Walk at La Bocana

Rainy season has long past and I've never seen La Bocana looking so good. It's bigger than ever. Where you used to have to climb rocks to get to the other coves, you can just walk wherever you please. I don't know about high tide but maybe.



































That´s the short end of the beach. Time to saunter on over to the river in the other direction.







I wondered if that big rock would still look like the reclining head of a king when I got closer.

It did.





There's the mouth of Rio Copalita up ahead.







Heading back.



Hidden until recently, this rock couldn't have been too far below the surface. Surfers beware.

I saw the construction of the new outdoor artisan market for the first time that day. Things change so quickly. Two weeks later, it was up and running with a few restaurants and a row of showers and changing rooms. Very nice. La Bocana is becoming very upscale.